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You Have a New Sales Rep. Here's How to Win at Cold Calling Training

Hubspot

Cold calling is nobody’s favorite part of sales. The same research indicates just 2% of cold calls result in a booked meeting, and other literature suggests that dismal figure might actually be on the optimistic side. Let’s be honest up front.

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3 Powerful Ways to Handle the “I’m In a Meeting!” Objection (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy

If you're doing any kind of cold calling or prospecting, you'll eventually hear this objection: "I'm in a meeting right now." Paul Wise, a heavy cold caller from Normandy, France targets product managers at software companies and says that nine times out of ten when he gets a decision-maker on the phone, they claim to be "in a meeting."

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HubSpot's 2025 State of Cold Calling Report [Data From 350+ Sales Professionals]

Hubspot

Im not sure theres any activity more closely associated with sales than cold calling. That's why we surveyed 379 sales professionals to get a pulse on all things cold calling in 2025. We answer questions like: Do sales orgs still cold call? How much do salespeople still cold call?

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Make Prospecting Fun!

Anthony Cole Training

Sales people can find those prospects in lots of different ways: Introductions, direct mail, internet offers, net working, internal referrals from business partners, cold calling, pre-approach mail, association memberships, business networking groups. Sales people have to have prospects - that''s the truth. This is all true.

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Cold Calling Tips and Tricks

In recent years, cold calling has become synonymous with rejection and failure. In fact, less than 2% of today’s cold calls actually result in meetings, and 63% of sales professionals say it’s what they dislike most about their jobs. The cold call still works. What’s the verdict?

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The Buckets Method: A Guide to Efficient Lead Generation

Sales Hacker

Traditional cold calling is killing your company’s bottom line. If your business approaches cold calling like most companies, you likely have your sales reps dialing unverified, unvetted numbers off a list you got from a data vendor or database. Rather, it’s their approach to figuring out who to call.

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6 Lessons for Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

sales techniques (47). One of my rules was No Cold Calling. Even though there is a lot of information on effective cold calling , by having that rule, I was forced to get introductions and network with centers of influence. Sales Reps (9). sales results (22). Sales Skills (27). Sales Strategies (28). Selling (45).