Cold FaceTiming: Fad or Future?
There’s a lot of talk on LinkedIn lately about cold FaceTiming as an outbound strategy. Yes, you read that right, cold FaceTiming.
With some critics saying email is dead and the pandemic affecting cold calling-- is this the way to go?
Most people are having fun with the idea, but like you, we’re wondering:
- Is this a real strategy?
- What is it?
- Who is doing it?
- Does it actually work?
Let's dive in.
Is this a real strategy?
Believe it or not, it is.
What is cold FaceTiming a prospect?
While it’s not always receptive, salespeople are cold calling mobile numbers, and it's working. With the pandemic pushing a powerful embrace of remote work, we’re using our cell phones and leveraging data tools like ZoomInfo and LeadIQ to make this a standard practice.
Looping in the FaceTime technique is a chance for salespeople to be different. It’s as straightforward as that.
Who is doing it?
Cold FaceTiming as a strategy is still relatively new and not (yet) engrained in the sales playbooks of the world.
A sales development rep at Mosaic.tech shared their experimental success with the strategy. His team wanted to test out the craziness of the method, and upon their third try, they got a CEO of a cyber security company to answer.
The convo was simple: address the absurdity of the method and continue with their pitch. The response was positive.
Are you bought in?
Some will view this as too intrusive, while others will relish in the creativity and boldness of cold FaceTiming. But only time will tell if this strategy becomes tried and true. Either way, FaceTime or not, happy prospecting!
