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Direct Dials: How to Find Direct Phone Numbers for Sales?
Here's a list of ways to get phone-ready leads for sales. Cognism is a direct-dial phone numbers provider in NAM, EMEA, and APAC.
The SMB Cold Calling Guide
The SMB Guide to Cold Calling [+3 Data-Backed Strategies]
Discover data-backed cold calling strategies for SMBs in 2025. Learn the best times, tactics, and tools to boost connect rates and book more meetings.
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What Are Sales Channels and Which Ones Should You Use?
Discover the different types of sales channels and learn how to choose the best ones for your business in this comprehensive guide.
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26 Best Sales Tools & Software Used by B2B Sales Leaders
26 Best Sales Tools & Software Used by B2B Sales Leaders
Looking for the best B2B sales tools? This comprehensive list highlights 26 essential software solutions to enhance your sales process.
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Sales Admin: the Unsung Hero of Closing Deals
Sales admin isn’t the coolest part of sales, but it’s undoubtedly the unsung hero of closing deals. Keep reading for tips from Cognism’s sales superstars!
The 9 Soft Skills Every Salesperson Needs
The 9 Soft Skills Every Salesperson Needs
Soft sales skills are pivotal in establishing trust, nurturing relationships and sealing deals. This blog explores the 9 most vital soft skills for reps.
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The Loop Live: Paid Social Strategy and Ad Creative Deep Dive
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Marketers can't rely on outdated tactics!
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Easy Mode Content Strategy: How We Implement it at Cognism
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Demand Generation Software: 19 Tools We Tested
The best demand generation tools to build a successful demand generation engine as recommended by experts.
Gated Vs Ungated Content: the Great Marketing Debate
Gated Vs Ungated Content: the Great Marketing Debate
What's the best marketing strategy- gated vs ungated content? That’s the question a group of B2B marketers strive to answer. Click to read the debate.
12 Best Demand Generation Metrics to Track in 2024
12 Best Demand Generation Metrics to Track in 2025
Tracking demand generation metrics is how SaaS brands ensure revenue success. Here are 12 key metrics & KPIs to monitor this year and beyond!
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The Mega List of 31 Best B2B Lead Generation Tools & Software
Stop wasting time manually generating leads. We’ve curated a list of the best lead-generation tools to help you find, segment, nurture & convert B2B leads.
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How to Prioritise Sales Leads: 6 Top Tips
In this blog, we uncover 6 steps to prioritise sales leads more effectively. Say goodbye to wasted time and hello to a smoother sales journey!
What is a Marketing Development Representative (MDR)?
What is a Marketing Development Representative (MDR)?
Marketing Development Representatives (MDRs) are specialised salespeople. In this blog, find out what an MDR is and how they align sales and marketing.
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12 Best Sales Tactics to Close More Deals
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11 Best Strategies to Improve B2B Sales
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Free Leads: 10 Ways to Find Them Online
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Sales Acceleration: How to Speed Up Sales
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Amy Collins

Demand Generation Content Manager

Amy Collins is Cognism’s Demand Generation Content Manager - and Cognism’s only Scottish marketer - based in Edinburgh, Scotland! She joined the company in 2022 as a journalistic content writer, having worked in digital marketing since her university graduation in 2018.

Over the past few years, she’s focused on creating value-led journeys with content in B2B SaaS. Passionate about making B2B content less boring and finding new content formats that excite and engage people. Exploring topics within B2B marketing and sales, provide her readers with real life, actionable tactics.

Today, Amy manages the demand generation content team, creating content for marketing campaigns and producing thought leadership content with real expert insights. 

Expertise
  • Marketing and demand generation
  • Sales and cold calling
  • EU expansion 
  • Go-to-market strategies
  • Podcasting and working with subject matter experts
Education
  • University of Dundee Bachelor of Science - BSc, Business Management and Marketing 2014 - 2018 Grade: First Class Honors 

Posts by Amy Collins

 
Content Strategy: The Easy Mode Framework
Restricted by content formats, producing weekly blogs and struggling for what to say? Revolutionise your content strategy with the Easy Mode framework.
How to Create an Effective Sales Incentive Plan
The behaviours you incentivise are the behaviours you get. So how do you build an effective sales incentive plan for your team? Read here!
Implementing a Demand Generation-led Paid Strategy
Running a demand generation strategy requires alignment with paid ads to distribute DG content and messaging. Click to read how Cognism is doing this.
Date-a-vendor Inbound Playbook: From Hand-Raisers to Happy Ever After
Inbound leads don’t always mean buying intent. This playbook shows you how to turn hand-raisers into high-quality pipeline.
Date-a-vendor Evaluation Playbook #5: 'We Need Better EMEA Data'
Evaluate data vendors for EMEA with confidence - get accurate, compliant, and campaign-ready contacts across key European markets.
Date-a-vendor Evaluation Playbook #3: 'We Need Data Volume & Quality!'
Evaluation Playbook #3 helps RevOps and Marketing leaders assess B2B data vendors based on their ability to support multi-channel precision.
Date-a-vendor Evaluation Playbook #2: 'We Need Better Data Quality!'
Find your perfect data match! Playbook 2 of the Date-a-Vendor series helps teams evaluate B2B data providers when quality matters most.
Date-a-vendor Evaluation Playbook #1: 'We Need More Volume!'
Looking for a data provider with scale? This playbook helps teams evaluate vendors based on volume, without sacrificing quality.
Enterprise Marketing: Cognism’s ABM Strategy
How do you target enterprise accounts when they have 1.8x businesses trying to catch their attention? Read Cognism's ABM strategy to find out.

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