cold-calling
Uninvited sales contact
Cold-calling is contacting potential customers or clients without prior relationship or invitation, typically by phone.
Sales representatives cold-call from lists of prospects, hoping to generate interest: I spent the morning cold-calling leads from the trade show.
The practice has a reputation for being intrusive and unwelcome, which is why many companies now prefer warmer approaches like referrals or inbound marketing.
Phone-based sales outreach
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
- pitchFrequency of sound
- outboundHeaded away from origin
- scriptWritten words for performance
quota · B2B · B2C · salesperson · CRM · follow-up · dialing · gatekeeper
Entering a phone number
- follow-upSubsequent action on something
- callbacksSubsequent contact after initial
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
determination · redial · retry · consistency · grit · endurance · perseverance
Persistent emotional obstacle
- declineDecrease or refuse
- refusalAct of declining
- brush-offAbrupt, dismissive rejection
- objectionExpression of disapproval
resistance · gatekeeper · blocked · screening · dismissal · rebuff · avoidance · click
Not wanted here
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- dinnertimeEvening eating hour
- privacyFreedom from observation
- disturbanceDisruption of order
unsolicited · unexpected · annoying · nuisance · disruptive · untimely · inconvenient · spam
telemarketing
Phone-based sales outreach
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
- pitchFrequency of sound
- outboundHeaded away from origin
script · quota · B2B · B2C · salesperson · CRM · follow-up · dialing · gatekeeper · voicemail
dialing
Entering a phone number
- follow-upSubsequent action on something
- callbacksSubsequent contact after initial
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
resilience · determination · redial · retry · consistency · grit · endurance · perseverance
hang-up
Persistent emotional obstacle
objection · resistance · gatekeeper · blocked · screening · dismissal · rebuff · avoidance · click · unreturned
unwelcome
Not wanted here
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- dinnertimeEvening eating hour
- privacyFreedom from observation
disturbance · unsolicited · unexpected · annoying · nuisance · disruptive · untimely · inconvenient · spam · uninvited
cold-callingaccount management
Overseeing customer relationships professionally
customer retention · following up · warm leads · follow-up call · callback
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