Cold Call Script Best Practices

24 01, 2020

Cold Call Script Example for Internet Services [+ Free Script Kit]

By Michael Halper|2026-07-03T03:19:40+00:00January 24, 2020|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Cold Calling Examples, Inside Sales, Telemarketing, Telesales, Training Videos|0 Comments

Here is a cold call script example from a salesperson selling cable and internet services. In this video and blog post, I will break down the call into the different steps of the SMART cold call process. At each step, I will share what she does, then what I would do, and, between the two, [...]

22 01, 2020

How to Generate Leads from Events

By Michael Halper|2024-07-23T03:06:40+00:00January 22, 2020|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Cold Calling Examples, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Methodology, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

Hosting webinars and events is a great way to generate leads for your business. Usually, after you have an event, you will have a spreadsheet of registrations or attendees. This is a great list to work on, but it can often be unclear what best to do to convert the list of attendees into leads. [...]

7 12, 2019

Cold Call Example with Analysis: Business Process Outsourcing

By Michael Halper|2024-07-25T02:23:23+00:00December 7, 2019|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Cold Calling Examples, Inside Sales, Sales Pitch, Sales Process, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

Here is a real cold call example from a salesperson that appears to sell PEO services, which is a type of HR and payroll outsourcing. In this video, we provide the recording of the call and after that we provide an assessment of the call in terms of what went well and what could have [...]

3 12, 2019

Sell More to Customers with this Cross-Sell Cold Call Script

By Michael Halper|2024-07-25T02:27:15+00:00December 3, 2019|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Cold Calling Examples, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Script Examples, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

A cross-sell cold call script is a script that you can use to call existing customers to try to upsell them on a different or additional product. Here is how you can create your sales script for cross-selling and upselling existing customers. Introduction Since this is an existing customer, opening the call should be fairly [...]

11 07, 2019

Example of a Cold Call from a Payroll Software Salesperson

By Michael Halper|2026-07-18T14:14:16+00:00July 11, 2019|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Cold Calling Examples, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

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 [...]

30 05, 2019

How to Get Your Foot in the Door of New Accounts

By Michael Halper|2024-07-25T02:40:52+00:00May 30, 2019|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Methodology, Sales Pitch, Sales Process, Sales Prospecting, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

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 [...]

22 05, 2019

Cold Call Example With Analysis: Fintech Startup (Lessons Learned)

By Michael Halper|2026-06-27T09:46:34+00:00May 22, 2019|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Cold Calling Examples, Inside Sales, Sales Prospecting, Sales Script Examples, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

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. Here is my review of what went well and what he could have done better. What Went Well I think [...]

7 05, 2019

Cold Call Example: Financial Advisor [+ Sales Script Template Kit]

By Michael Halper|2026-07-03T08:05:15+00:00May 7, 2019|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Cold Calling Examples, Sales Script Examples, Sales Scripts|0 Comments

Here is a cold call example from a call I received from a financial advisor, with analysis of what went well and what he could have done better. What Went Well I think the guy in this cold call example did a pretty good job with tone and the overall impression he made. These are the qualities that I [...]

21 04, 2019

Cold Call Script Example with Analysis: Stockbroker

By Michael Halper|2026-07-13T06:17:36+00:00April 21, 2019|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Cold Calling Examples, Sales Script Examples, Sales Scripts, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

This is a cold call script example from a call I received from a stockbroker. 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 [...]

10 04, 2019

The Art of Selling to Executives: Insights and Tips

By Michael Halper|2024-07-25T02:53:46+00:00April 10, 2019|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Sales Methodology, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Tips, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

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 [...]