
The future of cold calling is:
⛔️ Booking live meetings
✅ Effective voicemails
✅ Persuasive AI screening
The data doesn't lie.
Cold call pick-up rates ain't going up. It's at 5.4% and is declining substantially every year.
Reps who make cold calls + leave voicemails more than triple their cold email reply rates.
And now we're in the era of engaging with AI phone screeners.
✅ The Magic Combination: Relevance + Social Proof
Social proof increases cold email reply rates by 41%. The effect is similar with voicemails.
Your prospect has two questions when reading voicemail transcripts:
- Is this relevant?
- Is this credible?
Make sure you answer both of those questions.
✅ Triple cold email reply rates with this voicemail script
Don't ask for a callback. Point the prospect to your email.
Front-load every relevant part of your VM first.
The formula: [relevant attention grabber] + [social proof] + [CTA]
"Saw a big problem on your website. Similar to our work with The North Face and Columbia. You're missing an express check out option that's cutting cart conversions by 25%+. Sent you an email with more info. Subject line is: "express checkout." It's Jason. No need to call back. Subject line is "express checkout."
✅ Use a similar formula for AI phone screeners
Just make it shorter.
"With the upcoming FAPI study approval, I imagine reducing study start times is a focus. Had a few ideas we're helping A & B with that could be helpful. My name is Jason."
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Want more tips like this to increase cold email reply rates?
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P.S. Gong helped us pull 85M+ cold email data points to tell you exactly what's working in 2025. We'll share it all with you.
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