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MARCH 11, 2014

Cold calling has long been a staple of sales, but knowing just a little bit about a prospect is actually not much better. There is no such thing as “warm calling,” says my latest guest on PowerViews, Joanne Black. You’re either cold or you’re hot—lukewarm doesn’t cut it. Be sure to check out the complete video!

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AUGUST 20, 2018

With advance insight into the prospect’s motivations, pain points and buying plans, the sales rep can engage the prospect in a consultative conversation rather than launching into a cold-call presentation or a discovery interview.

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APRIL 19, 2017

One of the presenters, Mike Weinberg, summed up the sentiment in the room: “Many in what’s called the Sales 2.0 These so-called experts proclaim that cold-calling is ineffective and pursuing prospects that aren’t coming to you is a waste of time.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Are outbound and cold calling really dead? Is outbound and cold calling really dead? Simplified. : "Many in what’s called the Sales 2.0 These so-called experts proclaim that cold-calling is ineffective and pursuing prospects that aren’t coming to you is a waste of time.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

We talked about this issue and about the sustainable relevance of direct mail and cold calling. Next PowerViews: The next PowerViews will be with Joanne Black, author of "No More Cold Calling." Social media and inbound sales are like the icing on the cake, she said. How valuable are trade shows? Stay Tuned.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Cold calling? Corporate growth, good and bad, can be traced to sales lead follow-up i. Marketers keep thinking it is common sense for sales representatives to follow up all inquiries given to them. After all, what is the alternative? But alas, as Voltaire said, “Common sense is not so common.”. Yes, follow-up is difficult today.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The Three “Lies” That Plague B2B Businesses Today Are: Cold calling is dead. Well: Cold calling is not dead. 57 – 90% of the buying process is complete before a sales rep needs to get involved. Marketing and sales are aligned. Do you agree these are lies? Marketing and sales are not aligned.

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APRIL 10, 2014

Why Cold Calling Still Works. Cold calling, contacting someone you don’t already to know, is one of the most effective ways to make a business connection because it’s so direct and personal. Cold Call Timing. Research has shown that the best time to contact a prospect is between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m.

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APRIL 3, 2014

They will not take your cold calls or read your form emails, nor do they want to hear from you on LinkedIn. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and author of NO MORE COLD CALLING™: The Breakthrough System That Will Leave Your Competition in the Dust and Pick Up the Damn Phone!: Executives are busy people.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Cold calling is dead. In case you missed it, read part one of this series and see for yourself if cold-calling is dead. 57 – 90% of the buying process is complete before a sales rep needs to get involved. Marketing and sales are aligned. Do you agree these are lies? The earlier the better.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

Because prospects and customers see meaningless cold calls as wasteful interruptions, successful sales professionals must use social media research to find reasons to connect with their leads. Click to start video at this point — “No one wants to answer their phone,” Josiane says. “No No one wants to check their e-mail anymore.”

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

Dave Kurlan - “Lately there has been a lot of talk about the ‘power’ of inbound marketing and the importance of being extremely active with social media and this idea that cold calling is dead etc. and to be quite honest I have been a little irritated by these comments.

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MAY 16, 2013

Sam Richter, author of "Take the Cold Out of Cold Calling,” shares few tips for using the Google to find news about a prospect or company and to identify individuals with particular job titles. Via Partners in Excellence Blog. Sales Intelligence with Google: Marrying What You Want to Say with What They Want to Hear.

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JULY 20, 2016

Our leads are equivalent to what SiriusDecisions calls a Level 4 or 5 lead—in other words, pretty darn qualified. If you are a “cold calling is dead, inbound is king – long live inbound” fanatic—you can stop reading now and go back to the smaller, low-level so-called leads your current inbound strategies are probably driving.

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

Inbound Leads Suck and Cold-Calling is Dead. They’re on social media so that you don’t always have to be. Here are some highlights from my talk with Kyle, who incidentally grows tangerines in his spare time. Click to start video at this point —I kidded Kyle about this comment, which he’d made in a previous article.

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APRIL 17, 2014

Joanne Black , No More Cold Calling AND Pick Up the Damn Phone : "You Call That a Lead? If you’re relying on inbound marketing and leads only today, you will soon reach a point at which you can no longer effectively scale your business." You can read the rest of that article here.

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JUNE 18, 2013

Those without , should first be called, qualified or dismissed and then sent to Sales. A real sales lead, because it is qualified, reduces cold calling, feeds the sales pipeline, introduces salespeople to new people within companies, and opens up new markets. Only about 25% of the inquiries come with BANT-type information.

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JUNE 16, 2015

Read what Mike Weinberg, author of New Sales Simplified , says about this pervasive thought: Many in what’s called the Sales 2.0 These so-called experts proclaim that cold-calling is ineffective and pursuing prospects that aren’t coming to you is a waste of time.

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MARCH 13, 2014

We talked about this issue and about the sustainable relevance of direct mail and cold calling. Click to start video at this point —In a recent blog post on Biznology, Ruth wrote, “The most reliable and scalable approach for reaching new B2B customers is outbound communications.”

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MARCH 17, 2015

At the core of Mike’s philosophy is this quote from Chapter 1: “Many in what’s called the Sales 2.0 These so-called experts proclaim that cold-calling is ineffective and pursuing prospects that aren’t coming to you is a waste of time. These false pronouncements are having a severe negative impact on sales performance.”

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

The salespeople that cold-call waste time contacting hundreds of people to find a few buyers instead of relentlessly pursuing marketing provided inquires and leads (48% of the salespeople give up after the first call).

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APRIL 1, 2015

Your eyes are wide open to your true priorities and making cold calls is not one of them. Sagittarius (November 23 - December 22): During this potent eclipse cycle, your needs will be top of mind. Quota—not so much.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

With advance insight into the prospect’s motivations, pain points and buying plans, the sales rep can engage the prospect in a consultative conversation rather than launching into a cold-call presentation or a discovery interview.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

With advance insight into the prospect’s motivations, pain points and buying plans, the sales rep can engage the prospect in a consultative conversation rather than launching into a cold-call presentation or a discovery interview.

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JUNE 15, 2012

There have been more comments from marketing automation vendors that cold calling and other traditional ways of generating sales leads are going away.

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AUGUST 16, 2012

I’ve got to make sure I have enough business to make my number. I don’t like this kind of either/or. Let’s use all the tools available to us to make sure we’re pursuing enough opportunities or closing enough opportunities and are making our number.”.

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MARCH 19, 2013

Click to start video at this point — “What we try to do with EDGY is look at why business is broken,” Dan says, “not why cold calling is broken or why prospecting is broken. With his team at Waldschmidt Partners, Dan uses his EDGY Strategy to help sales teams exceed their goals. The EDGY Strategy. Extreme Behavior.

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APRIL 13, 2012

Click to start video at this point — Jeff differentiates between warm outbound calling and cold calling by noting that it’s ”the pure cold calling, and buying the anonymous lists, that is proving not to deliver the results people are looking for.”

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JUNE 15, 2018

You hear comments, in response to a sales manager’s questions about cold calling or appointments with new business opportunities, such as, “If I don’t keep on top of my current customers, they’ll go elsewhere.”. You note they complain less about having to “beat” than the hunters do.

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MAY 2, 2012

Paul adds, “Outbound marketing through traditional channels such as cold calling, direct mail and email can all be made better by using analytics to understand the people we’re trying tor reach. This supports making a more informed outreach to those companies using traditional outbound modes.

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