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cold call

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cold-call

verb [intransitive/transitive]

cold calling

noun [uncountable]
cold calling noun [uncountable]Advertising, marketing and PR: adspend, advertising, affiliate marketing, ambush marketing, billing, branding, buzz, campaign, clickthrough, direct mailTelephone calls and types of telephone call: call, cold call, collect call, conference call, courtesy call, long-distance, P2P, person-to-person, phone call, prank callThe activity of selling: aftermarket, buyer’s market, call, churn rate, cold call, credit rating, cross-selling, customer care, detail, direct marketing

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