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Gold Calling vs. Cold Calling

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I've written many blog posts on the fact that cold calling isn't dead. Using these gold calling techniques will help you have faith in the cold calling process. Whether you call high quality cold calling Gold Calling or Cold Calling 2.0, Call it what you want.

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The Definitive Playbook for B2B Lead Generation Outsourcing

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Lead generation outsourcing is an effective and strategic approach for companies looking to entrust their lead generation activities to external professionals or agencies. How does lead generation outsourcing work? Businesses hire a third-party company to handle the entire lead generation process.

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The Definitive Guide to Conversational Marketing

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Consider these statistics ( source ): 43% of people answer cold calls. Instead of waiting for a sales rep to follow up with each lead and ask a standard set of qualifying questions, a chatbot can bypass that step by asking the necessary questions before the lead even gets to a sales rep.

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The Lead Generation Strategy Guide

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Let’s start with the basics—defining what exactly the elusive “lead” actually is. A lead is defined as any prospect who indicates interest in a company’s product or service. Every company has their own definition of a “good lead.” Stages of Lead Qualification. Pretty simple, right? Inbound Marketing.

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Five Signs You Aren’t Getting the Most Out of Your Chat Tool

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That definition is different for everyone, but generally it means that you’re not driving increased revenue through chat and the tool is doing very little to enhance the customer experience. It can feel a bit like high-stakes cold calling if the rep isn’t prepared. It can be intimidating.

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'Gold Calling' Is Alive and Well

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One of the biggest and most damaging is that cold calling is dead. One article espousing the theory that cold calling doesn’t work anymore states that making cold calls creates the perception that you have nothing better to do; or worse that you are desperate and needy. This brings me to “Gold Calling.”

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The Lead Generation Strategy Guide

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Let’s start with the basics—defining what exactly the elusive “lead” actually is. A lead is defined as any prospect who indicates interest in a company’s product or service. Every company has their own definition of a “good lead.” Examples of outbound prospecting include email outreach, social selling , and cold calling.