<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><oembed><type>video</type><version>1.0</version><html>&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.loom.com/embed/6ba8bdf0ecec4a618f97051acf3f4558&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;1236&quot; height=&quot;927&quot; webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</html><height>927</height><width>1236</width><provider_name>Loom</provider_name><provider_url>https://www.loom.com</provider_url><thumbnail_height>927</thumbnail_height><thumbnail_width>1236</thumbnail_width><thumbnail_url>https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/6ba8bdf0ecec4a618f97051acf3f4558-b100c94105e03741.gif</thumbnail_url><duration>222.359</duration><title>The Phone First Framework</title><description>This Loom explains how to fix poor cold email results by pre-vetting and human-qualifying decision-makers before booking meetings. Parallax previously suffered from mismatched calls, leading to sales time wasted and unqualified attendance, but after adopting the phone-first framework they booked 52 meetings in the first 10 weeks and secured a monthly 10k retainer client. The approach uses four checks of fit, need, interest, and purpose, handles attendance accountability with confirmation and rebooking, and sends a pre-call qualification transcript to the salesperson. It also shares that CGS improved show rate from about 50 to 60 percent to 75 percent and booked 24 meetings in the first 6 weeks after tightening qualification and follow-up.</description></oembed>