Congratulations!
On Thursday I decided to take my own advice and pick up the phone in checking to see if there might be any interest in an undeveloped news-related domain I have. First I spent quite a while trying to find specific contact numbers for several companies including Yahoo! and Google. For the latter two, I ended up calling their general numbers. In both cases my requests to talk to someone in Marketing were rebuffed and I was referred to an online form. Usually I am able to get a lot further than that. What really helps is if you have a specific contact name or referral from someone you know.
That does not mean I will give up on trying to make phone contact whenever possible, but it does reinforce what people are saying here about the importance of sending carefully-prepared emails!
Anyway, I am usually optimistic, but I am not carrying too much hope for hearing back from anyone whose form I used. But I'll let you know if I do.
