There are a few different answers to the question, ‘how often should you reach out to prospects?’

Frequency of calling 

First, let’s talk about how often you should be picking up the phone and having conversations with prospects.

I am a strong believer that ALL salespeople should be cold calling on a regular basis. Yes, even senior salespeople!

Dialing and engaging with prospects keeps your skills sharp, models good habits to your younger employees and helps you stay ‘in the game’. Making calls is the best way to stay familiar with current tools, aware of the latest objections (though those do seem to stay the same over the years) and helps you formulate new and innovative ways to interact with potential clients. 

How many days a week you set aside for cold calling and how many calls you make per day should be based on your goals and your call/ appointment ratio. See our post Know and Monitor Your KPI’s for Cold Calling Success for how to calculate this ratio and other KPI’s you should be monitoring.

And check out our post Less is More for more on how many calls YOU should be making.

Follow-up calls 

The second answer to the question of how often you should reach out to prospects is related to following up after that initial call.

I refer to this as our ‘Cadence’. We use a four-week cadence where we reach out to a prospect at least two times each week for four weeks. If, after those contacts, we have determined that they are a good fit but have not yet set an appointment, we put them into a rotation where we will reach out to them again in 90 days.

Note: this rotation may vary based on the number of leads you have. I never recommend exceeding 120 days.

So, while there is no single ‘right’ answer to how often you should reach out to prospects, this post should give you the information you need to determine the right answer for YOU.

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