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 [...]
Have you ever heard a gatekeeper say any of these while you were B2B cold calling? What is this call in regards to? We are not interested. Just send us your information. We already use someone for that. It is the Gatekeeper’s Job to Block You Out If you have done any B2B cold [...]
Getting around the gatekeeper can be one of the most difficult things a salesperson has to do when B2B cold calling. With that being such a large percentage, if you improve your knowledge and skills with how best to deal with the gatekeeper, you can immediately improve your sales effectiveness, and we outline some tips [...]
One of the biggest things that can hurt your sales is wasting time talking to poor-quality sales prospects. Your time is extremely valuable and every hour spent on a sales prospect that has a low probability of purchasing should be avoided if possible. We Sometimes Try to Sell to Everybody The challenge is that we [...]
Even though prospecting for sales can be difficult, there are some small things that you can do to improve your results. One of those small sales tactics is to always keep in mind the concept of opportunity cost when deciding which prospects to spend your valuable time with. What is the opportunity cost? As a [...]
Having the right mindset during phone prospecting can sometimes be the difference that takes you to the next level. In this video are some tips to help you improve your mindset. Increase Your Value Awareness When phone prospecting, you can receive a lot of negative feedback from prospects in the form of rejection or a [...]
Phone prospecting can be challenging. There will be many highs and lows. This can be not easy on someone emotionally, making it easy to have an element of self-doubt lingering in your head while you are working the phones. It is critical that you find a way to manage this self-doubt, as it can have [...]
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 [...]