This is a real cold call example from a recent LinkedIn connection. We have taken the call recording of the cold call and broken it down to create a play-by-play analysis to outline what the sales person does well and what could have been done better. One thing that I think this cold call example [...]
This next tip may sound a bit fluffy, but there is a concept of using affirmations to improve your mindset. An affirmation is a positive statement that is a reminder of your strengths or something good in your life. Having these reminders can be helpful because we often think about our problems, weaknesses, or what [...]
The daily life of a salesperson can be chaotic with a lot of pressure and many different tasks that need to be completed. This can create a lot of stress if you don’t have the right level of organization in place. One thing you can do to minimize the chaos and stress is to compartmentalize [...]
When prospecting on LinkedIn that you want to contact, it is time to figure out how to reach out, and you have a few different options: Send an invitation to become LinkedIn connections Send an email message through LinkedIn Send an email outside of LinkedIn Call the prospect INVITING TO BECOME CONNECTIONS If you see [...]
One of the main sales tips that we recommend is to not sound like a salesperson that is trying to sell something when communicating with prospects. But there are two reasons that make this even more important when communicating with prospects on LinkedIn. First, the people that you want to pursue are likely getting messages [...]
If a salesperson is operating more as a taker, he or she might feel less confident about the reason for contacting a prospect, and this can lead to the salesperson using weaker language than he or she should. For example, many salespeople will open a cold call or email by saying something similar to one [...]
We hosted a webinar on how to create an attention-grabbing sales message and you can watch a recording of that sales training workshop here, as well as download the slides. There are four points in this video where we don't go into detail because the concepts are explained in stand alone videos and below are [...]
One of the biggest mistakes that I believe salespeople make when prospecting on LinkedIn is that they do what I call the “Instant Pitch.” This is where the salesperson sends an invite to connect and immediately after the contact accepts, the salesperson sends a product selling email. Here is an example of what this may [...]
It may sound a little far-fetched to imagine changing the way you think, but there are some very small and practical things that you can do to modify how you think and feel while selling and talking with prospects. Value Awareness If you are in more of a product selling mode and trying to talk [...]
One thing you can do to improve your mindset when selling is to view yourself more as a helper when talking to prospects. This can be helpful because when you are in product selling mode, it can be easy to view yourself as a “taker”—you are calling prospects to initially take their time so that [...]
If you are in more of a product selling mode and trying to talk prospects into wanting what you sell, it can be easy to have your product and its features primarily at the front of your mind. And with that type of mindset, you can feel like you are bugging prospects because you are [...]
When prospecting on LinkedIn, it is very important to always keep in mind that the contacts you are reaching out to are getting sold to by a lot of salespeople every day. With that, try to not send messages that are all about you to contacts you find on LinkedIn. For example, salespeople often send [...]
