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15 best cold calling books to take your sales team to new levels

Close.io

In the following sections, the author covers converting your cold calls into warm calls through better conversations and getting past the gatekeeper to close more sales. Author : Brian Tracy Published : July 18, 2006. Why salespeople need this book : Bypassing the gatekeepers and reaching high-level decision-makers is tricky.

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Five Places To Be To Remain Top Of Mind With Your Customers! By Colleen Francis

Sales Training Advice

Florida shares a great anecdote to illustrate this point, recounting how the Rolling Stones decided to add Shanghai, China as a first-ever stop on their 2006 world tour. This is popular among a lot of my clients, especially those responsible for selling to high-level decision-makers (i.e., In “Who’s Your City?”

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Sales Trainer Reviews Sales Movie Scenes from Tommy Boy to Boiler Room

Marc Wayshak

This is a really good example of how technical salespeople tend to focus on the tech side of things, even when talking to a decision maker who’s clearly not a technical person. The next movie I’m going to review is 2006’s The Pursuit of Happyness. Tip #11: Have a plan to get past the gatekeeper. He’s important.

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[VIDEO] Whiteboard Wednesday: Increase Retention in Sales – with Data (Steve Waters)

DiscoverOrg Sales

December 29, 2006: Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are playing the Charlotte Bobcats. But you’ll have to call through the switchboard, so you’ll get a gatekeeper whose job is to make sure that you’re not going to waste that decision-maker’s time. ” Why is reliable data important? The whole team will lose.

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