: a telephone call soliciting business made directly to a potential customer without prior contact or without a lead
cold-callverb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebWhile Fritzsche was first considering becoming a winemaker, a cold call to Rainey before the 2005 harvest landed him a harvest internship. Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2022 His latest sponsor, however, didn’t need a cold call in the traditional sense. Greg Engle, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Some internet sleuthing and a cold call turned up a cache of Peugeots in a field in nearby Langley, BC. Brendan Mcaleer, Car and Driver, 3 July 2022 Any kind of cold call asking you to invest in something is automatic red flag and so good for the Highland Heights guy for going to the police and ending this thing and stopping anybody else from getting built. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 16 June 2022 Luhrmann soon received a cold call from none other than Denzel Washington, who starred opposite Butler on Broadway. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 15 May 2022 Gone are the days of the effectiveness of the cold call. Tony Pec, Forbes, 13 May 2022 And sometimes just getting that first cold email, the first cold call, to land — because that’s the one that can start the momentum. Brendan O'meara, Longreads, 10 May 2022 That cold call wasn’t a slam dunk for Sonder House at first. Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2022 See More