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Calling a Customer to Ask About the Weather? Why?!

The Sales Hunter

This rates in my book as one of the most stupid questions a salesperson could ever ask. How’s the weather? Hey, If you’re that interested in the weather, then why don’t you check it on www.weather.com ? Don’t be so stupid as to ask your customer what the weather is like.

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Would you like to buy some Girl Scout Cookies? I did!

Jeffrey Gitomer

She's doing all the things you're supposed to do and only using one technique to sell: when she asks her closing question, "Would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies?" Paula is not bashful about showing her success to her prospects. She has fire and enthusiasm when she introduces herself and asks the closing question.

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3 powerful tactics to build rapport that work wonders in 2020

Gong.io

Once when I was younger, I asked him why people let him bug them at work. It’s the local weather, it’s this weekend’s plans, it’s last weekend’s plans. . and at the beginning of sales calls. I think of my style as personable, but I was curious about how best-in-class sellers use small talk to build rapport in 2020.

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Summer Sales Slow? Five Things to do NOW!

Mr. Inside Sales

I don’t know about you, but right after July the 4 th. As I speak to clients and colleagues (who aren’t on their family vacations) they tell me the same thing—many of their bosses, co-workers, suppliers or business partners are either on vacation, just coming back from a vacation, or just about to take a vacation. The weather changes.

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Everything You Need to Know About Sales Mirroring

Hubspot Sales

It’s a common-sense concept: If a pushy door-to-door salesman comes calling and attempts to barge his way into the house with a product you don’t want, chances are you aren’t spending any money. Here’s what you need to know about effective sales mirroring, why it matters, and which techniques are the most effective.

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How to Build Rapport With Just About Anyone

Hubspot Sales

That’s why building rapport is essential, especially when you’re forging a relationship and selling over the phone. Ask good opening questions. Ask follow-up questions. Before every call, I review my prospect’s LinkedIn profile. Your company probably already has demographic information on who makes up your customer base.

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How to Talk to Pretty Much Anyone About Pretty Much Anything

Hubspot Sales

And yet, in spite of the proliferation of texting and emailing in modern conversations, you still have to know how to strike up a conversation to get a raise, build your network, ask someone out, or provide someone with feedback. That's why we put together this handy guide on talking to anyone about anything. But it's hard.

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