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Cold calling lead lists

by rolltide
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I am going to give cold calling another try. Where do you suggest getting lead lists for offline businesses?
#calling #cold #lead #lists
  • Profile picture of the author kenmichaels
    Originally Posted by rolltide View Post

    I am going to give cold calling another try. Where do you suggest getting lead lists for offline businesses?
    I thought you were doing good with phone sales. Why did you ever quit?

    ... or am I thinking of someone else?
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  • Profile picture of the author James English
    What kind of businesses? Do you need emails or just phone numbers?
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  • Profile picture of the author mckennabrowny
    Depends on the industry.
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  • Profile picture of the author LastWarrior
    It doesn't have to be for offline businesses. I use InfoUSA for direct marketing, but do NOT take them up on their first offer. They'll budge a bit on price.

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  • Profile picture of the author SirThomas
    Originally Posted by rolltide View Post

    I am going to give cold calling another try. Where do you suggest getting lead lists for offline businesses?
    Start with your local library. Most of then subscribe to ReferenceUSA. You can get up to 250 leads per download for free.

    If you want to get your own leads, you'd need to get a scraper like Localizer Leads Tool that used to be offered through WSO in the past.
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  • Profile picture of the author tints
    Manta.com is the best way
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    • Profile picture of the author LastWarrior
      Originally Posted by tints View Post


      Manta.com is the best way


      No it's not! I do this stuff every day. Manta's free listing shows up for clients like on the middle of the 2nd page and often worse and if you want to buy leads they get for you, be prepared to not only pay high dollars for each lead, but the fake leads your competitors manifest through themselves or their buddies. LOL!

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      • Profile picture of the author SirThomas
        Originally Posted by LastWarrior View Post



        No it's not! I do this stuff every day. Manta's free listing shows up for clients like on the middle of the 2nd page and often worse and if you want to buy leads they get for you, be prepared to not only pay high dollars for each lead, but the fake leads your competitors manifest through themselves or their buddies. LOL!

        LastWarrior

        I think he meant getting leads (scraping info) from manta, but I might be wrong....
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  • Profile picture of the author Matthew North
    I use the Yellow pages..
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  • Profile picture of the author harvestdata
    Though it hugely depends upon the industry you are targeting, but that's not an issue. What you need is targeted lists specific to the place &/or industry you are targeting. Now if there was a way to get the list having Business name, Owner's/contact's name, direct e-mail and phone number, website (if any) and physical address, then it would be awesome. Kinda like what Manta gives.

    But Manta is not all. There are other directories like YP, yellow pages, Google places and tens of other sources to get the data. Only that they don't give the data in sheets. BUT WE DO that at investigatedomains. com

    Nice clean, made to order and most times virgin sheets as above. You can contact me anytime for more assistance.

    And web scraping is not all that difficult. I could even teach you how to scrape and generate paying leads off the web.
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