Cold Call Script Best Practices

1 02, 2013

Redirect Objections When Cold Calling for Sales

By Michael Halper|2023-11-22T05:27:55+00:00February 1, 2013|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Sales Methodology, Sales Objection Handling, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

One thing you can be certain about when cold calling for sales is you’ll very likely run into some sort of on each call. Objections are like mini stop signs in which the prospect will hold up to attempt to end the call. What you do and not do when getting an objection determines your [...]

19 01, 2013

Getting Around the Gatekeeper When Cold Calling for Sales

By Michael Halper|2024-08-18T04:29:47+00:00January 19, 2013|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Sales Coaching, Sales Methodology, Sales Objection Handling, Sales Prospecting, Sales Tips, Sales Training, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

When cold calling for sales, you’ll most likely face a gatekeeper. Initially, you’ll need to be aware that just as you’re being trained on selling and cold calling, the gatekeeper is being trained on screening your cold calls. That is one of their precise objectives: to reduce the number of unsolicited sales calls that get [...]

3 01, 2013

What You Need To Know To Create Sales Scripts That Sell

By Michael Halper|2024-08-18T04:31:47+00:00January 3, 2013|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips|0 Comments

Having the ability to create sales scripts that sell is quite often the difference between success and failure. Commonly, it is thought that there is not much that can be done in order to make a sales script better when, in reality, the product is what is going to sell. There are some fundamental things [...]

28 12, 2012

Writing a Cold Call Script? Tips to Make it Successful

By Michael Halper|2024-08-18T04:35:53+00:00December 28, 2012|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

It is not always considered the easiest thing to do when writing a cold call script. One challenge is that you typically only have a small amount of time for executing the cold call, and you most likely have a good amount of information that you would like to share and/or collect. The following are [...]

20 12, 2012

Craft a Powerful Phone Script that Gets Real Results

By Michael Halper|2024-08-18T04:40:25+00:00December 20, 2012|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

The following are some simple and clear things that can be done to make your phone script more powerful. 1. Confirm availability Include language that confirms that the prospect is available to speak with you for at least a couple of minutes at the beginning of your sales script. When you confirm that the [...]

16 12, 2012

How Sales Scripts Can Help You Make the Best Impression

By Michael Halper|2024-08-18T04:41:26+00:00December 16, 2012|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Sales Coaching, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips|0 Comments

You would find if you surveyed 100 salespeople, that the majority don’t utilize any form of a sales script. Often, scripts are seen as a nuisance to develop, but the reality is that there are valuable benefits to using sales scripts. Improves How you Sound When conversing with prospects, using a script clearly makes [...]

13 12, 2012

Use a Sales Script Example to Improve Your Cold Call Strategies

By Michael Halper|2024-08-18T04:43:28+00:00December 13, 2012|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Sales Coaching, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Script Examples, Sales Scripts, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

The above video is an example of a sales script example for a salesperson who is selling IT services. The actual services being sold are software development and staff augmentation. The salesperson appears to be calling out of India because the accent is very strong and almost difficult to understand. But even with that, there are [...]

20 11, 2012

What is a Cold Call Template and How to Use it

By Michael Halper|2024-08-21T03:18:17+00:00November 20, 2012|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Sales Coaching, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips|0 Comments

You can greatly improve your sales results by using a cold call template as a guide when making sales calls. A lot of people go back and forth about whether to use a sales script or not. The reality is that using some sort of outline will greatly improve how you sound and improve your [...]

7 11, 2012

Learn From a Sales Script Sample: Qualify & Build Interest

By Michael Halper|2024-08-21T03:20:21+00:00November 7, 2012|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Sales Coaching, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips|0 Comments

Here are some details and tips for a sales script sample: Sales Script Sample Introduction Hello, I’m trying to reach the IT Director. Can you point me in the right direction? Hello Tom. This is Tina Jones calling from Latitude. Have I caught you in the middle of anything at this time? Value statement Great, [...]

2 11, 2012

The Dos and Don’ts for a Cold Call Script

By Michael Halper|2024-08-21T03:22:52+00:00November 2, 2012|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Sales Coaching, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

There are clear dos and don’ts when writing a cold call script and they’re outlined below. Introduction Is your introduction as brief as possible? When you’re cold calling, you’re calling prospects out of the blue. Technically, your call is uninvited or unwanted which means you need to be respectful of the prospect’s time. With [...]