Here are some dos and don'ts for prospecting on LinkedIn. Don’t Sound Like a Salesperson There are two reasons that make it even more important to not sound like a salesperson when communicating with prospects on LinkedIn. First, the people that you want to pursue are likely getting messages from a lot of product [...]
"What is this in regards to" is the most popular objection for gatekeepers and prospects because it is very effective at identifying if the person calling is a salesperson who is trying to sell something. Since you are a salesperson who is trying to sell something, if you comply with this objection, you might say [...]
Here are some tips and tactics that can improve the interactions you have with gatekeepers. Understand the Gatekeeper One of the reasons that gatekeepers can sometimes be difficult and unpleasant is that they are sometimes instructed to keep salespeople out. Gatekeepers are often trained on how to identify when calls are from salespeople who are [...]
If you are cold calling and trying to get your foot in the door of an account and the target prospect never answers his or her phone, this will seem like a significant barrier preventing you from selling to that account. The simple workaround for this is to find other contacts at the account that [...]
I personally believe that it is not optimum to ask prospects to call you back on voicemail messages that you leave during cold calling efforts and I say this for a couple of reasons: It is rude: If you ask a prospect to call you back in a voicemail message, you are asking them to [...]
When you are sending cold emails to prospects, do not ask the prospect if they saw or read the emails you have sent them in the past. For example, some salespeople will send a second email that starts with something like this: Did you see my last email? Did you read my last email? You [...]
Salespeople often complain about prospects not returning their calls after they leave voicemail messages, and they ponder what to say to get prospects to call back. It is not good to spend time and energy thinking about this because it is my belief that prospects do not return calls from voicemails that are left by [...]
Sending cold emails on LinkedIn has become one of the most popular ways to try to get new prospects and generate leads. And while LinkedIn makes it very easy to connect with and message prospects, it is also very easy to make mistakes with your messages. With that being the case, here is a brain [...]
This is a webinar recording where we share a few tips to help with selling during a global pandemic. Also, Read An Example of a Cold Call Example from Another Financial Advisor
A startup's ability to secure early-stage customers and adopters can often be the difference between failure and success. And while it can be challenging to get net new customers at any stage of the business, there are definitely some things that you can do and focus on to help secure those first customers. The attached [...]