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Brexit for cold calling?

Sales 2.0

That issue is cold calling. When it comes to cold calling I am a “leaver” My best rationale for why is based on data. In 2011, Baylor University conducted a research study on cold calling with realtors from Keller Williams. They ended up having 50 agents make 6,264 cold calls.

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Cold calling math

Sales 2.0

I collect data on cold calling whenever I see it, as I am fascinated by trying to figure out if there are better ways to prospect. In 2011, Baylor University conducted a research study on cold calling with realtors from Keller Williams. They ended up having 50 agents make 6,264 cold calls.

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The Pipeline ? Cold Calling: The Warrior Delusion

The Pipeline

December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. Cold Calling: The Warrior Delusion. The Pipeline Guest Post – Wendy Weiss, The Queen of Cold Calling™. February 2012.

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The Pipeline ? Is Cold Calling Dead?

The Pipeline

December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. Is Cold Calling Dead? I suspect that cold calling, like other sales techniques continues to evolve, right along with other methods.

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3 Things Some Pundits Won’t Tell you about Cold Calling – Part 2

The Pipeline

On Monday, in the first post of this series , we defined “cold calling”, and looked at overlooked real opportunities for sales and revenues one misses when not including cold calling in their biz dev routine. The rule being that cold calling is a key and necessary (evil) part of successful B2B selling.

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The Pipeline ? 3 Ways To Reduce Friction In A Cold Call ? Sales.

The Pipeline

December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. 3 Ways To Reduce Friction In A Cold Call – Sales eXchange – 104. July 4th, 2011. July 4th, 2011. July 4th, 2011. February 2012.

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Cold calling: How to nail – or blow – that first impression

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

Joe has taken that critical opening of his call and wasted it by going on about how great he and his company are. And that’s exactly what you shouldn’t do in the first 20 or 30 seconds of a cold call — talk about your products and your company. So what should you do? Journal of Personality, 79(5), 1013-1042.