I think one of the problems with cold calling is that you might be calling during times when the business owners are busy and therefore will have no time to entertain your calls. I believe this is why so many people get annoyed at telemarketing calls as well. As far as emails you need to just be careful with not spamming business owners but aside from that I think emails might work best. Hope this helps!

-Alexandra
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