I have a telemarketer that hit a record this week - 291 calls dialed by hand in a day. If you just sit down and dial, you can still get a lot of calls done.
I 100% agree. I've seen it done over and over and over again. That's too many for me, but it is possible. I once knew a guy who made about 900-1000 calls between Monday 8am, and Wednesday evening. Ran many appointments between Thursday and Saturday eve. I wish I had that kind of discipline. The guy was a strange bird, as in socially weird in the office, just my opinion...he reminded me of a drone, but mucho respect to him.
I've seen quite a few guys make 200-300 hand dials a day, have even seen one guy I used to ride with continue cold calling in his car after we've left the office. Another crazy bird. lol. The burning desire in some people can be incredible.