When I write about touchy subjects, I get angry E-mails. In July of 2004, I wrote that b2b marketers and salespeople that rely on cold calling are like functional drunks. They don’t grow fully because of it … in the back of their mind they know it is bad for them … yet they manage ...
cold calling
At a gathering recently I spoke with a b2b service professional who made the bulk of his living by cold calling. By all accounts, he is successful. (Then again, I’ve found the people who talk most about the money they have usually have the least; and a car they can’t afford. So who knows…) Anyway, ...
Yes, yes, yes… cold calling does thoroughly and completely suck! I wrote “Cold Calling Sucks! Why I hate cold calling, and why every computer consulting business should hate cold calling, too!” as a response to a subscriber of one of my newsletters. Even though it was written for computer consulting businesses, it applies to just ...