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Why Tuesday at 2PM Is NOT the Best Time to Call (And Other Sales Myths Destroyed)
Myths & RealityBest Practices
8 min read
Why Tuesday at 2PM Is NOT the Best Time to Call (And Other Sales Myths Destroyed)

We analyzed 2.3 million sales calls. Everything you've been taught about call timing is wrong. Here's when prospects actually answer.

The ConnectRate Team
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Gong vs Chorus vs Clari: The $300K Revenue Intelligence Experiment
Sales ToolsAI & Tech
9 min read
Gong vs Chorus vs Clari: The $300K Revenue Intelligence Experiment

We spent $300,000 on revenue intelligence platforms. Here's what actually moves the needle and what's just expensive call recording.

The ConnectRate Team
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7 Signs Your CRM Is Killing Deals (And Your Reps Are Too Scared to Tell You)
Sales ToolsBest Practices
9 min read
7 Signs Your CRM Is Killing Deals (And Your Reps Are Too Scared to Tell You)

Your CRM was supposed to accelerate sales. Instead, it's where deals go to die. Here's how to tell if your 'sales acceleration platform' is actually a sales prevention system.

The ConnectRate Team
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The Great Sales Burnout Epidemic: Why 67% of Your SDRs Are Secretly Job Hunting
SDR & BDRBest Practices
9 min read
The Great Sales Burnout Epidemic: Why 67% of Your SDRs Are Secretly Job Hunting

Your best SDR just accepted a LinkedIn connection from a recruiter. Here's the brutal truth about why sales teams are imploding and how to stop the bleeding.

The ConnectRate Team
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Top 10 Sales Dialers Ranked: The Truth Nobody Wants to Tell You
Sales ToolsBest Practices
10 min read
Top 10 Sales Dialers Ranked: The Truth Nobody Wants to Tell You

We tested every major dialer on the market. Here's what actually works, what's overpriced, and what will waste your team's time.

The ConnectRate Team
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The Parallel Dialer Paradox: Why Calling 5 Numbers at Once Won't Save Your Sales Team
Sales ToolsMyths & Reality
7 min read
The Parallel Dialer Paradox: Why Calling 5 Numbers at Once Won't Save Your Sales Team

Parallel dialers promise 5x more conversations. Here's why they deliver 5x more frustration instead—and what actually works.

The ConnectRate Team
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Your CRM's Dirty Secret: Salesforce and HubSpot Are Graveyards of Dead Phone Numbers
Sales ToolsData Quality
13 min read
Your CRM's Dirty Secret: Salesforce and HubSpot Are Graveyards of Dead Phone Numbers

You spent $100K on Salesforce. But 73% of the phone numbers inside are corpses. Here's why your CRM is killing your sales team.

The ConnectRate Team
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The Death of Cold Calling Was Greatly Exaggerated
Product LaunchSales Strategy
5 min read
The Death of Cold Calling Was Greatly Exaggerated

Everyone said phones were dead. Then we discovered sales teams were just dialing the wrong numbers.

Robert K
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Your Data Provider Says Their Numbers Are 95% Accurate. They're Not Lying. They're Just Wrong.
Data QualityMyths & Reality
12 min read
Your Data Provider Says Their Numbers Are 95% Accurate. They're Not Lying. They're Just Wrong.

The dirty secret of B2B data: "accurate" doesn't mean "connectable." Here's why your validated data still has a 5% connect rate.

The ConnectRate Team
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Why 57% of Executives Prefer Phone Calls (And Your Team Can't Reach Them)
Sales StrategyBest Practices
9 min read
Why 57% of Executives Prefer Phone Calls (And Your Team Can't Reach Them)

C-suite executives want to hear from you. But there's a 95% chance they'll never get your call. Here's how to fix that.

The ConnectRate Team
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The Voicemail Black Hole: Why 72% of Your Calls Die in Digital Purgatory
Best PracticesSales Strategy
10 min read
The Voicemail Black Hole: Why 72% of Your Calls Die in Digital Purgatory

Your SDRs leave perfect voicemails that no one hears. Here's how to escape the voicemail trap and reach real humans.

The ConnectRate Team
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The Hidden Cost of Bad Phone Data: Why Your SDRs Are Actually Underpaid
Data QualityROI & Metrics
5 min read
The Hidden Cost of Bad Phone Data: Why Your SDRs Are Actually Underpaid

Your SDRs aren't expensive—they're just spending 87% of their time on numbers that will never answer. Here's the real math behind the phone data crisis.

Robert K
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Your SDR Metrics Are Lying to You (Here's What to Measure Instead)
ROI & MetricsMyths & Reality
7 min read
Your SDR Metrics Are Lying to You (Here's What to Measure Instead)

200 dials a day looks great on paper. But if 190 never connect, you're measuring motion, not progress.

Robert K
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The 27-Minute Window: When Your Prospects Actually Answer Their Phones
Best PracticesSales Strategy
7 min read
The 27-Minute Window: When Your Prospects Actually Answer Their Phones

We analyzed 2.3 million sales calls to find the exact moments when connect rates triple. The results will change how you structure your calling blocks.

The ConnectRate Team
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Why Your BDRs Quit After 15 Months (And How to Double Their Tenure)
SDR & BDRSales Strategy
7 min read
Why Your BDRs Quit After 15 Months (And How to Double Their Tenure)

The average BDR tenure is just 15 months. Here's the data-driven approach to keeping your best talent from burning out.

Robert K
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Apollo vs. SalesLoft vs. Outreach: They All Have the Same Fatal Flaw
Sales ToolsData Quality
7 min read
Apollo vs. SalesLoft vs. Outreach: They All Have the Same Fatal Flaw

Why spending $130/month on sales engagement platforms won't fix your pipeline problem—and the missing piece no one talks about.

The ConnectRate Team
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Mobile vs. Landline: The Shocking Truth About Which Numbers Actually Answer
Data QualityBest Practices
13 min read
Mobile vs. Landline: The Shocking Truth About Which Numbers Actually Answer

Your data provider doesn't tell you if it's mobile or landline. That's why you're missing 70% of your connections.

The ConnectRate Team
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AI Is Solving the Wrong Sales Problem (Here's the Right One)
AI & TechSales Strategy
11 min read
AI Is Solving the Wrong Sales Problem (Here's the Right One)

Everyone's using AI to write better emails. Meanwhile, 95% of their calls never connect. We're optimizing the wrong channel.

The ConnectRate Team
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Orum and Nooks Are Monitoring the Titanic While It Sinks
Sales ToolsData Quality
11 min read
Orum and Nooks Are Monitoring the Titanic While It Sinks

These AI dialers track everything—call sentiment, talk time, objections. Everything except whether the number actually works.

The ConnectRate Team
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How One B2B SaaS Company Achieved 500% ROI in 90 Days
ROI & MetricsSales Strategy
8 min read
How One B2B SaaS Company Achieved 500% ROI in 90 Days

From 3% to 18% connect rate. From 20 to 120 meetings per month. This is how a mid-market software company transformed their sales performance.

Michael Torres
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Why Monday Morning Is the Worst Time to Call (And When You Should Instead)
Best PracticesSales Strategy
7 min read
Why Monday Morning Is the Worst Time to Call (And When You Should Instead)

Everyone calls Monday morning. That's exactly why your connect rates tank. Here's the data on when prospects actually answer.

The ConnectRate Team
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The "Bring Your Own List" Lie: Why Every Dialer Tool Sets You Up to Fail
Data QualitySales Tools
12 min read
The "Bring Your Own List" Lie: Why Every Dialer Tool Sets You Up to Fail

Every sales tool says "just upload your list!" But when 95% of your list won't connect, they've sold you a Ferrari with no gas.

The ConnectRate Team
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The $47 Phone Call: What Every Sales Conversation Really Costs You
ROI & MetricsSales Strategy
12 min read
The $47 Phone Call: What Every Sales Conversation Really Costs You

Your SDRs cost $50/hour. At a 4.7% connect rate, each conversation costs $47. Here's how to cut that by 80%.

The ConnectRate Team
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The 8-Attempt Rule Is Killing Your Pipeline (Here's What Actually Works)
Myths & RealitySales Strategy
6 min read
The 8-Attempt Rule Is Killing Your Pipeline (Here's What Actually Works)

Sales gurus say it takes 8 attempts to reach a prospect. They're wrong. It takes 8 attempts to the RIGHT number.

The ConnectRate Team
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The 5-Minute Rule: Why Speed Beats Everything in Sales (But Only If You Connect)
Best PracticesSales Strategy
10 min read
The 5-Minute Rule: Why Speed Beats Everything in Sales (But Only If You Connect)

Responding within 5 minutes makes you 21x more likely to qualify a lead. But what if that lead's phone number doesn't work?

The ConnectRate Team
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The Local Presence Dialing Myth: Why Spoofing Your Number Only Gets You Halfway
Myths & RealitySales Tools
11 min read
The Local Presence Dialing Myth: Why Spoofing Your Number Only Gets You Halfway

Local presence dialing improves answer rates by 30%. But if the number is bad, 30% of zero is still zero.

The ConnectRate Team
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Why Your "Hot" Leads Go Cold: The 48-Hour Connection Crisis
Sales StrategyBest Practices
12 min read
Why Your "Hot" Leads Go Cold: The 48-Hour Connection Crisis

That demo request from Tuesday? By Thursday, they've forgotten you exist. Here's why warm leads freeze and how to prevent it.

The ConnectRate Team
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