This is module 9 in the Smart Sales System, where we will discuss how to use voicemail messages most effectively in sales. You might not think much about what to do with voicemail: you might just hang up most of the time, then leave a voicemail every once in a while, asking the prospect to call you [...]
This is an example of cold calling for lead generation. After the call recording, we break down what went well and what could have been handled better on the cold call. The Cold Call Opener This salesperson used a cold call opener that is worth stopping to talk about. He used the self-depricating approach [...]
In this video, we discuss how to create cold emails that get responses. I get between 50 and 100 cold emails per day, and they are all bad. They all sound exactly the same: This is the company I am with, This is what I sell. Do you need what I sell? Can I schedule [...]
I was recently sent a 50-page document that someone referred to as a sales playbook. And while the document was very informative, it is not what I would consider to be a playbook. If only for one reason: if you give a 50-page document to a salesperson, it will not be a tool they can [...]
The first thing I learned on my first day as a salesperson was that you do not sell over email. I think this is worth stopping to talk about because I get between 50 to 100 cold emails and DMs per day, and almost none of those salespeople ever pick up the phone to call [...]
When selling a product and trying to build interest and credibility, there is a lot to discuss. You may want to discuss what the product is, how it works, and why the prospect should consider purchasing it. What makes this difficult is that when performing cold outreach, you only have a few minutes of time [...]
This is module three in the SMART Sales System sales training program. In this video, we will discuss how to leverage pain points to generate leads and sell more. Focus on the Prospect’s Pain I first learned about the concept of pain points at the midpoint of my career, when I was working as [...]
In this week’s Mindset Monday, we discuss how to decrease the fear of cold calling. Regardless of your level of sales experience, we can all feel fear when it is time to pick up the phone. The bad news is that this anxiety or dread will always be there to some degree. And the good [...]
The tactic for today is to sell like a detective when working in B2B sales. Which probably does not make sense because when you think of a detective, you probably don’t think of selling being something that a detective does. A detective will typically start with a description of a person who committed a crime. [...]
Welcome to the Intro to SMART Selling module of The SMART Sales System. This is a full sales methodology that is very focused on providing clarity for what to do and say when prospecting, performing cold outreach, and meeting with prospects and potential customers. This series of videos aligns with the book titled The SMART [...]