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{"claim_id":"b2b-cold-calling-statistics-2026-083","slug":"b2b-cold-calling-statistics-2026","metric_category":"benchmark","claim":"Trellus gives 4% to 6% as a connect-rate range for unverified or generic data, 6% to 10% for verified mobile numbers, and 10%+ for strong execution.","source_domain":"trellus.ai","source_url":"https://www.trellus.ai/post/average-cold-call-connect-rate","source_title":"Average Cold Call Connect Rate (2026): Benchmarks, Stats & How to Improve","source_quality":"medium","methodology":"Trellus 2026 vendor benchmark article about connect-rate ranges, persona ranges, data quality, timing, and caller ID hygiene. Scraped with Firecrawl on May 10, 2026.","caveat":"Directional vendor benchmark, not a neutral primary dataset.","audited_at":"2026-05-10"}
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{"claim_id":"b2b-cold-calling-statistics-2026-086","slug":"b2b-cold-calling-statistics-2026","metric_category":"benchmark","claim":"ZoomInfo summarizes average cold calling success rates at 2% to 3% and top performer success rates at 6% to 10%+.","source_domain":"pipeline.zoominfo.com","source_url":"https://pipeline.zoominfo.com/sales/cold-calling-statistics","source_title":"Cold Calling Statistics: 2026 Benchmarks and Data for B2B Sales Teams","source_quality":"medium","methodology":"ZoomInfo 2026 cold calling benchmark article citing several external sales sources and ZoomInfo case-study context. Scraped with Firecrawl on May 10, 2026.","caveat":"Aggregator/vendor benchmark. Prefer direct sources where possible.","audited_at":"2026-05-10"}
{"claim_id":"b2b-cold-calling-statistics-2026-087","slug":"b2b-cold-calling-statistics-2026","metric_category":"benchmark","claim":"SalesHive summarizes a typical B2B connect-rate range of 3% to 10% and a top-team range of 7% to 10%+ with strong direct-dial data and timing.","source_domain":"saleshive.com","source_url":"https://saleshive.com/blog/b2b-sales-cold-calling-benchmarks-teams-2025/","source_title":"Cold Calling Benchmarks for B2B Sales Teams in 2025","source_quality":"medium","methodology":"SalesHive 2025 benchmark article summarizing funnel metrics and citing Cognism, SalesHive, Optifai, Bridge Group summaries, and other sources. Scraped with Firecrawl on May 10, 2026.","caveat":"Agency/vendor summary with cited sources; use as secondary operational context.","audited_at":"2026-05-10"}
{"claim_id":"b2b-cold-calling-statistics-2026-088","slug":"b2b-cold-calling-statistics-2026","metric_category":"benchmark","claim":"SalesHive summarizes average dial-to-meeting performance around 2.5% and top performer performance at 5% to 8%.","source_domain":"saleshive.com","source_url":"https://saleshive.com/blog/b2b-sales-cold-calling-benchmarks-teams-2025/","source_title":"Cold Calling Benchmarks for B2B Sales Teams in 2025","source_quality":"medium","methodology":"SalesHive 2025 benchmark article summarizing funnel metrics and citing Cognism, SalesHive, Optifai, Bridge Group summaries, and other sources. Scraped with Firecrawl on May 10, 2026.","caveat":"Agency/vendor summary with cited sources; use as secondary operational context.","audited_at":"2026-05-10"}
{"claim_id":"b2b-cold-calling-statistics-2026-089","slug":"b2b-cold-calling-statistics-2026","metric_category":"benchmark","claim":"SalesHive summarizes typical SDR daily call activity at 40 to 50 dials and top-team activity at 50 to 70 thoughtful dials.","source_domain":"saleshive.com","source_url":"https://saleshive.com/blog/b2b-sales-cold-calling-benchmarks-teams-2025/","source_title":"Cold Calling Benchmarks for B2B Sales Teams in 2025","source_quality":"medium","methodology":"SalesHive 2025 benchmark article summarizing funnel metrics and citing Cognism, SalesHive, Optifai, Bridge Group summaries, and other sources. Scraped with Firecrawl on May 10, 2026.","caveat":"Agency/vendor summary with cited sources; use as secondary operational context.","audited_at":"2026-05-10"}