Inside Sales: Cold Calling Tips and Strategies

17 07, 2015

How to Get Prospects to Answer the Phone When Cold Calling

By Michael Halper|2024-08-06T02:56:18+00:00July 17, 2015|Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Sales Methodology, Sales Tips, Sales Training|0 Comments

The biggest challenge when cold calling is getting prospects to answer the phone. Having the best product and pitch means nothing if you can’t talk to someone. If you feel like a lot of your calls go straight to voicemail, watch this webinar recording on “How to Get Prospect to Answer the Phone When Cold [...]

12 05, 2015

How To Get Prospects To Respond To Your Voicemail Messages

By Michael Halper|2024-08-06T03:14:42+00:00May 12, 2015|Inside Sales, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

It can be tough to get prospects on the phone. Your repeated attempts will often end at the prospect’s voicemail box. With that, it can sometimes be unclear what to do. Do I leave a message? Do I hang up? If I leave a message, what do I say that will get the prospect to [...]

12 04, 2015

Why Sales Scripts Are Essential for Sales Success

By Michael Halper|2024-08-07T03:12:19+00:00April 12, 2015|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips|0 Comments

I was talking with a former customer of Sales Scripter this week. She mentioned that they did not need Sales Scripter anymore because "sales scripts are really only something that new salespeople need,” and they let their new salesperson go. She mentioned how she and others on the team have 18-plus years of sales experience, [...]

24 01, 2015

Whatever You Do, Don’t Sound like a Salesperson

By Michael Halper|2023-10-25T10:47:00+00:00January 24, 2015|Communicating Value, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Coaching, Sales Methodology, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Tips|0 Comments

When you are cold calling a prospect, the contact will have their guard up at a medium level when they answer the phone. Everything that you say will either increase or decrease their guardedness. If you can simply improve your ability to not trigger their guard so that it either stays level or decreases, you [...]

24 12, 2014

The Best Salesperson Asks the Best Questions

By Michael Halper|2024-08-08T05:02:45+00:00December 24, 2014|Inside Sales, Qualifying Prospects, Sales Methodology, Sales Prospecting, Sales Questions, Sales Scripts, Sales Tips, Sales Training|0 Comments

If you are in sales, you might find yourself chasing a desire to be a better salesperson. You may be new to sales and just trying to figure out what to do. Or you may be a seasoned rep and you are always looking for ways to get to the next level. Or you may [...]

21 11, 2014

Writing Your Own Cold Call Script: A How-To Guide

By Michael Halper|2024-08-09T04:44:33+00:00November 21, 2014|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Sales Scripts, Sales Training, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

“I don’t need to use a cold call script” is what a lot of salespeople will say or think when the subject of a cold call script is mentioned. When someone says this, it is usually because they either think that scripts are for junior salespeople or for those who work more in an inside [...]

15 11, 2014

How to Have “Business Conversations” When Sales Prospecting

By Michael Halper|2023-10-27T08:02:26+00:00November 15, 2014|Communicating Value, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Coaching, Sales Prospecting, Sales Tips|0 Comments

There was a point in my sales career when I sold enterprise software and the message coming down from my management was to have “business conversations” when you are sales prospecting. This was actually a really good directive from the top as what they were saying was to get away with talking about products and [...]

10 08, 2014

Establish Momentum When it is Time for Phone Prospecting

By Michael Halper|2023-10-31T05:32:31+00:00August 10, 2014|Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Prospecting, Sales Tips, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

Phone prospecting is something that most of us do not look forward to. But at some point, it has to be done. Here are some quick tips to help you power through that mental resistance. Schedule time for prospecting Prospecting over the phone is likely just one of the many things that you need [...]

11 02, 2014

What You Need to Know About Cold Call Scripts

By Michael Halper|2024-07-24T10:34:27+00:00February 11, 2014|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Pitch, Sales Prospecting, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

Don’t use a cold call script….is what some sales professionals say. Are they right? Let’s break that philosophy down to answer that question. You do not sound good when you read from a script. There are a couple of reasons why a salesperson might be fairly negative about the concept of using a script. [...]

29 01, 2014

Cold Calling Techniques: 9 Easy Steps to Improve Results

By Michael Halper|2024-08-10T01:25:52+00:00January 29, 2014|Cold Call Script, Cold Calling, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Sales Coaching, Sales Prospecting, Sales Tips, Telemarketing, Telesales|0 Comments

Here are 9 cold calling techniques that are easy to implement and can help you to immediately improve your results. 1. Focus on the right goal It is very easy for us salespeople to “always be closing.” But what are you trying to close when you are on a cold call? Don’t try to [...]