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Cold Calls – Interruption or Disruption?

The Pipeline

This is especially true in sales, where so much hangs on what the buyers and we say. What we call something will determine how we look at it, act, and react as a result. It paralyzes many sellers, which is a drag when you consider that rejection is part and parcel of cold calling. Ease up a touch and consider it.

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What Is The Purpose Of Your Cold Call?

The Pipeline

Nothing wrong with that, but it is a fact, a fact that is central to cold calling success. One key thing to focus on is the purpose of the call, why you picked up the phone to begin with. This is where many of the pundits and sales leaders mix salespeople up. So, we start by asking, what is the purpose of your cold call?

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A Cold Call By Any Other Name

The Pipeline

The expression ‘Cold Call’ brings an immediate visceral reaction from people, when it shouldn’t. on the other hand, a cold call by another name is just direct contact. When I say cold calling, I specifically refer to calling someone when that call is not previously scheduled.

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Is Cold Calling Dead? A Guide to B2B Cold Calling

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In today’s crowded B2B ecosystem, where personalization and relevance are seen as crucial competitive differentiators, the idea of cold calling might seem archaic. As daunting as cold calling may be, it still has a place in today’s sales pipelines. What is B2B Cold Calling?

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The Death of Cold Calling Has Been Greatly Exaggerated #webinar

The Pipeline

Join me on May 8th, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT , as along with the folks from Exponential Sales, we explore sales from the singular view of execution. The best sales organizations are those who excel at executing their sales process; from demand generation, to prospecting to closing and growing accounts.

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The Anatomy of a Successful Cold Call: 4 Steps to Better Cold Outreach

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In a perfect world, sales professionals would spend most of their time talking with eager prospects who’ve done the homework, seen the marketing campaign, and asked for a meeting. In the real world, cold outreach is still a necessity — even the strongest business relationships have to start somewhere. Is that fair?

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#Webinar – Cold Calling: How to get from Interruption to Conversation

The Pipeline

Join me and DiscoverOrg for this no filler – just stuff you can sink your teeth into – webinar. In a recent survey of 1,000 IT decision makers at Fortune ranked, small and medium-sized companies, DiscoverOrg found coldsales calls and e-mails affect and “more importantly disrupt vendor selection.”.