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

Hubspot Sales

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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The Hidden Costs of Efficiency

Sales Hacker

Every automation — whether it’s cold calling, note-taking, or follow-ups — outsources tasks that build critical skills. Examples of skill byproducts: Cold calling: Builds grit, resilience, and quick thinking under pressure. Deep listening and synthesis: Writing follow-ups manually or reviewing call recordings.

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The Ultimate Guide to Building a Lead List

Hubspot Sales

I generated many of my own sales leads through cold-calling and networking. I once cold-called an IT Manager who was fired from his last job because of a failed project involving my (now former) employer’s software. Segment leads based on how close they are to how you define an ideal prospect.

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The Benefits of AI Cold Calling [+Tips and Best Practices]

Hubspot Sales

One of the areas where AI is already gaining traction is cold calling. In this article, we'll explore AI cold calling and how it helps sales departments boost their efficiency. Table of Contents What is AI cold calling? You can run your cold outreach campaign through text channels like live chat or email.

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4 Ways to Improve your Cold Calling with Better Data

Zoominfo

The truth behind improving your cold calling (and cold emailing) is also a larger truth about sales in general — it’s not about volume, it’s about productivity. Here’s how you can work smarter by working with the right data to improve your cold calling. Your ideal customer profile. Absolutely.

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Your New 3-Part Framework for Cold Calling with Jason Bay

Sales Hacker

Think about how we segment the people that we’re reaching out to. Better identification and more segmentation so that you can do volume at scale based on situations that you see your target market in. Start the cold call or that email or whatever it might be with their world first. The first part is identify.

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Youth, Lead Quality, Social Selling, Inside Sales and Outbound Marketing

Pointclear

The interviews are available on our blog and YouTube channel. In the blogs each interview is broken down into smaller segments that allow you to watch brief clips around a specific topic. We talked about this issue and about the sustainable relevance of direct mail and cold calling.