We hold a public training session every week during which we make calls to demonstrate real cold calling examples. Whether the cold calling examples go well or not, each call is a great opportunity to reflect on what went well and what could have been done better. I will try to provide a review or quick analysis of this [...]
We recently held a webinar where we outlined objection rebuttals, and one of the sales objections we discussed was “I am not interested.” In this clip from the objection rebuttals webinar, we discuss a few options that you have for how to respond to this objection. Don’t try to overcome the objection One thing [...]
We recently held a webinar where we outlined objection rebuttals, and one of the sales objections we discussed was, “We already use someone for that.” In this clip from the webinar, we discuss a few options that you have for how to respond to this objection. Don’t try to overcome the objection If you [...]
We recently held a webinar where we outlined sales objection rebuttals for the most common sales objections, and here is a recording as well as the slides available for download. Here are some of the main topics that we discussed in this webinar. 3 Options for Handling Objections One way to start to simplify [...]
I had a conversation with a family member recently, and I thought it was a good example of why you need a good sales pitch. Or an example of me not using a great sales pitch. Background The background is that I recently bought a set of ceramic knives, and I have been pretty [...]
Cold calling is one of the most difficult sales activities. You operate in an almost hostile environment, have a ton of information to share, and only have a 2—to 5-minute window to work in. Believe it or not, we have a process that you can implement that will not only make it easier but also [...]
Creating a good outbound sales script is not an easy thing to do. Here are some tips that will not only make it easier for you to create your script but also help you create one that is good and works. 1. Don’t sound like a salesperson trying to sell something. The first tip for [...]
Here are a few easy-to-follow tips for how to create a telephone script template. Create an outline for the call When many salespeople think of a sales script, they think of a page with a number of sentences and paragraphs that the salesperson can read from when on a call. This format is not [...]
Sales role-play scripts are an important tool to help you with improving sales. Here are some key sections to include in your sales role-play scripts. Gatekeeper Introduction It is very reasonable to expect almost half of phone prospecting calls to get answered by some sort of gatekeeper. A lot of gatekeepers will have the [...]
A telemarketing script template can drastically improve your success when making outbound prospecting calls. Here is a structure of sections you can use when creating your telemarketing script template. Elevator Pitch We believe that one of the best ways to open a call is to share an elevator pitch. This should be one to [...]