It happened again.

I accepted a LinkedIn invitation from someone I didn’t know, sent a personal response to greet my new connection, and immediately received a cold calling message from someone looking only for lead generation:

I’d love to talk and hear about you, what’s happening in your business and how you think I can contribute to your success. In fact, after looking at your profile I would like to loop in our VP of Marketing, (Name), and invite you to our free strategy call for lead generation and list building. He is one of the best in the country when it comes to marketing strategies. We will get to know each other and I promise to share at least 4-5 new strategies that you could utilize in your business right away to get consistent flow of targeted leads. Here is the calendar link: By the way, what would be a good # to reach you at?

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