The first tip on our list of 10 telesales tips is to try to do what you can to avoid sounding like a salesperson trying to sell something. The reason we start with this tip is that when your prospect senses that you are calling to sell something, they will begin to become guarded, and [...]
We recently held a sales training webinar on 10 inside sales tips that will transform your game. You can view the video and download the slides here. Tip #1 - Don’t Sound like a Salesperson Trying to Sell Something The first inside sales tip is to try to minimize how much you sound like a [...]
Here are some quick tips to help you with creating your phone script template. Whether you want to create a phone script that you read directly from or create a sales tool that is more of a guide to keep you on track when making sales calls, the first step that you can take is [...]
Here are some getting past the gatekeeper scripts for the sales objection of “What is this call in regards to?”. But before we give you the sales script to use, let’s explain this objection in a little more detail. One of the Most Common Gatekeeper Objections The first thing to be aware of with this [...]
Here are a few tips to help you with how to create your sales call script. Step 1 - Identify the product you are trying to sell. We don’t want you to talk too much about the product you are trying to sell in your sales call script. But knowing what you might try to sell the [...]
At some point in your phone scripts for setting appointments, it is important to build interest. One key thing to keep in mind is that you don’t need to build interest to a level where the prospect wants to purchase your product. You just need to get interest to a level so that the prospect [...]
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 [...]
When teleprospecting, you will typically spend a lot of time talking with gatekeepers. But there are actually different types of gatekeepers, and knowing how they differ can help you figure out how to avoid them. Front-Desk Receptionist One of the more common gatekeepers you will encounter when teleprospecting is a front-desk receptionist. This person is usually [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]