The Truth about Call Reluctance
When we're doing business-to-business or business-to-consumer outbound calls, the truth about call reluctance is that it can seem very real. Those fears can be founded. They might very well say no.
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Cold Calls: How to Reduce or Eliminate Them in Your Business
If you want to reduce or eliminate cold calls, you need to recognize that there are other, and very often more effective ways of doing this. More leveraged ways to
First Contact Does Not Mean Cold Calling
Just the idea of initiating first contact versus cold calling is a lot more exciting. It's a lot less intimidating in most cases. I started using that phrase after I
Your First Contact with a New Sales Prospect
Your First Contact with a new prospect will set the tone for the relationship, which is why it's so important to make it count. In this first episode of our
Your First Contact with a New Prospect
So what is your first contact with a new prospect? Another good question to ask yourself is how does that first contact happen? And is it proactive on my part?
Is Call Reluctance Real?
When we're doing business-to-business or business-to-consumer outbound calls, those fears can be founded. Call reluctance can seem very real. They might very well say no. They might be rude, obnoxious,
Initiating First Contact with a New Prospect
I think just the idea of initiating first contact versus cold call is a lot more exciting. It's a lot less intimidating in most cases. I started using that phrase
Overcoming Call Reluctance: Beyond “Shut Up and Make the Calls”
I would say the number one thing that helped me the most with overcoming call reluctance is when I realized the people who are likely to yell or scream or
Alternatives to Cold Calling
When we’re looking for alternatives to cold calling, we don’t want to turn the alternatives into something as clumsy and uncomfortable as a typical cold call. Right? Because a lot