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Sales Outreach
Whether you're cold calling, sending emails, creating follow-up campaigns, or trying out SMS for sales, we've got you covered. Here's a collection of our best resources on sales outreach.
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Get Over Being Afraid to Talk On the Phone
Kaleigh Moore
February 27, 2025
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Does the 1-2-3 Email Hack Still Work 8 Years Later?
Kaleigh Moore
February 25, 2025
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7 Sales Script Templates: How to Create a Phone Sales Pitch Script
Steli Efti
January 16, 2025
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How to Get More Coaching Clients With Cold Email
Tom Sullivan
August 2, 2024
Sales Outreach
30 B2B Cold Calling Tips for Sales Success in 2025
Tom Sullivan
July 2, 2024
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Just Checking In: 16 Stronger Alternatives That Win Responses and Sales
Marijana Kay
June 18, 2024
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Email Deliverability: The Only Guide You Need to Land Your Emails Where They Belong
Nick Persico
June 11, 2024
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Gmail Sending Limits 2025: Why It’s Not About Hacking Limitations but Embracing Them
Nick Persico
April 24, 2024
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15 Best Cold Email Templates That Actually Get Replies (Proven Examples)
Steli Efti
April 12, 2024
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Mock Sales Calls: 10 Step Guide With Tips, Scripts, and Examples for 2025
Steli Efti
December 24, 2023
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58 Best Sales Email Subject Lines (to Improve Open Rates)
Ramin Assemi
December 21, 2023
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SDR Email Tips to Increase Your Response Rate
Amy Copadis
December 20, 2023
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SMS Deliverability: How to Ensure Your Sales SMS Get Delivered
Victor Ijidola
December 18, 2023
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Sales Follow Ups: A Complete Guide to Increasing Your Close Rates
Steli Efti
December 16, 2023
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Does Cold Calling Still Work in 2025? (Stats, Tips & Scripts)
Steli Efti
December 14, 2023
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Cold Email Tips for 2025: Here's What 20 Sales Leaders Shared on LinkedIn
Amy Copadis
December 14, 2023
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7 Best Meeting Request Email Templates and Samples in 2025: Examples Included
Steli Efti
December 14, 2023
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12 B2B Cold Email Templates & Samples That Win Sales in 2025
Steli Efti
December 13, 2023
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Cold Call Conversion Rates: Funnel Metrics & Benchmarks
Steli Efti
December 12, 2023
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7 Sales Email Signature Examples to Increase Conversions in 2025
Helga Zabalkanska
December 11, 2023
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20+ Cold Calling Statistics to Improve Your Sales Calls in 2025
Steli Efti
December 11, 2023
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The Best Days & Times to Cold Call (Data-Backed) in 2025
Chintan Zalani
December 8, 2023
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Cold Calling 101: Techniques, Tips + 5 Steps to Start Dialing
Steli Efti
November 30, 2023
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17 Best Cold Email Subject Lines for Higher Open Rates
Kimberlee Meier
October 10, 2023
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How to Write Follow-Up Emails (13+ Templates & Examples)
Ramin Assemi
September 4, 2023
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15 Cold Call Scripts + Templates & Examples to Nail Every Sales Call
Steli Efti
August 7, 2023
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8 Best Cold Call Opening Lines to Grab Your Prospect’s Attention
Amy Copadis
August 7, 2023
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What is Sales Messaging? 6 Steps to Create Your Own and Make it Shine
Steli Efti
August 1, 2023
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How Often to Follow Up: Follow-up Frequency to Close Deals Instead of Annoying People
Steli Efti
July 26, 2023
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Everything You Need to Know about Email Response Rate
Steli Efti
July 18, 2023
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How to Write Breakup Emails for Sales + 4 Breakup Email Templates to Get a Response
Steli Efti
July 10, 2023
Sales Outreach
Email A/B Testing is a Marketing and Sales Superpower: Here’s How to Use it
Ramin Assemi
July 6, 2023
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13 Best Sales Voicemail Scripts to Get Prospect Callbacks
Steli Efti
June 26, 2023
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Cold Texting for Sales: Do’s, Don’ts, Tips (& Should You Do It?)
Amy Copadis
June 15, 2023
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Embedding Images in Emails: Boosts CTR or Kills Deliverability?
Amy Copadis
April 17, 2023
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Cold Calling: How to Respond to Prospects Who Say "I Don't Have Time"?
Steli Efti
April 17, 2023
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Cold Calling? Here’s Why Your Tonality Matters for Sales Calls
Chintan Zalani
April 10, 2023
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The Complete Guide to SMS Sales: How Text Messages Can Help B2B Sales Teams Close Deals
Jacob Thomas
March 30, 2023
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Does Cold Calling Work in Real Estate?
Steli Efti
March 29, 2023
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BASHO Emails: How to Get Responses from Decision Makers
Steli Efti
March 16, 2023
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The Winning Cold Email Follow-up Plan for Sales Teams
Steli Efti
March 10, 2023
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11 Exciting Cold Calling Alternatives to Bring in New Business
Amy Copadis
February 28, 2023
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25 Sales Email Tips to Crush Your Quota (+ Templates)
Steli Efti
February 14, 2023
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8 Best Sales Email Calls-to-Action (CTAs) to Use: Examples & Free Templates
Steli Efti
January 18, 2023
Sales Outreach
11 Sales Email Templates for Better Outreach: Subject Lines, Calls to Action & Follow-up Advice for Sales Teams
Steli Efti
January 12, 2023
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10 Top Cold Email Mistakes Sales Reps Make (and What To Do Instead)
Jacob Thomas
December 20, 2022
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5 Best Times (and Days) to Send Sales Emails: For Highest Open Rates, Click-Throughs & Conversions
Danielle Antosz
December 8, 2022
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Create the Ultimate Inbound Sales Script: Templates & Tips
Chintan Zalani
December 5, 2022
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How to Outsource Cold Calling—Your Ultimate Guide
Steli Efti
December 2, 2022
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Ultimate Guide to Sales Emails: How to Write Sales Emails That Convert
Ryan Robinson
November 22, 2022
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14 Steps for Email Warm Up (Before Sending Cold Emails)
Ruari Baker
November 11, 2022
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How to Get Phone Numbers for Cold Calling (6 Smart Ways)
Danielle Antosz
October 17, 2022
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10 Best Real Estate Cold Calling Scripts for Real Estate Agents
Amy Copadis
October 5, 2022
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Is Cold Calling Legal? B2B Cold Calling Laws & Regulations
Steli Efti
October 4, 2022
Sales Outreach
How to Build a Cold Calling List: Techniques, Tips & Why You Shouldn't Buy Call Lists
Nick Persico
September 26, 2022
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Cold Calling vs. Warm Calling: What's the Difference? (And How to Do Both)
Danielle Antosz
September 23, 2022
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What’s Better, Cold Calling or Cold Emailing?
Steli Efti
August 1, 2022
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Why is Cold Calling Called Cold Calling? Term Origin & History
Steli Efti
July 29, 2022
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How to Build Killer Talk Tracks Your Sales Team Will Use (+ Examples and a Free Template)
Amy Copadis
July 21, 2022
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Call Mapping: 7 Steps to Structure Your Sales Calls Effectively
Steli Efti
April 28, 2022
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3 Essential Steps to Boost Sales Emails with Explainer Videos
Andre Oentoro
April 22, 2022
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Cold Emailing: Finding the Balance Between Personalization and Scale
Samuel Szuchan
January 21, 2022
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SMS for Business: 9 Mind-Blowing Benefits of Texting Your Customers
Addison Burke
November 25, 2021
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Email Tactics for Customer Onboarding
Mia Naumoska
November 9, 2021
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8 Email Verification Tips for Outbound Sales Teams
Sam Molony
November 4, 2021
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25 Cold Calling Memes That are so Relatable it’s Painful
Amy Copadis
November 3, 2021
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11 Ways to Overcome Sales Call Reluctance & Build Iron Confidence
Steli Efti
October 5, 2021
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5 Reasons Your Email Outreach Campaign is Failing You (+ Tips to Improve)
Jessica La
September 30, 2021
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Top 23 Cold Calling Videos You Have to Watch on YouTube
Steli Efti
August 24, 2021
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Top 15 cold calling tips for SaaS sales reps we found on LinkedIn
Amy Copadis
July 19, 2021
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Call Barging: 7 Ways Sales Teams Can Use Barging to Close Deals
Amy Copadis
February 1, 2021
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How I Consistently Get Over 75% Cold Email Open Rates
Victor Eduoh
July 16, 2020
Sales Outreach
19 Sales Leaders Share What They Want to See in Your First Email
Amy Copadis
June 2, 2020
Sales Outreach
Getting the Demo: 3 Tips for Successful Email Outreach
Steli Efti
January 22, 2020
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4 Powerful Sales Outreach Ideas That Will Increase Your Success Rates
Steli Efti
December 9, 2019
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15 Best Cold Calling Books to Take Your Sales Team to New Levels
Steli Efti
December 3, 2019
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When Should You Invest in a Predictive Dialer?
Steli Efti
August 27, 2019
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9 Ways to Improve Email Deliverability
Sujan Patel
August 20, 2019
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Sales Script Update
Steve Tartaglione
April 26, 2019
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Here's How You REALLY Know if a Sales Call Went Well
Steli Efti
April 23, 2018
Sales Outreach
How to Know When Exactly You Should Contact Your Prospects
Steli Efti
April 9, 2018
Sales Outreach
Sales Follow-Up Text Messages: Convert More Leads with SMS
Steli Efti
March 28, 2018
Sales Outreach
How to Perfect Your Cold Email Outreach with Sujan Patel of Mailshake and Evan Santa of Vidyard
Ryan Robinson
February 28, 2018
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This is How You Get a Reply to Your Outreach without Annoying People
Steli Efti
February 7, 2018
Sales Outreach
When a Prospect Hangs up on You, This is What You Need to Do
Steli Efti
November 29, 2017
Sales Outreach
5 Smart Secrets to Crafting an Email That Always Gets Opened
Steli Efti
August 29, 2017
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How to create a sales call script [Free template]
Steli Efti
August 21, 2017
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3 things every cold email should have (backed by research)
Ramin Assemi
June 21, 2017
Sales Outreach
How to Follow Up with Sales Prospects in 2025 [1-Hour Crash Course]
Crystal Williams
May 10, 2017
Sales Outreach
How HouseCall Pro Increased Their Close Rate by 15% Using SMS
Nick Persico
January 18, 2017
Sales Outreach
Get 457% More Replies to Sales Emails With the 1, 2, 3 Email Hack
Steli Efti
November 21, 2016
Sales Outreach
Boost Your Senior Sales Reps' Performance: Actionable Feedback & Free Checklist
Steli Efti
October 19, 2016
Sales Outreach
3 Unusual Ways to Make Your Sales Emails Stand Out
Steli Efti
February 15, 2016
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Why Most Sales Voicemail Messages Suck
Steli Efti
November 25, 2015
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The fastest way to become a cold calling pro
Steli Efti
August 24, 2015
Sales Outreach
The Follow-Up Hustle: How I Got Gary Vaynerchuk to Do an Interview
Steli Efti
August 3, 2015
Sales Outreach
Behind the Scenes of Our Drip Email Course
Steli Efti
March 6, 2015
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Short vs. Long Emails: What Works Best for Drip Marketing Campaigns?
Steli Efti
February 23, 2015
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How Humor Affects Response Rates for Follow-Up Sales Emails (We’ve Got the Data)
Steli Efti
January 28, 2015
Sales Outreach
Cold Call Objection: Handling "Send me More Information by Email"
Steli Efti
September 30, 2014
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