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Originally Posted by DMB
It's a term used by salespeople. If one makes calls trying to sell a product, one either calls someone or some company that has already expressed some sort of interest or one can try cold calls. Cold-calling is making unsolicited contact in the hope of a sale. In my experience the term is most frequently used in the context of making telephone calls.
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Agreed - it most commonly refers to phone calling, but when it's displayed on a street sign, it's referring to calling at people's houses.