Cold calling question: How do you get past gatekeepers at small businesses? I'm calling home service companies and it feels like 90% of my calls end with an office manager asking what it's about and then politely shutting it down before I can talk to the owner. For those doing SMB outbound successfully, what does your opener sound like? What actually gets you through to the decision maker without sounding like every other salesperson? Looking for real-world advice, not sales trainer scripts. submitted by /u/TreasureLake2020 [link] [comments]