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Cold calling

More dials don’t always mean more conversations.

Your reps shouldn’t waste time managing calling lists, dialing numbers unlikely to answer, or dealing with spam-flagged caller IDs. Lead Hero handles the work behind every call.

Pickup-intent scoring

Know who’s likely to pick up before anyone dials.

Upload a US list and every mobile number comes back with one of eight phone intent statuses, from Likely Right-Party Answer to Likely Wrong Number.

  • Upload a CSV, a spreadsheet or pasted numbers

    100 to 250,000 US numbers per upload. Numbers you already validated are skipped.

  • Results in 1 to 2 business days

    You get an email when the list is done, and the results breakdown counts every status.

  • Right-party matches are marked

    Upload names with the numbers and the status also tells you when a number likely belongs to that person.

Sorted for your reps

Reps start with the likely answers.

Save the scored leads straight into three folders, or keep them in one folder with the status on every lead.

  • One folder per likelihood

    Likely to Answer, Needs Review and Unlikely / Invalid, each saved to a folder you choose.

  • The status stays on the lead

    Phone Intent Status shows in the leads table and in the lead sidebar.

  • Check the scores against your calls

    Analytics shows the human connect rate of your cold calls for each phone intent status.

Leads · Cold list

Tiers 1-2: Likely Right-Party Answer or Likely Answer. Most likely to pick up.

NamePhone Intent Status

Priya Raman

Oakline Roofing

Likely Right-Party Answer

Marcus Hale

Bluebird Dental

Likely Answer

Elena Ortiz

Crestline HVAC

Likely Right-Party Answer

Tom Becker

Harbor Logistics

Likely Answer

Local caller ID

Call from a local number.

Each call goes out from the number the lead saw last time, or from your number with the closest area code.

  • The same number on follow-up calls

    If the number a lead was last called from is still active and not resting, Lead Hero uses it again.

  • The closest area code otherwise

    New leads are called from your number nearest to their area code.

  • Resting numbers are skipped

    Numbers in a cool-down are left out until they are ready again.

Spam protection

Stay off Spam Likely.

Number Guard watches your caller IDs, and Lead Hero rests or swaps the ones that start to slip.

  • Number Guard checks every weekday (US and Canada)

    Numbers you turn it on for are checked against carrier and app spam databases and FTC complaints.

  • Automatic resting

    Overused or low-pickup numbers rest on their own before they burn.

  • One-switch auto-swap

    Switch it on and numbers flagged as spam are replaced, in the same area code when one is available.

Phone Numbers
Phone NumberHealthNumber Guard

+1 (512) 555-0101

Austin, TX

Healthy

31% pickups (last 50 calls)

On

+1 (737) 555-0134

Austin, TX

Likely Spam

Checked Nov 4

On

+1 (512) 555-0177

Austin, TX

Spam

Checked Nov 4

On

+1 (214) 555-0158

Dallas, TX

Healthy

27% pickups (last 50 calls)

Off

FAQ

Cold calling questions.

Call the numbers likely to answer first.