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How to Create an Effective Sales Incentive Plan

The behaviours you incentivise are the behaviours you get. So how do you build an effective sales incentive plan for your team? Read here!

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All You Need to Know to Succeed as an SDR in France

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Creating Winning GTM Strategies for the UK Market

Does EU Compliance Give You the Heebie-Jeebies?

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Does EU Marketing Compliance Give You the Heebie-Jeebies?

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How to Successfully Run GTM Strategies in France

Cold Calling

Direct Dials: How to Find Direct Phone Numbers for Sales?

Cognism is a direct-dial phone numbers provider in NAM, EMEA, and APAC that ensures full CCPA and GDPR compliance with over 1800 satisfied customers.

How To Find Someone’s Phone Number [7 Ways]

Discover 7 proven methods and tools to find anyone’s phone number. A complete guide to boosting your connection rates and improving cold calling success.

Common cold call objections and how to respond

9 Cold Calling Objections and How to Respond for More Sales

You can't avoid cold calling objections, but can you learn to love them? For Cognism SDR, Ivana that's the trick & she's sharing her tips in this article!

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Direct Dials: How to Find Direct Phone Numbers for Sales?

Cognism is a direct-dial phone numbers provider in NAM, EMEA, and APAC that ensures full CCPA and GDPR compliance with over 1800 satisfied customers.

9 [Compared] Data Providers For The UK - Accurate Data

Cognism is the leading B2B data provider in the UK offering GDPR-compliant emails and phone numbers. Check out what companies compete with Cognism.

11 Proven Strategies to Increase B2B Sales in 2025

Looking to boost your B2B sales? Explore 11 proven strategies that will elevate your sales game and help you achieve remarkable results!

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The Top B2B Marketing Podcasts for 2025

Listen to the best marketing minds share hints, tips, & hacks. See the list of top B2B marketing podcasts, including Revenue Champions, Exit Five, & more.

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What is Drip Email Marketing? Strategy, Tips & Examples for 2025

Connect with leads & reach your conversion goals with drip email marketing. Click to learn what it is, how to do it & see actionable examples from Cognism.

How to Create an Email Marketing Campaign + 12 Examples

Learn the secrets of effective email marketing campaigns. Get insights, tips, and winning examples to help you create your own. Click to read!

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Lead Generation

Free Leads: 12 Easy Ways To Get Them For Sales

Looking for free leads online? We've found 12 places where you can find quality business leads for free. Click to start building your database today!

B2B Lead Generation Software: 30 Best Paid and Free Tools

Stop wasting time manually generating leads. We’ve curated a list of the best lead-generation tools to help you find, segment, nurture & convert B2B leads.

Inbound vs Outbound Marketing: How Are They Different?

Inbound vs outbound marketing. What's the difference and which is better for lead generation? We answer these questions in this quick and informative read.

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8 Reasons Why Cold Calling is Important for Sales Success

Learn 8 reasons why cold calling is important in B2B sales today, and how you can turn it into an extremely effective way to drive revenue. Click to read!

Ultimate CISO Cold Calling Script: Book Meetings With CISOs

What keeps a CISO up at night? When should you call them? Find out the answers to this, plus more in our tailored cold calling script.

Find CEOs’ Phone Numbers in Your Target Accounts [Guide]

Call CEOs legally and efficiently with Cognism's phone-verified mobile numbers. It's the best way to source CEO phone numbers in the US, UK and Europe.

Can You Still Cold Call Under GDPR?

The GDPR isn’t here to ban B2B cold calling. Instead, it aims to make it more responsible, which is good news for us all. Click to find out more.

Sales Process: Close More Deals in 8 Easy Steps!

Discover how to create a sales process that turns B2B leads into customers in this guide. Click to read and start crushing quota!

Real Live Cold Calling

Want to improve your sales skills? Get tips and tricks from Cognism's Cold Calling Live sessions! Click for advice on discovery, objections and more.

B2B Sales Cold Calling Script: Prospect Into B2B Companies

Presenting the cold calling script that Cognism's SDRs use to prospect into B2B companies and book meetings with clients. Click to see the script!

The 5 Things You Need to Do on Every Sales Call

Out of the many ways to approach sales calls, we've picked 5 key things to do on every sales call. Don't just wing it - read the rules our SDRs follow.

Ultimate CFO Cold Calling Script: Book Meetings With CFOs

Cold calling CFOs can be daunting, but all you need is a tailored script. Click to see Cognism's cold call script for CFOs, including tips and templates.