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4 Reasons Why Prospects Fear Cold Calls

MTD Sales Training

We have heard for years about how much today’s consumer detests receiving the dreaded cold-call. We all know that cold calling has become increasingly difficult and the modern-day buyer has become more evasive, defensive, suspicious and even hostile towards getting a telephone solicitation call. Privacy Violation.

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It’s Only Cold-Calling if You Think It’s Cold-Calling

The Sales Hunter

The conversation had to do with cold-calling and sales prospecting. The director of marketing had called me looking for strategies they could implement to gain new business that would not require cold-calling. Sorry, but random calling doesn’t work. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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The Irrefutable Referral Business Case

No More Cold Calling

In my experience, at least half the people you ask for referrals will introduce you to your ideal prospect. Referred prospects convert to clients a minimum 50 percent of the time (most salespeople tell me it’s closer to 70 percent). 10 people introduce you to your ideal prospect. No more than 20. 5 are a perfect fit.

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The Pipeline ? Cold Calling: The Warrior Delusion

The Pipeline

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Cold Calling: The Warrior Delusion. Stored in Attitude , Business Acumen , Cold calling , Guest Post , Proactive , Prospecting , Sales Success , Webinar , execution. What is the truth about cold calling?

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The Pipeline ? Is Cold Calling Dead?

The Pipeline

RTV - High Execution TV Archive Select Month March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. Is Cold Calling Dead? Stored in Cold calling , Planning , Proactive , Proactivity , Prospecting , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Success , Video , execution. Is Cold Calling Dead? October 2011.

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A cure for the common cold call

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2012-05-01. Teaser: News flash: prospects hate taking cold calls as much as sales reps hate making them. News flash: prospects hate taking cold calls as much as sales reps hate making them. Author: SMM. There’s got to be a better way to generate sales leads.

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Should You Be Making Cold Calls?

The Sales Hunter

You first have to stop and ask yourself if there is a return on your investment for making cold calls. Is cold calling a viable way to get customers or is it merely an activity to occupy your time until some good prospects emerge out of thin air? You have to be benchmarking all of your prospecting activity.