the.com/cold call
rejection, dialed for dollars, by someone hoping you're bored enough to say yes.
means an unsolicited sales pitch to a stranger who did not ask for it and will not miss it.
from from telemarketing floors of the mid-20th century, where salespeople worked phone lists with zero warmth or prior contact, hence cold, as opposed to a warm lead who already knows your name.
success rateoften under 2 percent conversion
best timestudies say wednesday afternoons work best
origin eraboomed with door-to-door sales in 1950s america