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18 Phone Sales Skills Tips You Can Use Right Now | Sales.

The Sales Hunter

Show the same level of respect to the gatekeeper or other any other person who answers the phone as you would show to the person you’re looking to talk to. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008.

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Guest Post: Now More Than Ever, It’s Time to Help Each Other

SalesLoft

” A better question is: “What’s one thing I should work on if I’m struggling to get past gatekeepers?” But this is not a downturn circa 2008 or a dot-com bust or whatever other tripe some pundits are selling as advice. . ” Follow up. Don’t ask for advice then ghost people. So, be kind.

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The Sales Association: Cold Calling Lives

The Sales Association

Flip the gatekeeper paradigm on its head. If these ideas worked in the rust belt during the downturn of 2008-2009, they will work for you. Rather than gaining access to the head of the IT department or telecom, they instead might be greeted by a random assistant from inside. They had a problem. Tips and Tactics 1. at 9:36 AM.

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

DiscoverOrg Sales

In 2008, according to Hubspot, almost half the sales department stayed on the job at least 3 years. 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. Welcome to Whiteboard Wednesday! Guessing email addresses.

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