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		<title>Is there a difference in an Elevator Pitch &amp; Cold Calling?</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[Wifistudios,
You`ve received so]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Wifistudios,
You`ve received some good information regarding the difference between an elevator speech and cold calling, but I`d like to point out an error mentioned by both qsoundrich and yourself--that to generate a large number of referrals r]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
qsoundrich,I don`t who said co]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
qsoundrich,I don`t who said cold calling is a waste of time but I agree with you that it can be effective if done well.Regarding your proposed script: Hi, I`m Rich from ABC Limited, and we do engineering services.&nbsp; Mr.
Impor]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kregg, thanks for your reply to ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Kregg, thanks for your reply to this topic. &nbsp; I think the assumption that "Cold Calling is a waste of time" is simply not true.&nbsp; I`m in a similar situation to the OP, and I am trying to refine my pitch because the list of possible interested part[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[


Having managed direct sale]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[


Having managed direct sales, telemarketing, and tele-sales operations, and myself having done a lot of cold calling in my career, I think the distinction being drawn between the definition of a cold call and the definition of an elevator pitch is off[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[ElidS and I are
on the same pag]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[ElidS and I are
on the same page. I think "cold call" has become a pejorative term, and
regardless of the technical meaning, the common meaning (its sense) has
become a push, interruptive event.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Interesting comparison but I bel]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Interesting comparison but I believe it is incorrect. An ‘Elevator pitch’ attempts to monetize the time usually spent on cordial superfluous conversation of semi-social occasions, while a cold call is potentially an interruption/distraction of a person[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Great definitions and thank you ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Great definitions and thank you for responding.An elevator pitch and cold calling are not the same thing, but they both aim to the same objective. You use cold calling to sell and you use an elevator pitch to get investment, so in either case you a]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[In my opinion,
cold calling is ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[In my opinion,
cold calling is reaching out to a thoroughly disinterested person who
likely is doing something other than listening. An elevator pitch is a
more opportunisitic event, where the pitch]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cold calling is an art, but does]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Cold calling is an art, but does your elevator pitch fit your masterpiece?Targeting your potential customers takes research, but getting them to respond takes a lot more practice and selling. I am opening up this forum to help people such as myself]]></description>
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