Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 17, 2023

So many sales reps are anxious when they speak with a prospect. And, if they are an influencer collecting information, then: “What is the timeline of the (decision maker) to put something like this to work for them?” And, to qualify the influencer: “How do you get involved in the decision process?”

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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…”.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 14, 2024

What this means is that rather than let that random, negative self-talk just pour into you, you should instead talk back to yourself in advance and feed the positive self-talk you need to succeed. The saying I heard that I loved was this: “Learn to talk to yourself, rather than listen to yourself.” ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Sometimes do you just find it impossible to get through to the decision-maker? You call them, you write to them but they never get back to you? Well, over the years I have heard of some really creative and often radical ways to grab the attention of the decision-maker. Please have this one on me!”.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The reason this is such a common objection is because your prospects have figured out it’s the best way to get sales reps to drop their price! Then remain completely quiet and let your prospect tell you what the REAL objection is!] In this case, “Your Price is Too High.” And most do! Top performing reps, however, know better.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Because of this, it fools many sales reps who think that perhaps after a week or two the prospect might actually buy. Questioning this objection is much better than saying, “Okay, when should I call you back,” which is what most sales reps say. But they rarely do. That’s the only way to win a sale. appeared first on Mr.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 14, 2023

To follow up on the blog post from two weeks ago (about the one quick fix to get your VMs returned ), here is the second quick fix: Stop trying to trick your prospect! Call me back as soon as you can…” just reeks of a tricky salesperson calling. So do your prospects. Search my blog if you missed them.) Believe me.

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Braveheart Sales

MARCH 30, 2021

Salespeople who are easily able to reach decision-makers are infinitely more effective at closing business. If we know that more business will be closed, tons more business, but only slightly more than a quarter of salespeople are skilled at reaching decision-makers, it seems to me that there is a pretty big opportunity for impact.

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Braveheart Sales

MARCH 30, 2021

Salespeople who are easily able to reach decision-makers are infinitely more effective at closing business. If we know that more business will be closed, tons more business, but only slightly more than a quarter of salespeople are skilled at reaching decision-makers, it seems to me that there is a pretty big opportunity for impact.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 2, 2024

Have you ever interviewed for a job you really want, thought your interview went well, and then didn’t get called back for it? What this tells the hiring manager is that you’re likely to “talk past the close” when on the phone with a prospect! Mistake Number Two: Talking past the close. Too many sales reps like to talk.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 21, 2022

I watched a sales rep making cold calls the other day. He was making one crucial error that was leading to him not getting very far with prospects. I want to share with you what this common prospecting error is and how to immediately fix it. What was missing was the common currency of human interaction to set up the call.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

DECEMBER 18, 2018

"Call me after the holidays" is the second most-heard objection in sales. It's an excuse for decision makers to put buying decisions on hold. It's an excuse for decision makers to put buying decisions on hold. Call me after the holidays" is not an objection. Salespeople hate holidays.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Plus, here’s what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling this summer. Obviously, I’ve never been a fan of cold calling, but now the uninvited sales pitches are multichannel. On that note, take a look at what you might have missed from No More Cold Calling about relationship building and referral selling …. Try This. “My

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Influencers are key to both getting through to decision makers, and to eventually making a sale. If it’s true that the influencer has to show this or present this to the decision maker, then they had better be sold on it themselves, right? Set a follow up call after they have pitched the decision maker.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 18, 2023

Establishing rapport with a prospect in the very beginning is perhaps the most important first step to earning the right to have a conversation that might eventually lead to a sale. Get it wrong, and that could mean the end of your call—and your chance to make a sale. if you haven’t even introduced yourself! Then… BE BRIEF!

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Zoominfo

APRIL 8, 2021

However, when used at the wrong time and the wrong way — like checking off BANT criteria while talking to a prospect — reps lose ground qualifying prospective customers. While many variables drive the sales process, it comes down to this: the prospect you’re calling has no clue how your product will make their business better.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Can you call me back at (phone number)? This is one of the oldest poor sales techniques in the world, and it just SCREAMS: I’m cold calling and trying to trick you into calling me back! Here’s what’s better: First, you have to let the caller know what company you’re calling from and the reason for the call.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I wasn’t home, but he pitched my wife and said he’d come back. Finally, I called Google Fiber and the next week they came out and ran cable to the side of my house where my existing Internet enters the home. It takes persistence, a proven sales cadence, and many calls to finally persuade a qualified buyer to buy from you.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 2, 2023

Tired of leaving tons of voicemails and not hearing back from anyone? Incorporate these proven techniques and give yourself the best chance of hearing back from prospects: #1: Use the “I need a little help, please…” technique. 2: Next, make sure and let them know you’ll be brief when they call you back. . #2:

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Now comes the hard part — the cold call. Daily, sales reps (mostly SDRs) face the daunting task of turning cold calls into warm calls. Sales reps look to increase conversion rates by upping their cold call game. And If you haven’t tried out cold calling scripts yet, now’s the time. Reason for Calling.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 11, 2023

“The leads are trash, and I actually agree with some of my prospect’s objections!” “I Should I go back to school?” While managers want you to jump on the next call, go from a negative experience and be positive again and “smile and dial,” you know how hard that is. Just accept it and get back to neutral. And on and on.

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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

JUNE 6, 2020

What’s the biggest mistake sales reps make with prospecting or cold calling? They call with what a client of mine once called, “commission breath.”. Read them, compare them to how you make calls, and then refrain from making these mistakes in the future. Your prospecting will go a lot better if you do!

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 4, 2023

If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then get instant access to our On Demand training today. Click here and scroll to the middle and sign up for free. Have a great week! Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day?

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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 8, 2013

Many times the best way to reach a decision maker is by leveraging a salesperson in the decision maker’s own company. Call the sales department in the company you’re trying to reach and introduce yourself to the salesperson you connect with. The strategy is quite simple.

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Sales Evangelist

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

How to Reach Decision-Makers When Selling to Enterprises When selling, we want to talk to the decision makers but how do you reach them in order to qualify them as a prospect? It’s become even harder to get a hold of decision-makers. The solution is to go back to personalization.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Want prospects to respond with lightning speed? The triple touch is a tactic that salespeople use to engage prospects. The ‘touches’ include contacting the prospect three different ways, each time building trust, getting on their radar, and moving them further into the sales funnel. . What is the Triple Touch in Sales?

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 20, 2021

Connect with decision makers easier. Qualify prospects better and learn their buying motives. If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then get instant access to our On Demand training today. Click this special link to make a purchase. Overcoming objections easier.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2019

As a sales rep, you're responsible for guiding your prospect through both big and small decisions. You can help the prospect make the decision to schedule a connect call by sending a helpful outreach email — a relatively trivial decision. Who are the decision makers at a company?

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 18, 2016

closing call. Because of that, it’s often necessary to set a call back to continue the conversation. Like most parts of a sale, the call back is one of those recurring situations that you, or your sales team, will find yourself in countless times a day or week. would it be alright if I followed up after that?”.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 14, 2023

.” –William Durant “All the mistakes I ever made were when I wanted to say ‘No’ and said ‘Yes’ ” — Moss Hart “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day?

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 9, 2023

If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then get instant access to our On Demand training today. Hundreds of other sales reps are already enjoying an amusing or enlightening quote in the middle of their week—you should, too! Sign up today. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

At first, it seemed almost rude to utter it… But let me ask you: out of ten prospects you pitch to, how many end up actually buying? Yep, two out of ten prospects you speak with turn into buyers. It took me years to believe this. And this means that you spend hours each day pitching to people who are never going to buy! Who’s next?”

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 23, 2021

First, remember: Most objections are smokescreens hiding the real reason a prospect isn’t moving forward. Here’s one way I have successfully dealt with this and gotten the prospect to reveal what was really holding them back. And then hit MUTE and listen to what your prospect reveals. They like a different solution.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 6, 2021

Rookie mistake: You’ve got several products or services you can offer a prospect, and you start by offering the first, or main one, then hear an opening for another one so pivot to that one, and describe another—and then another. Let me think about these and get back with you.”. Stalled sale. Sound familiar? At that time, load them up!

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 29, 2021

Unless you address the broken links in your prospecting system, your sales reps will continue to struggle with closing the deal. It’s like back pain. You can stretch and put heat or ice on an aching back, but unless you treat the source of the pain—a pulled muscle or degenerating disc—your back will continue to hurt.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 30, 2023

Problem: Salespeople talk too much when they finally get a prospect on the phone. They talk over their prospects and generally learn very little about what it takes to close a sale. This may sound easy, but if you’ve listened to any of your rep’s calls (or your own), then you know how hard it is. Adopt the word “Oh?”

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