Cold Calling Tips and Scripts Blog: Improve Your Sales Calls

22 06, 2025

Cold Call or Cold Email First? Best Cold Outreach Sequence

By Michael Halper|2025-06-22T11:44:56+00:00June 22, 2025|Cold Calling, Cold Emailing|Comments Off on Cold Call or Cold Email First? Best Cold Outreach Sequence

One of the most common questions salespeople ask is: Cold Call or Cold Email First? The short answer: It’s best to start with email. In fact, you should send a sequence of emails — this helps educate prospects on who you are, how you help, and why they should spend time talking with you. Done [...]

15 06, 2025

The Power of Storytelling in Cold Calls

By Michael Halper|2025-06-17T11:57:58+00:00June 15, 2025|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips|Comments Off on The Power of Storytelling in Cold Calls

If you want to take your cold calling to the next level, one of the most powerful tools you can add to your approach is storytelling. Now, that might sound intimidating — like you need to become a master communicator or a novelist. But in reality, storytelling in sales just means sharing examples of how [...]

12 05, 2025

An Example of a Cold Call for IT Solutions With Analysis

By Michael Halper|2025-05-12T06:23:39+00:00May 12, 2025|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Cold Calling Examples|Comments Off on An Example of a Cold Call for IT Solutions With Analysis

In this video, we provide an example of a cold call for IT solutions. After the call recording, we provide an analysis of what the salesperson did well and what he could have done better. What Went Well The salesperson on this cold call for IT solutions did a lot of really good things. [...]

19 04, 2025

10 Cold Calling Tips: Go From Beginner to Master

By Michael Halper|2025-04-19T12:12:33+00:00April 19, 2025|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Prospecting, Sales Tips|Comments Off on 10 Cold Calling Tips: Go From Beginner to Master

If you're new to cold calling, the idea of picking up the phone and calling strangers can be intimidating. But with the right approach, you can dramatically improve your results. Here are ten cold calling tips for beginners that will make the process easier and help you close more deals. 1. Don’t Lead with [...]

8 04, 2025

An Example of Cold Calling for IT Consulting

By Michael Halper|2025-04-08T12:03:00+00:00April 8, 2025|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Cold Calling Examples|Comments Off on An Example of Cold Calling for IT Consulting

In this video, we provide an example of cold calling for IT consulting. After the recording, we provide some analysis with tips for how the salesperson could improve moving forward. Product-Selling Sales Pitch In this example of cold calling for IT consulting, the salesperson actually sounded really good. She communicated well, seemed confident, and [...]

25 03, 2025

The Best Way to Open Cold Calls: 5 Easy Steps

By Michael Halper|2025-03-25T12:10:37+00:00March 25, 2025|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips|Comments Off on The Best Way to Open Cold Calls: 5 Easy Steps

In this video, we discuss the best way to open cold calls. This is critical because what you do and say in the first 30 seconds of a cold call will determine your success. Don’t Trigger Guardedness The first thing you need to do to improve the first 30 seconds of a cold call [...]

6 02, 2025

Cold Call Example with Analysis for Public Relations

By Michael Halper|2025-02-07T04:16:34+00:00February 6, 2025|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Cold Calling Examples|Comments Off on Cold Call Example with Analysis for Public Relations

In this video, we provide a cold call example for public relations. After the call recording, we provide three easy to implement tips that would not only immediately help this salesperson, but they can help you regardless of what you sell. Don’t have to trick prospects There are a lot of salespeople who use [...]

22 01, 2025

How to Get Around the Gatekeeper When B2B Cold Calling

By Michael Halper|2025-01-22T07:14:47+00:00January 22, 2025|Cold Calling, Sales Objection Handling, Sales Objection Rebuttals, Sales Tips|Comments Off on How to Get Around the Gatekeeper When B2B Cold Calling

In this video, we provide three tactics to use for how to get around the gatekeeper. These are practical tips that are easy to implement regardless of your level of sales experience and personality style. These do not involve any trickery, manipulation, or games. They just give you real plays that can be used to [...]

18 11, 2024

Learn from a Cold Call Example for Software as a Service

By Michael Halper|2024-11-18T14:25:10+00:00November 18, 2024|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Cold Calling Examples|Comments Off on Learn from a Cold Call Example for Software as a Service

In this video, we provide a cold call example for software as a service. After the call recording, we outline three areas for reflection and lessons that can be learned. 1. Have a list of questions to ask This cold call example for software as a service is a good example of how much [...]

29 10, 2024

Responding to We Aren’t Making Any Changes Objection

By Michael Halper|2024-10-29T02:42:01+00:00October 29, 2024|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Sales Objection Handling, Sales Objection Rebuttals|Comments Off on Responding to We Aren’t Making Any Changes Objection

The we aren't making any changes objection is one of the most common sales objections you will face when cold calling. I actually put this on a list of the four most common sales objections that will come up. If you are simply prepared for this short list of objections, you will not only improve [...]