Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 7, 2023

Step Three: Record your calls. When listening to your calls, find ways to improve. Never stop learning, critiquing and getting better. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Perfect for reps dealing with the following issues: Reps struggling with call reluctance. Setting call back appointments that stick.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 26, 2023

Simply scroll to the middle of the page to subscribe, and don’t worry—I’ll never sell or misuse your email address, and my unsubscribe links really work! ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! I hope you have a great week ahead, and if you hear a good quote, please respond to this email and share it with me!

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 14, 2022

I don’t know why sales reps always default to: “I’ll call you again in a month…” Or 60 days or 90 days, etc. Why would you want to miss all the sales this prospect will place in the meantime? I’m happy to call you back at the end of this week—do you think you’ll have some clarity over your needs by then?”. “I

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2023

One guy—mid 40’s, tall and lanky—started walking towards the Starbucks, and when he entered the store, I recognized him from many years before when we were both struggling inside sales reps trying to sell investments over the phone. My sales and income soared. Yes” I said. Hey, we used to work together!” I remember,” I said.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 23, 2020

Want to split a room of salespeople, just bring up cold calling. Which immediately tells you who doesn’t cold call routinely. I understand why people do not like cold calling, I don’t like it either, I just make the connection between my next call and my next beach holiday. So why all this gushing about cold calling?

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

If you’ve never tried this technique, trust me, it’s a game changer…. This one technique will separate you from all the other sales reps who are just looking for someone to dump their pitch onto. Like so many solid techniques in sales, this one is simple—but it will only work if you commit to trying it. Get Access Today.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 14, 2023

NOTE: While this article talks about using this technique as an interview question to determine what kind of sales rep you’re about to hire, it’s also a great technique for managers to use to diagnose what is wrong with reps who may not be hitting quote consistently. Let’s first look at how most sales reps go about doing it.

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The Pipeline

JULY 14, 2020

Anything worth doing is worth doing right, and in sales, telephone prospecting is something worth doing and doing right. According to Hiya’s “State of the Phone Call” 2019 , there is some bright news for those who can use the phone right. But here are the highlights: On average, people make and receive a total of 178 calls per month.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Unfortunately, later becomes never, as chasing down busy professionals—especially people who now don’t want to be followed up with—becomes nearly impossible. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales. “Can you email something to me?”. If you think about it, that’s the perfect stall.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 13, 2021

There are two parts to the sales process: Part One: Getting meetings with decision makers. The biggest challenge for sales teams is seller access , according to Gartner’s recent report, The Chief Sales Officer’s Leadership Vision for 2021. Some salespeople fool themselves into believing what I call the “warm call fantasy.”

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 14, 2020

Have you ever stopped and examined your attitude about sales? When someone asks you what you do for a living, are you embarrassed to say you’re in sales? See, I was smarter, better, had more to offer than just “sales.”. My real attitude was that sales was a pushy occupation for people who couldn’t do anything else.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

We’ve all been there – you call your prospect back at the appointed time for your presentation and they tell you any of the following: This isn’t a good time, OR. First, understand what’s happening here: Remember the law in sales: Leads Never Get Better! ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! What to do?

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 25, 2021

In addition, you would also be able to sell more with less stress, less rejection, and sales would actually become, dare I say it?—easy. And here is the secret: Sales is nothing more than a set of recurring selling situations that you encounter over and over again. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! The answer?

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 31, 2022

I was giving a training today and emphasizing the importance of directing the sale, assuming the deal, and leading the prospect through the close. This is the ultimate way to assume the sale. It’s surprisingly effective and once you get in the habit of doing it, you’ll wonder why you never thought of it before! Get Access Today.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 29, 2019

“Rejection is an inevitable consequence of selling. If personal rejection were not an integral component of the sales process, anyone could sell; superior sale people would be commonplace. But the reality is this: Superior sale people are quite uncommon and thus demand a high premium in the marketplace. “If

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 12, 2020

In case you missed this, I received the following email last week: Dear Mike: The people have spoken and your article, “3 Keys to Dealing with Difficult Prospects,” has won 2nd place in our 2020 Sales Pro Central MVP Awards Social Selling category!” I listen to a lot of calls each week that my clients send me.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 31, 2021

Picking up the phone and making “cold calls” has never been easy, and this has prevented many reps from making the calls that can make them more sales and more income. If you’re suffering from call reluctance, there is a way out! Simply follow these 3 proven ways to making calls easier, and confidently.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 17, 2024

One line stood out, “But the most powerful reason is because sales make me feel useful.” In several previous posts, I had already alluded to some of these aspects but had never gone into so much detail. I need to explain it because, at the beginning of my working life, I really hated sales.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The debate of whether to open your calls asking, “Did I catch you at a good time?” for presentation call backs), is alive and well—unfortunately. Some swear by it, while others never use it. I’ve been making calls—both prospecting calls and closing calls—for a long time. So, should you, or shouldn’t you?

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Before you get on your high horse and tell me you wouldn’t be caught dead using a script, consider: If I were to record your prospecting and demo calls for a week, and then transcribe what you say, what would I get? You see, even if you think you would never use a script, the truth is, you already are! Sales reps LOVE to talk.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 21, 2022

I watched a sales rep making cold calls the other day. Prior to the call, I asked this sales rep to send over recordings, so I could play and point out exactly what he was doing wrong. What was missing was the common currency of human interaction to set up the call. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 11, 2020

word-for-word, proven scripts to help you sell more with less effort and less rejection! If never or a long time]. If you want to sell more, with less rejection, then invest in 500 scripts that will change your career. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! You’ll get over 500—yep, 500!—word-for-word,

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One of a Kind Sales

AUGUST 1, 2022

One of the most challenging parts of selling is cold calling. Like all of us, salespeople dislike rejection and don’t want to hear the word “no.” And many have never been trained how to do cold calling. As a result, many salespeople find cold calling intimidating.

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The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 17, 2013

You’ve never made a mistake. Every sales call you’ve made has always been perfect, so this is not for you, but I will ask you to read it anyway. I will admit I have blown more than my fair share of sales calls and I have learned a few lessons along the way. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 21, 2019

I hate objections, and I bet you don’t wake up looking to be rejected first thing in the morning, and then have to work the rest of the day. As with most things in prospecting and sales is the same, to develop a routine you can and willingly implement. Their most familiar and practiced path, 80% of the time it is one of five.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

If you or your team is struggling, a cause might be a fundamental flaw that many sales teams suffer from: failure to understand—and pitch to—a prospect’s unique buying motive. Let’s review the sales process briefly: Recognizing all buyers of products and services have specific needs (buying motives) they are looking to fulfill.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 25, 2022

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. Just wanted to update you on my progress and let you know my sales have increased thanks to you! Let me break it down: Record your calls! ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 25, 2022

As anyone in sales knows, there is nothing worse than a sales slump. You pick up the phone and no one is answering your calls. Experiencing a sales slump can make you question your ability, or worse, your entire career. Experiencing a sales slump can make you question your ability, or worse, your entire career.

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 18, 2020

He asked me what I was up to these days, and I told him I was an inside sales consultant. I asked him what he was up to, and this is when the chill hit me: he said he was starting a new sales job today, and then he rolled his eyes as if to say, “And this one will suck, too.”. My sales and income soared. I remember,” I said.

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The Pipeline

JULY 14, 2014

It’s not that people don’t like cold calling, mostly they don’t like the outcome, which often is very little, leading to disappointed, and anemic pipelines. Frustrated, they seek expert advice on how to get more buyer engagement while avoiding the dreaded cold call. Ya, like never. I am the Zomby Woof ). Tibor Shanto .

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Go for No!

MAY 1, 2021

When it comes to rejection, are you the type of seller that…. D) Never lets it “get” to you. There are many salespeople who never become entirely comfortable with the rejection and no’s they deal with in their sales career. For the ‘C’ people , dealing with rejection is enough to get them out of “sales” completely.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 15, 2022

Because the technology had improved so much, I had upgraded my router, and now I had speeds I never even dreamed of. Later that night, after I had calmed down, I processed the experience—from my initial frustration and stress, my anxiousness at Best Buy, my harried calls to the I.T. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 1, 2020

Consume these sayings; pass them around the office; print out your favorite ones and get in the habit of cultivating a “Can Do” mindset: “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! The post Change Your Attitude with These Sayings appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 7, 2020

I listen to a lot of calls each week that my clients send me. This week, I listened to a closing call from one of their reps, and here is how the prospect opened the call: Prospect: “Let me just tell you upfront that we’re looking at a lot of different options right now of which yours is just one…”. Nice start, huh?

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

I start the day and there's someone I'm afraid to call. Call them first. Call and have a conversation. Burn to shine and you'll never burn out. Calling one more time. Calling too many times as to be improper. Calling over someone's head. This sales thing violates a lot of psychology.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 2, 2019

Hiding behind technology doesn’t drive sales—THIS WILL. They never took the time to learn how to sell. The Sales Leadership Gap for Small Biz. But very few came from sales. In fact, they think sales is a four-letter word. The Sales Avoidance Phenomenon. For more than 50 years, the U.S. Yes, I know it’s five.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 20, 2018

Sales pros always agree that they get their most qualified leads when they get referrals. It’s a cop out, creepy, and a sales faux pas. Never ask in any digital format—that includes via email and on social media. Referrals slow down the sales process. Get an introduction and you get the meeting in one call.

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