No More Cold Calling

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Getting past the gatekeeper shouldn’t be so daunting. Why is getting past the gatekeeper and finding qualified leads so challenging for salespeople? The dreaded gatekeeper. The Gatekeeper Is Not the Enemy. The goal is reaching the right person, which means getting past the gatekeeper.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

A referral is the best way to get a meeting with the decision maker. There are two parts to the sales process: Part One: Getting meetings with decision makers. That’s an over-simplification, I know, but it’s the easiest way for people to understand the power of a referral introduction. Why It’s So Hard to Reach Decision Makers.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 21, 2022

Here’s an example of a training tip that you’ll learn, and that I used, to handle a frustrating objection I used to get all the time: “The price is outside of our budget.”. If you get this objection—while closing or qualifying—then the worst thing you can do is try to answer or overcome it. Life in office.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Sales development representatives and gatekeepers. only to get stopped by a gatekeeper. Gatekeepers — who are typically executive assistants, receptionists, or office managers — are the people who stand between you and the decision-maker with whom you're hoping to make a sale. And it's the right thing to do, too.

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No More Cold Calling

APRIL 15, 2021

Not getting the ROI you expected from your lead-gen tactics? Every sales leader says their #1 prospecting challenge is getting leads in the pipe. How could we, when we’re all typing instead of talking to potential clients? How do you ensure that your sales team gets in the door before your competitors?

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Be honest: Do you dutifully send an email and then ask when you can follow up when you get this blow off objection? Believe it or not, over 90% of sales reps do just that. But top producers are prepared for this common stall/blow off, and they know how to qualify past it. Open the email when they get it.

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The Sales Hunter

AUGUST 20, 2019

You make the call and boom, you’re blocked by the gatekeeper. They won’t let you get to the person you want to speak with. First off, remember that the gatekeeper is only doing their joy by guarding the gate. That’s what they’re supposed to do. I’ll deal with that in an upcoming blog post.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 25, 2023

How do B2B buyers tell one internet security company from another? Often you can’t tell them apart, because sellers have similar offerings and the same party line about what they do. Image attribution: Tony Wu ) I Feel Like We’ve Met Before It’s the same old lead generation story. One IT provider from another?

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 18, 2017

Stop trying to get around the gatekeeper. If account-based sales reps want to reach C-suite prospects, the secret is calling at night or on weekends, when their gatekeepers are off duty. This is just the latest stupid advice I’ve read about how to bypass the gatekeeper and get decision-makers on the phone.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 6, 2021

Let me think about these and get back with you.”. Can I ask you how you’re handling….”. Can I ask you how you’re handling….”. The dangers with offering too many choices are you’ll often talk past the close. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Stalled sale. Sound familiar? And off you go!

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 9, 2018

Find out how to unclog your sales pipeline. Big problem—the kind of problem that will keep a sales leader up at night, or worse, get a sales leader canned. Big problem—the kind of problem that will keep a sales leader up at night, or worse, get a sales leader canned. There is a better way, and I can prove it.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 12, 2021

Believe it or not, they have scripts just like you do, and one of their favorites is: “We already have someone who handles that.”. This is an easy stall to get around—if you know how. Approach Four: “No problem, I fully understand. The more automatic you make them, the better you’ll get at getting past these stalls.

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2020

I once had a chilling reminder of the bad “Ghost of Christmas Future,” that I narrowly avoided all those years ago. This is a cautionary tale, and I highly recommend you take a moment to read it: One bright Monday morning, I was on my way to meet with a new client when I stopped at Starbucks for a cup of coffee.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 7, 2022

If you are new to receiving these sales tips, or even if you have been subscribed for a while, I want to give you something that will help you sell more. It’s not often that we get something for free, but I’m going to give you some resources, some inside sales techniques that will help you sell more with less resistance.

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 21, 2020

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

I still get requests from clients, as well as readers, about how to handle getting blown off when they call a prospect back. Here are three proven scripts you can use the next time your prospect tells you “I looked it over and I’m not interested…. Response #1: “I understand, and that’s perfectly OK.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 16, 2017

The Gatekeeper : the secretary, receptionist or personal assistant, whose job it is to “screen” your call and stop you from talking to the decision maker. Understand that gatekeepers are important and powerful and play a pivotal role in business. You may have to go through one or two screens just to get to the main gatekeeper!

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 18, 2019

If you’re getting screened out by gatekeepers , then chances are you’re probably causing that screening. Before we get into the things you may be doing to cause them to begin interrogating you, let’s quickly define some terms. First, not all gatekeepers are the same. 3: Pitching the gatekeeper.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 25, 2022

I received the following email from a previous coaching client of mine (Rino Racanelli). His email boils down my sales philosophy, and it shows how much success you can have if you follow just a couple of proven principles. The subject line was: “I took your advice”: Hi Mike, Hope you are well. I took your advice.

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Anthony Iannarino

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Starting today, I am posting a series of posts on B2B sales dilemmas based on questions I receive from salespeople. Here is how you get past the gatekeeper. The person for whom the gatekeeper works likes and trusts them and expects them to block all but what’s important, critical, or essential.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

you’ll be that much closer to overcoming it and getting into your demo. Here are three proven scripts you can use the next time your prospect tells you “I looked it over and I’m not interested…. Response #1: “I was hoping you’d say that! Let’s do this…”. Response #2: “I understand, and that’s perfectly OK.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 11, 2019

Do you want to be a top producer in sales? If yes, then do what I did: Get the best training you can and use what you learn. Here’s an example of a training tip that you’ll learn, and that I used, to handle a frustrating objection I used to get all the time: “The price is outside of our budget.”.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

you’ll be that much closer to overcoming it and getting into your demo. Here are three proven scripts you can use the next time your prospect tells you “I looked it over and I’m not interested…. Response #1: “I was hoping you’d say that! Let’s do this…”. Response #2: “I understand, and that’s perfectly OK.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Note on today’s blog post: Due to the many requests I have received for more scripts on selling techniques, I am postponing my series on motivation and awareness. I hope you enjoy today’s cold calling tip. I was talking with a client last week about some of his new employees. How wrong that is….

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

How is your first quarter turning out so far? Then, as you do, you use carefully placed tie-downs and trial closes to build a yes momentum that leads to the close. Then, as you do, you use carefully placed tie-downs and trial closes to build a yes momentum that leads to the close. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 18, 2016

In Top Characteristic Part Eight, we’re going back to cold calling and qualifying to reveal an important skill all top producers possess: Top Characteristic Part Eight: Treat all gatekeepers with courtesy and respect. If you have to make cold or warm calls to prospects, then you probably have to deal with your share of gatekeepers.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 29, 2020

If I can do it, you can do it. You won’t get to second unless you take your foot off first.” Successful players must get out of their comfort zones and risk being tagged out in order to win the game. I’m not looking forward to stepping out of my sales comfort zone this year, but I must. I understand that.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 22, 2019

How many tie-downs and trial closes do you or your team use during their presentations? In an earlier blog , I introduced the term, “Spray and Pray” as way to describe how many sales rep’s presentations go. –and at the end they might use a tepid, “So, what do you think?”. So why do reps do this?

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The Pipeline

OCTOBER 16, 2013

When I ask sales people what their biggest challenge is in getting to speak directly with decision makers they are targeting, and voice mail or gatekeepers are at the top of the list, (while call reluctance should be right there with the other two, they don’t usually volunteer that fact). This will primarily look at the latter.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Which broken sales strategies should we leave in the past (ah-hem, cold calling )? Gatekeepers can smell phoniness a mile away. Think you’re getting away with cold calling and pretending you’re best buddies with your prospect? I graduated from college with a Liberal Arts degree. And certainly not when you cold call.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

They’re off-the-charts busy, bombarded with sales messages, and gatekeepers keep them well insulated. In a recent RAIN Group Center for Sales Research report , we asked buyers how they prefer to be contacted by sellers and what influences their decision to connect with some sellers and not others. Read a white paper they wrote.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 7, 2018

Because what you’re already doing isn’t working. I’ve just returned from three conferences, and the #1 challenge I heard sales pros repeat again and again was how to get leads in the pipe. attain quota, and about 65 percent of sales reps in Europe do so. And how can a B2B referral program drive up those numbers?

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 19, 2014

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.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

I was listening to a client’s closing call last week, and when the prospect asked a buying question, the rep answered it and then just remained quiet. Then let me show you how easy it is to take advantage of our solution…”. If you or your team wants to get better at closing more sales, then get better at the fundamentals.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 13, 2018

Discover sales training with best tips, rebuttal techniques and responses on how to go about handling and overcoming most common objections in phone cold call prospecting. Prospecting by phone can be hard—gatekeepers screening you out, decision makers don’t want to talk to you, etc.—but but it doesn’t have to be. 2) Decision makers.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 28, 2017

Then he asked for my email address, which showed how clueless he was. It shows you don’t care about me, so why should I care about you? Coincidentally, I met Tim on social media. We exchanged ideas about sales online, and we met in person when I was in London. It’s listed on my LinkedIn profile. You’re a stranger to me.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 22, 2019

If you listen to calls from your sales reps, you’ll find that they simply talk past the close. Often times, when talking past the close, sales reps will actually introduce objections. I have always taught that the prospect has all the answers: why they’ll buy, why they won’t buy, what you need to say to sell them, etc.

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