Voicemail as a Prospecting Tool

May 11, 2012

Let’s not kid ourselves. The vast majority of phone calls go to voicemail. Because of this reality, if you intend to use the telephone to develop sales prospects, then you have to be able to use voicemail effectively. The biggest mistake people make when leaving a voicemail message as part of their prospecting strategy is [...]

Read more

Phone Sales Scripts: Good or Bad Idea?

Nov 12, 2011

Telephone sales can be very difficult. No doubt about it. Many people claim the only way to be successful is to work from a phone sales script.  Others say the days of using a script are long gone. My view of phone sales scripts is they’re an essential tool if you expect to be successful [...]

Read more

3 Ways to Avoid Call Reluctance

Oct 17, 2011

Guest post Monday brings us Mike Brooks, Mr. Inside Sales, who offers invaluable insights on getting past your barriers when making calls. (Be sure to read to the end to see the offer we have that you won’t want to miss). Do you suffer from call reluctance? No matter how experienced you are – or [...]

Read more

4 Things Not to Do on a Cold Call Email

Aug 22, 2011

Guest Post Monday!  Today we have Wendy Weiss, The Queen of Cold Calling, addressing how to best handle cold calling in an email.  Some of you may have already found yourself having to do this type of cold calling, but whether you have or not, listen in to her valuable insights. Sometimes it is truly [...]

Read more

Sales Training Tip #396: Texting Your Customers?

Jun 07, 2011

Texting has become commonplace, but don’t ever text a customer or prospect — unless they have first texted you.

Read more