Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Just use the coupon code: “Black” during checkout and you’ll be on your way to prospecting better, overcoming objections easier, and making more money than anyone in your office. . How’s that for a Black Friday sale? Order Now . Note: This sale begins now through Sunday, December 1st, Midnight. . Who Should Attend?

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 21, 2019

Join Our Next Training: If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then this live, interactive online B2B & B2C inside sales training is exactly what they need to get excited & confident about selling again! Who Should Attend?

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 21, 2019

Back to qualifying…. Join Our Next Training: Agenda 7-Week, Comprehensive B2B & B2C Inside Sales Training Program. Response Two: “Most companies I speak with are ‘all set’ and that’s why I’m reaching out to you now—I want to give you an option for the next time you’re in need of this. Let me ask you…”. Who Should Attend?

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 23, 2020

I received an email last week from a real estate rep asking me if cold calling was dead. Would you be as successful if you couldn’t reach out to these prospects and introduce yourself and your company? Cold calling isn’t dead. The real question should be: how can you “cold call” more effectively? So, is cold calling dead?

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 11, 2019

And until you find out what’s really holding your prospect back, you’ll just go around and around in circles. Here’s a simple technique that will allow you to do just that: Whenever your prospect says, “That price is outside of our budget,” simply respond with: “And besides price, what else might hold you back today?”.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

You felt like you had a really qualified and interested prospect, set the demo call, looked forward to what you thought was for sure your next sale, and…. Here are three proven scripts you can use the next time your prospect tells you “I looked it over and I’m not interested…. Don’t you hate when this happens? Who Should Attend?

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

You felt like you had a really qualified and interested prospect, set the demo call, looked forward to what you thought was for sure your next sale, and…. Here are three proven scripts you can use the next time your prospect tells you “I looked it over and I’m not interested…. Don’t you hate when this happens? Who Should Attend?

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

How early in life do you know you were meant to be a leader, and how do you position yourself, throughout your career, to express and expand on this calling? Are you born with these traits, or can you develop them? And what role does adversity play in either derailing or energizing and propelling you forward? I highly recommend it.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 9, 2019

Join Our Next Training: If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then this live, interactive online B2B & B2C inside sales training is exactly what they need to get excited & confident about selling again! Who Should Attend?

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 25, 2019

call to prospects whom you’ve already pitched? Is it something like: “I’m just calling to follow up on our proposal….”. I’m just calling to see what you thought about our bid?”. They put the control of the call in your prospect’s hands. Try this: “{Prospect}, great speaking with you again.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The debate of whether to open your calls asking, “Did I catch you at a good time?” for demo call backs), is alive and well—unfortunately. Some people think it’s respectful to ask if the prospect has time, and others feel they are setting themselves up for a stall. That’s how you handle prospecting calls.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

Customer pain points are abundant, and it is up to marketers and salespeople to both identify and address them when reaching out to prospects. Their main pain point that needed to be addressed was prospecting. What is the main thing holding your business back from growth? The list, sadly, can seem endless.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 21, 2019

What do you say when you get this objection while prospecting ? Let’s face it: This blow off is just a variation that prospects have been using for years. All you have to do is have an email already prepared while you’re prospecting. And you know how frustrating that is. It used to be: “Can you send me something in the mail?”

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Mike offers customized keynotes and breakout sessions on subjects like: Prospecting – Both B2B & B2C Setting demos and appointments Overcoming call reluctance Presentation Skills Closing Skills Motivation and Attitude Adjustment And much more! Mike’s keynotes and breakouts are engaging, energizing and highly motivational!

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 1, 2019

You and your team will explode their confidence and crush their revenue goals as they learn to: Eliminate call reluctance Glide past gatekeepers Prospect more effectively Qualify prospects more easily Deliver killer presentations that lead to more closed sales Overcome objections And much, much more! Who Should Attend?

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 22, 2019

Do you or your team suffer from call reluctance ? Would you rather send emails than make calls? If you have to pick up the phone for a living, then I’ll bet making cold calls isn’t one of your favorite activities. And if you struggle making those calls, then take comfort in knowing you’re not alone.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 16, 2019

We’ve all been through it: You set an amazing demo or presentation call and, and…they don’t show up! Or, you have an amazing and, what you think is an, engaging demo call and you set a call back and, and…they don’t show up! A better way is to test for engagement by seeing how cooperative a prospect is.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Wondered not only if the prospect was going to move forward, but also what it would take and how long that might take? If you have, then you’re probably missing one of the most important “pre-qualifying” questions you should be asking on each and every demo call before you launch into your actual presentation. Who Should Attend?

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 6, 2020

How good (or bad) does your sales team sound when prospecting over the phone? Have you recorded and listened to their calls lately? On Friday, (Jan 3 rd ), I received a sales call that went like this: Me: “Good morning, Mike Brooks here, how can I help you?”. And when they do, what you get is a version of the call listed above.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 22, 2019

They get the prospect on the phone, go through a PowerPoint slide presentation, drone on and on for a half hour or more, rarely checking in their prospect—and if they do, it’s a weak, “does that make sense?”–and In an earlier blog , I introduced the term, “Spray and Pray” as way to describe how many sales rep’s presentations go.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

As B2B companies continue to expand their digital marketing efforts, they can cull lessons from the B2C clashes like that between Airbnb and Vrbo. In the B2B world, you need to adopt the methods that the B2C people use in a different way, and that’s not going to be natural,” Westerman told SMM in a telephone interview.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 11, 2021

Customer pain points are abundant, and it is up to marketers and salespeople to both identify and address them when reaching out to prospects. Their main pain point that needed to be addressed was prospecting. What is the main thing holding your business back from growth? The list, sadly, can seem endless.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 14, 2019

I found a short book called, The Salesman’s Book of Wisdom, by Dr. Chriswell Freeman, and the introduction on “The Joy of Selling” was so awesome, that I wanted to share the three paragraphs with you. Share this with others if you resonate with it as well: “Selling has been called the greatest profession in the world and with good cause.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 27, 2019

You've spent hours prospecting : researching, making warm calls , reaching out via email and on social media. If you have prospects who are dragging their feet or slowing a deal down, you might be working with a tire kicker. So, how can separate these tire kickers from well-qualified prospects? Sound familiar?

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 22, 2019

Here is an example of the kinds of proven scripts and techniques you’ll learn to handle all the selling situations you and your team face: If, while prospecting, your prospect tells you, “We wouldn’t be interested,” you can more effectively respond with: “I’m not interested”. I’m not calling to sell you anything today.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 1, 2019

Here are 5 things you can begin doing right now: Email Secret #1: Use the prospect’s first name in the subject line. Putting your prospect’s name in the subject line (first name) will immediately distinguish your email from the hundreds of others your prospect gets. Email Secret #3: Keep your email short and easy to read!

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 11, 2020

For years, I’ve been teaching and training sales teams to put in the time and effort to learn the proper sales techniques first, and then, after they understand and have mastered the fundamentals, they can “adapt” them to each particular prospect or situation. How does your sales team handle this? Who Should Attend?

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Mindtickle

APRIL 9, 2024

What skills and tools do reps need for success? Inside sales teams leverage technology to connect and engage with prospects. Some methods inside sales reps use to engage with prospects include: Phone calls Video conferencing Email Social media Other online channels Conversely, outside sales reps rely on face-to-face conversations.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Picture where you’ll be on the 23 rd of December and work back and take action today to make that dream become a reality. Just about anything you’d like to accomplish, you can, during the fourth quarter. And it all starts today. The beginning of Fall. So set some time aside today and dream away. That week will come whether you do this or not.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Then my sales manager pointed out that the top closers started with the same pool of leads I had; they had just put in the time to cull through them, diligently, and after months of extensive work, they discovered, converted, and cultivated a great list of prospects and clients. When I made a call, I pressed the “play / record” buttons.

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Allego

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

After using the generative AI tool for more than a year, though, I am a lot less worried. That’s because gen AI tools still need humans to create quality content. Gen AI tools are another tool in my toolbox, much like Google Search or my MacBook. They help me do my job better and faster. But they can’t do it alone.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 2, 2019

Then make sure and get buy in that your prospect is sold on your solution before you go over pricing options. Who Should Attend?

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Sales and Marketing Management

MARCH 8, 2020

Technology is increasingly creating the tools your competitors are using to build new digital products and services that target and release latent demand and serve unmet needs. B2B companies are making significant investments in solutions that ensure they have access to data across their prospect base.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 4, 2022

We expect to see B2B companies investing more money into fewer, but better tools in order to streamline their systems, improve workflows, increase productivity, and ultimately see stronger return on investment. Marketing will ping a lead to sales, and sales will say the prospect is not ready to buy, and they will pong it back to you.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 30, 2019

For my own growth and success, I found that the moment I made a commitment to improving my sales skills—from call to call—that was the moment I produced bigger and bigger revenues, month after month. Criswall Freeman. Another great truth in the profession of sales. Who Should Attend?

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Close.io

DECEMBER 10, 2018

When I first began selling, nervous doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt about sales prospecting. Picking up the phone to call leads that didn’t know who I was, to pitch them on why they should hand over their hard-earned money in exchange for my product, was enough to make my stomach turn in my early days of sales prospecting.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Join Our Next Training: If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then this live, interactive online B2B & B2C inside sales training is exactly what they need to get excited & confident about selling again! Who Should Attend?

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