MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 6, 2012

However, as mentioned in, “4 Reasons Why Prospects Fear Cold Calls,” most buyers still seem to harbour fear and animosity toward receiving a telephone solicitation call. The cold caller is essentially an intruder, who barges into the prospects place without invitation or announcement. Many feel a cold call… #1. Yes, uh, Sarah.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 7, 2016

” It’s exactly the same as telemarketers and their cold calling blitzes. Qualified prospects are actually interested in your product or solution. The best way to get a qualified sales lead is to receive a referral introduction from someone your prospect knows and trusts. It’s time to change the game.

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MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

That big smile projects the image of the stereotypical telemarketer and puts the prospect on the immediate defence. Your enthusiasm is NOT going to force the prospect to get excited about your call; in fact, it does the opposite. You even know what the prospect will say and how you will respond. Just sound normal! #3:

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MTD Sales Training

MAY 23, 2012

Gatekeepers train to recognize all kinds of sales people, from the undertrained, smile and dial telemarketer to the high-level stockbroker. Then, after speaking to hundreds of prospects, you know exactly what you are going to say. The gatekeeper’s job is to block unwanted or unnecessary calls from reaching the decision maker (DM).

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Pipeline

APRIL 1, 2024

But calling might not be the issue–it’s what you say to the prospect next. In the old(er) days, companies used cold calling as a part of business-to-customer telemarketing to sell their products to a broader audience. Once all the data is gathered, they create cold calling scripts customized to each prospect segment on the list.

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Jonathan Farrington

MARCH 13, 2013

but if anyone knows what happened to Les, please let me know - I created a Sales Camp and a Sales University for Autodesk: One of the modules was “Telemarketing” which was a real challenge for me, as I had no experience. A positive and confident mind-set is essential for successful telemarketing and cold calling.

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OutboundView

JUNE 30, 2019

It’s 2019, and there’s a sleuth of B2B sales prospecting tools out there, each more promising than the next. There are four types of sales prospecting tools that I believe every team should have available, and can’t be successful without them. B2B Prospecting Tools Pyramid. Image Source: Outboundview. Contact Database Tools.

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Tony Hughes

OCTOBER 16, 2018

2015 will see the dawn of the rise of "LinkedIn Centers" to steadily replace traditional B2B marketing activities for demand generation and phone based telemarketing for lead generation (in-house or outsourced). In essence, how are you connected via your team by 2nd and 3rd degree to any client prospect. The Social 3.0

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Can your clients or prospects say the same thing? In a world where many of your prospects see what you sell as a commodity, this is ONE thing that can separate you from the crowd. Get Introductions - Get your referrral sources to introduce you and qualify prospects for you. Operate from Power - Are you in a position of power?

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 18, 2020

On the cutting edge of this are companies like Lattice Engines, which turned AI and machine learning into a tool to easily predict which prospects are mostly likely to buy. When younger, I worked for a few different telemarketing companies, to which businesses outsourced a portion of their sales and marketing. Invest in People.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 16, 2018

Definition of Cold Calling: Cold calling is a form of telemarketing in which a salesperson attempts to solicit business from potential customers who have not previously expressed interest in the seller’s product or solution. Plus, pre-call research helps you disqualify prospects before you even pick up the phone, saving you valuable time.

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SalesLoft

JULY 10, 2015

People are their product, the price is salary, and their prospects are hungry hiring managers and CEOs. Be it telemarketing, event coordination, or any other type of PR and communications specialization, marketing experience is invaluable to a sales development rep. Recruiting. Customer Service.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 25, 2023

Whether your prospect is a potential buyer, seller, or tenant, use these scripts to grab their attention. Some might also use lead distribution software and gain access to third-party prospect lists. Over 57% of real estate agents claim that telemarketing is the best lead-generation technique. So, how do you get it right?

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OutboundView

AUGUST 14, 2019

Inside salespeople reach out to possible prospects and find new sales opportunities. Oftentimes called “remote sales” or even “digital sales,” inside sales teams work to identify new prospects that may be interested in purchasing a company’s products or services. Short History. Benefits of Inside Sales.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

There’s a common misconception that’s finally starting to fade that inside sales is essentially just telemarketing. The difference lies in the fact that telemarketing is scripted. Instead, they meet with prospects outside the office. Focused on reaching as many new prospects as possible. Focused on a high sales velocity.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JANUARY 5, 2018

Initially, prospective buyers are focused on one thing: Does the seller offer anything relevant to me or the issue I’m trying to resolve? It doesn’t matter if the prospect is an acquisition specialist, procurement agent, LOB manager or someone not directly involved in the business buying process. What matters to buying customers?

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Nutshell

AUGUST 16, 2018

Definition of Cold Calling: Cold calling is a form of telemarketing in which a salesperson attempts to solicit business from potential customers who have not previously expressed interest in the seller’s product or solution. Plus, pre-call research helps you disqualify prospects before you even pick up the phone, saving you valuable time.

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Jonathan Farrington

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Almost Everything I Know About Telemarketing! Many years ago – more than I care to remember, but I think I still had some hair - I created a Sales Camp and a Sales University for Autodesk: One of the modules was “Telemarketing” which was a real challenge for me, as I had no experience. And what an experience!

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Sales Hacker Training

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Start off by working in telemarketing , and learn how to handle rejection — hearing “no” over and over again, and turning it into a “yes.” Authenticity is so much more inviting than a canned sales pitch, and your prospects with thank you for it. Your 20s are for learning, your 30s are for earning. Mark Kosoglow. Stay hungry!

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Marc Wayshak

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Simply put, the phone is really effective for prospecting. Don’t get distracted by newer, shinier ways of reaching out to prospects, at the expense of that old trusty stand-by: the phone. But the reality is that if you’re making dials to prospects without the right data (i.e., I’m willing to talk to them.”.

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Marc Wayshak

JUNE 7, 2023

Or the prospect pushes back and you don’t know what to say? And what I found was that it really made the prospects freeze up and feel like I was trying to push something on them. Your prospects get so much value out of the types of questions that you ask. Or you just get nervous? What if I say the wrong thing?

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The Sales Association

MAY 22, 2011

Why Telemarketing Remains the Unsung Hero of Lead Generation. By Kathy Tito Denise Clancey is a true luminary in the field of telesales and telemarketing. Today Denise runs her own firm to help organizations launch, re-engineer, or re-claim the management of their telesales and telemarketing organizations. Sunday, May 22, 2011.

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Jonathan Farrington

AUGUST 10, 2012

We even had one sales rep follow-up on a lead by saying: “Some telemarketing company in Atlanta said you were interested in buying our solution. It seems sometimes that when the prospect does not have a purchase order in one hand and a pen in the other that the lead was not good. Enabling shields loved ones in the name of love.

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Cience

JULY 9, 2020

Telemarketing. In B2B outbound marketing, cold calling is a prospecting technique used to start business conversations with decision-makers over the phone. Velocify found that the average number of cold calls to a single prospect to close a deal is six. Telemarketing. Table of Contents. What Is Cold Calling? Warm Calling.

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Vengreso

JULY 10, 2023

I’ve spent 25 years in the industry, starting at the age of 19 years old when I got my first big break as a telemarketer (now called SDR) at a software organization. Within 6 months, I was promoted from a Telemarketer into a Jr. .” That sums up the profession in six words! Account Executive.

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 14, 2019

The truth is, your prospects can sniff out a super-scripted pitch a mile away. I’ve never bought anything from a telemarketer before and I’m not about to start now.". That’s the only way your team will get to the bottom of your prospect’s needs and explain how your product/service is the solution.

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Cience

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

However, every day, we see tons of blog posts and articles stating that outbound prospecting isn’t efficient anymore. Personally, I think that outbound prospecting still works and we have data that supports it—be it cold calling or the way you identify your prospects. It was called telemarketing at the time.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Yes, it often requires a human touch, and yes, it relies on pushing ideas onto ( sometimes ) unsuspecting prospects, but it’s one of the most powerful ways to build trust, close big deals, and maintain control. Instead of the prospect coming to the company, the salesperson (or business) comes to the prospect.

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Sales Training Advice

JULY 14, 2010

This activity got me thinking about how we run our businesses, and how we all need to regularly pick up the trash in our sales approach—in other words, by doing an inventory of how we interact with prospects and customers and unloading the strategies and selling tools that just aren’t working. Do you sound like a radio ad or a telemarketer?

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 13, 2021

You can wow prospects with your technological know-how up front and then try to win them over later, once they find out you’re honest and reliable. Building client trust can happen quickly when you’re introduced by someone your prospect already knows and trusts. It’s becoming as intrusive as telemarketing.”. Shake the Sales Rap.

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