Coffee with the Dog: Is Cold Calling Really Dead?

Let's Talk About Cold Calling

In this week's Coffee With the Dog newsletter, SalesDog founder and CEO, Michael Dalton Johnson, is giving you the lowdown on cold calling.

If the idea of making the first move and calling your prospective clients sends shivers down your spine, you're not alone. But Johnson is offering up some encouragement: 

"Despite what you are being told, Cold Calling is alive and kicking – and still an important part of many sucessful sales and marketing efforts.

In a lot of instances the need for a human voice is absolutely required. In a world of overhyped and outright devious Internet marketing, impersonal broadcast emailing and a transparently self-serving social media presence with thousands of 'friends,' a person's voice is reassuring and says 'I am a human,.. a real flesh and blood being... just like you. Let's talk.'"

To read the rest of Johnson's cold calling article, click here.

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A SalesDog.com Sales Blog Recommendation

As an editor at SalesDog.com I cannot tell you how many sales newsletters and blog feeds I read on a daily basis. My e-mail box is inundated with sales tips from around the world - all so we can continue to bring you the very best advice and strategies to improve your sales.

That being said, one of the best sales and business blogs I've come across is that of Bill Brooks. A well-known author, sales trainer and contributor to Top Dog Sales Secrets, Bill and his staff have put together a fantastic resource that gives you practical advice, product recommendations and of course Bill's famous sales truths. It's regularly updated, well-written and packed full of information.

My suggestion? Sign up for Bill's blog feed (he even has step-by-step instructions on how to do so here) and keep checking in with us for more news, advice and recommendations.