Here is a process that you can go through to create a mock call script. Introduction You will want to stop to think about what you say in the introduction of your call script. Hello [Contact's Name], this is [Your Name] from [Your Company], have I caught you in the middle of anything? Elevator Pitch [...]
Everything you and your salespeople say when communicating with prospects is sales messaging. You have the choice to go with what naturally pops up in your head, or you can take a different approach. Conventional Sales Messaging Approach First, let’s look at a conventional approach or what many companies are doing for messaging before [...]
It is known that over the phone sales can be an extremely challenging task, but there are very clear and simple things that can be done to improve results. Professional Development Professional development is one of the first places to start when seeking to improve selling over the phone. Sales is a skill and [...]
Here are some sales script examples. Cold call from a commercial real estate agent This is an example of a cold call from a commercial real estate agent who is calling to try to help a tenant with their office space. Cold call from a payroll software salesperson Here is a call from a [...]
There is a fairly negative perception surrounding the concept of using telephone scripts in sales due mostly in part to a couple of sales myths that are rooted fairly deeply. Telephone Scripts Myths Most individuals have the belief that scripts are for a junior-level salesperson or more of a telemarketing role. That’s completely false [...]
When cold calling for sales, you’ll most likely face a gatekeeper. Initially, you’ll need to be aware that just as you’re being trained on selling and cold calling, the gatekeeper is being trained on screening your cold calls. That is one of their precise objectives: to reduce the number of unsolicited sales calls that get [...]
It is not always considered the easiest thing to do when writing a cold call script. One challenge is that you typically only have a small amount of time for executing the cold call, and you most likely have a good amount of information that you would like to share and/or collect. The following are [...]
Adding qualifying questions to assist with qualifying the prospect is one simple thing that can be done to make your sales script more powerful. What’s Qualifying? The act of attempting to figure out if the prospect is a good fit for what you have to offer, as well as the probability of them moving [...]