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Get the Gatekeeper on Your Side

No More Cold Calling

The gatekeepers are onto your tricks. Newsflash: 90 percent of CEOs do not respond to cold calls or emails, and neither do their gatekeepers. Newsflash: 90 percent of CEOs do not respond to cold calls or emails, and neither do their gatekeepers. But gatekeepers are good at their job. Of course you would. Think again.

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How to Handle, “Your Price is Too High”

Mr. Inside Sales

Based on how successful my last blog was on handling the objection: “We’ve Already Got a Vendor for That,” I thought I’d give you another proven response to help you overcome the objections and resistance you get daily. In this case, “Your Price is Too High.” Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price!

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Second Quick Fix to Get Your VMs Returned

Mr. Inside Sales

To follow up on the blog post from two weeks ago (about the one quick fix to get your VMs returned ), here is the second quick fix: Stop trying to trick your prospect! Search my blog if you missed them.) Everyone knows that a partial message like: “Hey _, this is Mike. I ALWAYS delete these messages the moment I hear them.

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5 Closing Questions You Need

Mr. Inside Sales

Note to my readers: Because of my heavy client load, I am reducing my blog articles to bi-weekly starting today. Your next blog will arrive on Tuesday, August 17 th. Ever feel stalled during a close? Happy Selling! Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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One Difference Between Top Sales Reps and You

Mr. Inside Sales

What these approaches have in common is they are passive, and they give the gatekeeper control of the call. There are many other examples of this (too many for this limited blog post), and if you would like a book full of them, then check this out. Is Dave Anderson available?”. Top reps, on the other hand, are assumptive.

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Free Resources to Help You Sell More

Mr. Inside Sales

They’ll either think they already know it all, or they’ll be too busy to open a few links or browse through a backlog of proven and helpful blog posts, or they’ll choose to watch other things on YouTube. Click here to find all the new skills, scripts, and techniques that will help you blow past gatekeepers and connect with decision makers!

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“I Need to Think About It.”

Mr. Inside Sales

If this objection frustrates you, then all that will end after you read this blog post. First, remember: Most objections are smokescreens hiding the real reason a prospect isn’t moving forward. Real objections can include things like: They can get it cheaper somewhere else. Their boss/spouse/purchasing won’t let them buy.