cold call
noun
: a telephone call soliciting business made directly to a potential customer without prior contact or without a lead
cold-call
verb
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About half the deal flow the investment fund sees originates through one of those two businesses, a quarter from the 50 LPs in the fund and the rest from cold calls to, or from, new concepts.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The first organization to return Adkisson’s cold calls was the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, the state’s largest police union.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
That's handy for salespeople who don’t want to repeat the same message every time for cold calls.
—John Brandon, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
All communication would take place within the platform—no emails, no direct outreach, no cold calls.
—R. Paul Singh, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The first organization to return Adkisson’s cold calls was the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, the state’s largest police union.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
That's handy for salespeople who don’t want to repeat the same message every time for cold calls.
—John Brandon, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
All communication would take place within the platform—no emails, no direct outreach, no cold calls.
—R. Paul Singh, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Cold call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20call. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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