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Cognism Connect

Handy sales and marketing info, easy-to-use guides, helpful tips, and resources about:

Cold Calling

Common cold call objections and how to respond
9 Cold Calling Objections and How to Respond for More Sales
You can't avoid cold calling objections, but can you learn to love them? For Cognism SDR Ivana that's the trick & she's sharing her tips in this article!
10 Cold Calling Sales Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
10 Cold Calling Sales Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Stop losing deals to bad cold calls. Learn the 10 biggest cold calling mistakes reps make and how to avoid them to book more meetings and close more deals.
Objection Handling
Objection Handling for 2025: Steps, Tips and Script
Facing sales objections daily? This guide offers essential steps, practical tips, and a foolproof script to help you handle objections like a pro.
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Sales

Common cold call objections and how to respond
9 Cold Calling Objections and How to Respond for More Sales
You can't avoid cold calling objections, but can you learn to love them? For Cognism SDR Ivana that's the trick & she's sharing her tips in this article!
Virtual Prospecting With Intent Data
Virtual Prospecting And Selling Tips [2025 Guide]
We're looking at the challenges and solutions of remote prospecting. Click to learn the best practices for virtual prospecting using intent data!
10 Cold Calling Sales Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
10 Cold Calling Sales Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Stop losing deals to bad cold calls. Learn the 10 biggest cold calling mistakes reps make and how to avoid them to book more meetings and close more deals.
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Webinars

Catch up on these value-packed Loop Live sessions from expert guests, digging into what works today in the modern marketing landscape.

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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Marketers can't rely on outdated tactics!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

Marketing Mistakes
6 Common Marketing Mistakes (and How to Solve Them)
Marketing is a minefield of possible mistakes. Here are six common marketing mistakes, and how a group of marketing experts avoided making them.
How to make your business stand out
How to Make Your Business Stand Out: 7 Steps for Marketers
In a day and age when copycat marketing is rife, here are 7 steps you can take to make your business stand out against the crowd.
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Email Marketing Campaigns: 12 Examples That Convert
Learn how email marketing campaigns drive results. See proven examples, industry stats and Cognism’s insights to boost engagement and ROI.
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Lead Generation

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How to Build an Email List: 15 Fresh and Easy Ways
Struggling with your email list building? Click to discover 15 fresh and easy ways to build an effective email list for B2B marketing and sales!
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How to Identify B2B Target Audience & Contact Them?
Identifying your B2B target audience and market helps companies deliver better marketing campaigns to their core customer base. Click to find out more.
What is lead conversion rate and how do you calculate it?
Lead Conversion Rate: Definition, Formula & Benchmarks
Learn the lead conversion rate formula, see worked examples, stage-by-stage funnel metrics, and benchmarks to compare your performance.
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We're on YouTube

Whether you are a beginner or an expert in the B2B space, our aim is to give you actionable sales and marketing tutorials so you can keep up to date with the latest B2B sales and marketing strategies.

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12 Best Sales Tactics to Close More Deals
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How to Find Decision Makers in a Company
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11 Best Strategies to Improve B2B Sales
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13 Lead Generation Strategies That Work
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Free Leads: 10 Ways to Find Them Online
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How to Build a Cold Call List That Converts
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Sales Acceleration: How to Speed Up Sales
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Direct Dials: How to Find Phone Numbers for Sales
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What is account-based marketing?
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LinkedIn Marketing Guide
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Check out our Podcasts

Discover the latest insights from a wide range of sales and marketing leaders, as they unpack how B2B buying behaviour has changed.

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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

 
The Ultimate Guide to Video Prospecting in Sales
Set yourself apart from the competition and make your messages memorable with video prospecting. Click to read Cognism's ultimate guide.
Content Strategies for Expansion: Creating Regional Content 
Translating your website into a new language isn't enough to engage new international audiences. You need dedicated content strategies per region!
How to Successfully Run GTM Strategies in France
Entering new markets is a challenge. But with local knowledge, you get a head start! Read our guide on successfully launching GTM strategies in France.
Pre-Entry Marketing: Key to Successful Market Expansion
Looking to expand your market reach? Our detailed guide on pre-entry marketing outlines essential tactics to help you thrive in new territories.
How Kaspr 2x’d Its Growth in EU Markets
Since its acquisition, Kaspr has gone from strength to strength. But how? Click to read 5 strategies we used to 2x Kaspr’s growth in 2 years.
C-suite Selling: 7 Tips to Win Over Decision-makers
C-suite selling - tough, but not impossible! Click here for 7 proven tactics that will help you win over top-level execs and close more deals.
The Ultimate Guide to eBook Marketing: Strategies for 2025
eBooks are an important part of many B2B marketers’ strategies. But we’re thinking about them all wrong. Click to read Cognism’s updated eBook guide.
Expanding Your Business Into Europe: Cognism’s Mistakes & Successes
We've done some trial and error when it comes to EU expansion. And we've learned a lot! Click to read Cognism's experiences expanding into EU markets.
B2B Influencers: How to Find and Work With Them
You've heard of influencers in B2C, but are you using them in your B2B marketing? Click to read how you can utilise B2B influencers for demand generation.

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