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Why You Should STOP Cold Calling Immediately (2020 Update)

No More Cold Calling

Repeat After Me: I Will Not Cold Call. Message to cold callers: Pestering strangers is NOT the way to prospect. STOP Cold Calling. Cold calling is a duplicitous, disingenuous sales tactic. Cold callers tell you to just pick up the damn phone. STOP Cold Calling. STOP Cold Calling.

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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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Cold Calling is Networking

One of a Kind Sales

I have noticed that many salespeople are quick to spend an exorbitant amount of time and money on live events, claiming that they offer networking opportunities that they cannot afford to miss. That time and money would be better spent on Cold Calling. Cold Calling IS networking!

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The Best Cold Calling Tip Is Stop Immediately (Do This Instead)

No More Cold Calling

Have you ever met a salesperson who enjoyed cold calling? How about a buyer who enjoyed receiving cold calls? Not only is cold calling tortuous for everyone involved, it’s one of the reasons that only 54.3 Cold calling doesn’t address the top two challenges that sales teams face.

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Maximizing Referrals: Strategies for Turning Your Network Into a Powerful Revenue Generator

No More Cold Calling

In the summer of 2015, I got an urgent call from Barry, a colleague who was working with Dr. Stephen Timme and Finlistics on their sales strategy. Barry said: “They were just about to hire someone to cold call. I told them they needed to talk to Joanne Black immediately.” This was going a little above the speed limit.

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Reps need to self-source leads

Sales 2.0

It’s an oddity of the psychology in our profession that many people would rather go through the mental grinder of cold calling than risk asking their existing customers for referrals. Actively networking : Most salespeople do not have enough happy clients to generate the leads they need just from referrals.

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Get Leads Without Cold Calling: June Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

Here’s what you might have missed last month from No More Cold Calling. Reps have KPIs for cold calling, sending emails, and making connections on social media. Reps have KPIs for cold calling, sending emails, and making connections on social media. My outreach would have been just like cold calling.