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

The Sales Hunter

Since you can’t see them, you don’t have the advantage of using body language as a tool to help you negotiate. 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.

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The Sales Association: Cold Calling Lives

The Sales Association

Flip the gatekeeper paradigm on its head. Use your social media tools such as LinkedIn to learn a little bit about your prospect and tailor a message to that person. If these ideas worked in the rust belt during the downturn of 2008-2009, they will work for you. They had a problem. Tips and Tactics 1. Posted by Jeff Arnold.

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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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