The CRM provides a feature called the Prospect Qualifier which is an area that displays all of the questions that you can ask in order to fully qualify the prospect. Not only does this feature display all of the different questions you should be asking, but there is also a place to enter notes and [...]
This is an example of a cold call that we received from a salesperson who appears to sell some sort of payroll software. While the call may seem short and uneventful, there are some really good things to reflect on and discuss. What Went Well One thing that I think went well on this example [...]
Getting into new accounts can be one of the biggest challenges for salespeople. To have the ability to do this is also where a lot of money can be made and career growth can be achieved for a salesperson. And being able to do this can be the difference between failure and success for a [...]
This is an example of a cold call that I received from what I believe is a fintech startup or a financial services provider. Overall, I think it was a pretty good cold call, and here is my review of what went well and what he could have done better. What Went Well I think [...]
Here is a cold call example from a call that I received from a financial advisor with some analysis of what went well and what he could have done better. What Went Well I think the guy on this cold call example did a pretty good job in the area of tone and the [...]
This is a cold call script example from a call I received from a stock broker. What Went Well One thing this salesperson did well on this cold call script example is that he had good energy. He almost sounded like he had just had a cup of coffee and that he enjoyed his job, and I [...]
We held a sales training webinar on “How to Do Cold Emailing,” and here is a recording of that event. If you sell something, you likely send some type of cold email. And while cold emailing can be difficult in terms of getting replies and engagement, there are some small things that you can do [...]
In this podcast, I discuss the analogy that selling to executives is like trying to talk to a pretty girl at a bar. I spend this time diving deep into this analogy not just to give you something to ponder but more so because I believe this analogy can be used as a tool that you can keep [...]
Using empathy as a social skill can help you in all areas of your life. But it can help significantly in sales prospecting, and we discuss how to do that in this video. What is empathy? A definition that I found on a quick internet search is: "the ability to understand and share the feelings of another" [...]
I recently received an inbound cold call, and I thought it was a cold call example worth analyzing because there were a few things that could have been done better. In this video, you can hear the actual call, and after the call recording, I discuss a few things that I think are worth talking about. Don’t [...]