For many professionals, cold-calling is a tall hurdle. They dread having to make the calls, worried they'll be rejected or forget what they need to say. They know the person on the other end isn't ...

Believe it or not, cold calling can be an exciting part of your job. Throughout my career, on my way to the C-Suite, I was asked more than once to turn around sales teams I might lovingly call the Bad ...

Cold calling isn’t dead, it’s just evolved. While digital channels dominate modern sales conversations, picking up the phone to start a relationship with a prospect who’s never heard of you remains ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There’s a scene in the movie Wolf of Wall Street where Leonardo DiCaprio is talking about telephones and says, See those little black ...

Cold calling is a sales strategy that involves phoning a potential customer unsolicited in the hopes of getting them to buy your goods or services. Granted, cold calling isn’t always the most popular ...

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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Do you like receiving cold calls? Of course you don’t — nobody does. The phone is still a valuable tool, but traditional cold calling ...

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Discover techniques to improve your cold calling strategy and effectively engage clients, boosting your business acumen and building long-lasting relationships.

Cold calling usually isn’t a part of what real estate agents look forward to, but it still works if you do it right. Picking up the phone and having a direct conversation is one of the quickest ways ...

These practical cold calling tips will help you and your team hit quotas early, maximize your time, and get better results. I understand why some people are too afraid to make cold calls — it’s hard, ...