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Cold Call An unsolicited telephone call by a broker to a completely unknown person in an attempt to convince the person to become a client of that broker or brokerage. This practice is controversial and some jurisdictions have enacted laws limiting its legitimate use. See also: order period. cold call To make unsolicited contact with persons for the purpose of making a sale.In real estate, new agents will often cold call entire neighborhoods in an attempt to obtain listings. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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After weeks of agonizing pillow discussions with his wife - and more than one cold-call offer to help him make a tidy profit by quickly turning over the exclusive property - Stimson opted for the money, a more practical choice for the recent father. Leftwich, 71, wasn't receiving calls from friends and family--he was on the list of seemingly every telemarketer working the senior citizen, cold-call beat. Michael Sedge, CEO of The Sedge Group, a marketing company, pins insurers' bad image on the fact that consumers are forced to buy insurance in certain cases, and they hate the idea of cold-call insurance sales pitches. |
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