Direct marketing tactic (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

cold call

(Other definitions for cold call that I've seen before include "Unannounced visit" , "make uninvited visits" , "Make unsolicited contact to sell something" , "sales pitch" , "Sales technique" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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