Let’s face it, cold calling always sucked, but even for the brave and/or skeezy few who dream of becoming the next Jordan Belfort, it’s still no walk in the park. Who responds to cold emails, phone ...

“Deleting 200 spams a day is a drag. And I was checking my email constantly, rather than getting on with my real work, which is reading and writing. Email was becoming a distraction, a burden rather ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The author of many tech books, Michael Ashley covers AI and Big Data. If you’re anything like me, your phone rings all day with ...

The cold call is dead, at least for smartphones. But the phone conversation itself hasn’t lost its value; only the path to it has changed. Apple and Google have now both introduced technology that ...

Sales reps, business owners and recruiters are documenting their cold calls online and cashing in on the viral content. Cold calling has existed as long as the telephone: It’s a sales technique where ...

I was recently asked whether cold email is dead, and I struggled to give a quick and clear answer. After considerable thought, I realized it's hard to answer because it's actually multiple questions ...

Recipients are becoming increasingly skeptical when deciding whether to read cold emails. Many of the tactics that worked well at the beginning of this year are no longer performing at the same level, ...

Cold calling still works. The data proves it every single day. What doesn't work is paying a human body in a seat to make 80 dials a day and praying they feel like performing. Here's what's changed in ...

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, ...