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Cold World: Pick a Side


What would you respond to first? A cold email or a cold call?

I personally always pick up if it's a non-localized number. Aka don't call me and mask your number like you're from my home state. I know there are no B2B companies there...just let that 413 or 212 area code shine!

I will more than likely archive your cold email, they typically suck...and this is coming from a guy that designed sequences and inbound flows for years. I'm saying that my art was trash.




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poweredbycaffeine
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Bonus shout out to this ultimate troll. She more abrasive than 80 grit sand paper and she straight bullied the OP in the thread.
HVACexpert
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sales engineer
Both of the posts shown are super cringe. “I’ll take examples of why people are leaving LI for $1000 Alex”
BTQ
Politicker
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Account Manager
I’m a fan of Heidi and her content
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
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She’s fun to follow. I certainly wouldn’t have been as confident as her back when I had the same experience.
SaaSsy
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AE
GOLD! 😂
TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
Now Heidi is a fucking savage!
Pachacuti
Politicker
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
Marketers are basically the water boys for the football team. Think Rudy.
oldcloser
Arsonist
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Unfortunately. it’s a rare one that sees it that way. “We’re plus 300% MQLs!”
“You put porn in the subject line, skippy”
oldcloser
Arsonist
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Phone doesn't work for me on the receiving end. Volume off during business hours. But I keep the SMS window open on screen. I'll reply to texts on my time if they're worthy. Emails get skimmed and dumped most often. Phone, Email, Text, PET. I use all 3 to PET prospects. If I can't get a reply anywhere, my last text message is this:

▶️ •၊၊၊|။။၊|။|။|||။၊| 0:09

Gets a solid 2% response" "Hey, did you record something for me, it won't play!"
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
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I’m like a cat. Don’t pet me unless you want the claws…the only exception is that spot right between the tail and back.
HVACexpert
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sales engineer
The answer is both. Why would you rely solely on one when the other is also available, it’s not a secret some people will respond better to one over the other. This means if you’re not using one you’re clearly missing out on some targets. Both tools need to be used effectively to maximize your efforts.
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
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Oh, no doubt! Maximize all channels available to you. Hell, I ran a direct mail campaign that crushed at my last company.
Maximas
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Senior Sales Executive
To me, the Cold caller always has more chances to sell, sending emails would be the second one in sequence, that's my selling strategy!
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
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Depends entirely on the ICP. If you’re selling to IT or engineers then stay away from the phone. If you’re selling to operations, sales, marketing, etc, dial first and email second. You’re playing the same game as them, so you better be stronger than they are or they’ll ignore you.
BTQ
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Account Manager
Cold call for sure. I’m curious I always pick up. Cold email it needs to be relevant.

Like people that add me to their outreach are <redacted>. I’m an SDR, I don’t need $400k in funding my CEO does?

I don’t need “more inbound leads” you’re gonna replace me lmao.

poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
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Hell yes. I got a cold email the other day from an SDR Manager trying to recruit me to their team.

Like dude, you fucking suck.
CuriousFox
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Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
“I was looking at your experience on LI and I’m impressed! You’d be a great fit for our team!”
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
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“I see we know some of the sample people”

Checks connections.

One random person I met in 2012
TennisandSales
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Head Of Sales
I am a call first kind of tennis player.
I think the likely hood of something positive coming from first call is highe than first email.
Pick up the phoneeee
detectivegibbles
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Sales Director
Both. Typically it's a call first then email for me.

However, I've got a huge territory right now and email open rates have been solid.
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
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Like I said to another commenter. Gotta do what is right for your ICP!
jefe
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I usually pick up cold calls, but they tend to be at the least opportune times.
Kosta_Konfucius
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Sales Rep
Email for me, The "would you be opposed to an intro" reply after a tailored email is better than any cold call for me.

Cold call has its pro's but connect rates are so low
Justatitle
Big Shot
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Account Executive
Ben walshe seems like a great marketer...
poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
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He just got a ton of people to look up where he works…I guess that’s viral marketing?

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