Cold Call Script Best Practices

9 07, 2016

Share the Problems You Fix in Your Script for Appointment Setting

By Michael Halper|2024-07-26T00:15:54+00:00July 9, 2016|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Methodology, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips|0 Comments

A key tactic for your script for appointment setting is to share some examples of the problems that you help to fix. A good time to do this is after you ask some of your pre-qualifying questions. If you ask some of your questions and you don’t get any answers that give you a reason [...]

8 07, 2016

Objection Handling Scripts: Common Responses to Gatekeepers

By Michael Halper|2024-07-26T00:17:29+00:00July 8, 2016|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Sales Objection Handling, Sales Objection Rebuttals, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts|0 Comments

Here are some objection handling scripts that you can use for common gatekeeper sales objections. What is this in regards to? This is one of the most common objections that gatekeepers and prospects use to screen calls and a good example of why it is critical to have objection handling scripts. This question is [...]

7 07, 2016

Create Good Inside Sales Scripts Easily with This Process

By Michael Halper|2024-07-26T00:19:03+00:00July 7, 2016|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips|0 Comments

How to create good inside sales scripts can often seem difficult to figure out. But don't worry any longer because here is a structured process that you can go through to create a script for any product or service. Step 1: Identify the product that you want to drive demand for. We don’t want you to [...]

26 06, 2016

Gatekeeper Tactics that Can Improve Telephone Prospecting

By Michael Halper|2024-07-26T10:39:10+00:00June 26, 2016|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Sales Methodology, Sales Objection Handling, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips|0 Comments

When telephone prospecting, you can sometimes spend up to 50% of your time dealing with gatekeepers. With that being such a large percentage, if you can improve your ability to get around the gatekeeper, you can expect to see an immediate improvement in your results. Here are a few tips to help you with getting [...]

25 06, 2016

Ask Questions in Your Script for Setting Appointments by Phone

By Michael Halper|2024-07-26T10:40:03+00:00June 25, 2016|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Qualifying Prospects, Sales Methodology, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Questions, Sales Scripts|0 Comments

One of the best ways to improve your script for setting appointments by phone is to include some pre-qualifying questions at the core of the script. What are Pre-Qualifying Questions? Pre-qualifying questions are questions that determine if there is at least a slight fit on the prospect’s side for what you are trying to [...]

23 06, 2016

Perform a Sales Takeaway in Your Telemarketing Script

By Michael Halper|2024-07-26T10:40:59+00:00June 23, 2016|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Methodology, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting|0 Comments

There are some small things that you can do in your telemarketing script to improve your sales results. And one of those small things is to perform a soft takeaway at the beginning of the call. What is a Sales Takeaway? A sales takeaway, which we refer to as a soft disqualify, can be [...]

22 06, 2016

Example of a Telephone Script for Making Appointments

By Michael Halper|2024-07-26T10:42:11+00:00June 22, 2016|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Methodology, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts|0 Comments

The above video is an example of a telephone script for making appointments for a salesperson selling CPA and accounting services. This example gives us a great opportunity to break down what the salesperson does well and could have done better. We also provide a recommended cold call script for this salesperson and service at [...]

19 06, 2016

Set Appointments the Right Way: Confirm Availability First

By Michael Halper|2024-07-27T00:01:12+00:00June 19, 2016|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting|0 Comments

When you are calling prospects to set appointments, one thing that can make your cold calls go better is to start by confirming that the prospect is available for your call. This is important because you are calling someone to set appointments, and your call is technically uninvited, so you need to be completely respectful [...]

18 06, 2016

Setting Appointments Over the Phone: Here’s How to Get It Right

By Michael Halper|2024-07-27T23:02:44+00:00June 18, 2016|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Methodology, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips|0 Comments

When setting appointments over the phone, you can improve your results by staying laser-focused on the right goal. The reason we are putting this step out there is that at any point in a sales cycle, you will likely have two goals: Ultimate Goal: Close the sale, sell the product, get a new client Immediate [...]

16 06, 2016

Creating Appointment Setting Scripts: An 8-Step Guide

By Michael Halper|2024-07-27T23:04:49+00:00June 16, 2016|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Methodology, Sales Pitch, Sales Process, Sales Prospecting|0 Comments

Here are eight steps to go through when using appointment setting scripts: Step 1 - Focus on the Right Goal The first step in creating your appointment setting scripts is to focus on the right goal. If you are calling to set an appointment, your ultimate goal is to sell the product, but your immediate [...]