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

The Pipeline

I usually start my Proactive Prospecting workshops by asking “Who here can make quota strictly from their base and referrals from that base?” The rule being that cold calling is a key and necessary (evil) part of successful B2B selling.

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The Pipeline ? Beware The Mixed Message ? Sales eXchange ? 138

The Pipeline

For example, one of the large wireless carriers here in Canada is part of a larger media company, or conglomerate, they own TV outlets and magazines. In this case it will have an impact on my view when it comes to renewing my wireless agreement. Territory Alignment. Social Selling. Time Allocation. Time Management. Voice mail.

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