Score More Sales

JUNE 18, 2014

For years I have worked with sales professionals who strive to get around the Gatekeeper – that person at your prospective customer’s company who guards their executive from unnecessary time with all sorts of things but most notably from salespeople. Have a negative image of what a Gatekeeper is and instead align with them.

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Anthony Iannarino

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Here is how you get past the gatekeeper. The person for whom the gatekeeper works likes and trusts them and expects them to block all but what’s important, critical, or essential. Their gatekeeper (whatever the title) is part of their team. Selling your dream client might be the result of first selling their gatekeeper.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 19, 2014

The gatekeepers are onto your tricks. Newsflash: 90 percent of CEOs do not respond to cold calls or emails, and neither do their gatekeepers. Newsflash: 90 percent of CEOs do not respond to cold calls or emails, and neither do their gatekeepers. But gatekeepers are good at their job. Of course you would. Think again.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 18, 2014

When you have a referral introduction, there’s no need to dupe the gatekeeper. It’s tiresome reading about how to get past the gatekeeper. These “gatekeeper” tactics are insincere, duplicitous, unprofessional, offensive, and a waste of sales time. Gatekeepers are good at their jobs. Of course you would.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 14, 2024

I can’t believe this company is asking me to actually show up to an office!” Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? You know how it is: You’ll be minding your own business and then suddenly you’ll hear things like: “These leads suck.” “I I can’t make any real money here.” “I

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MTD Sales Training

JULY 12, 2012

The Gatekeeper; that secretary, receptionist or otherwise, frontline person whose job, it seems, is to make your life as a professional sales person, miserable. Yes, a good gatekeeper (GK) can indeed cause havoc and prevent you from getting to the decision maker (DM). So to get past more gatekeepers, just get in the gate.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 17, 2024

Try this technique yourself and watch as you begin qualifying real buyers, or disqualifying those who just want to get you off the phone… And if you’d like more scripted rebuttals to this and many other objections and selling situations, then pick up a copy of my new, best-selling book on phone scripts.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 22, 2017

1) The Gatekeeper. The gatekeeper is usually an executive assistant or associate to the decision maker. If the gatekeeper is an executive assistant, you should know immediately by their title. Once you’ve identified the gatekeeper, you have a few options. Other options include selling to or working with the gatekeeper.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 30, 2023

OR “When would be the best time for me to follow up with you?” (And The bottom line is that most sales reps simply don’t have any idea of when they should follow up—because they never ask! The next time you have someone on the phone, don’t assume a month or two or three is the best time to follow up.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 4, 2023

You can sign up to receive one on my author’s site. Click here and scroll to the middle and sign up for free. Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? To attain Wisdom, remove things every day.”—Lao Lao Tzu If you enjoy quotes like these, I send a new one out every Wednesday. Have a great week!

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 9, 2023

—Goethe If you do, then you can receive one each Wednesday by signing up here. Sign up today. Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? Scroll to the middle of the page). Hundreds of other sales reps are already enjoying an amusing or enlightening quote in the middle of their week—you should, too!

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 30, 2021

Wouldn’t it be convenient to have a list of 5 questions you could use to get your prospect talking, to get them to open up about how they’re feeling and what you might need to concentrate on? Happy Selling! Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 2, 2024

Unfortunately, many sales reps just show up, are not prepared, and haven’t done any research on the company they’re interviewing for. Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? This seems like a no brainer, right? The way to fix that—and stand out!—is ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 19, 2015

One of the biggest mistakes many inside sales reps make is pitching the gatekeeper. To start with, the gatekeeper is just that – someone whose job it is to screen salespeople from getting through to the decision maker. Again, they are gatekeepers – not decision makers. So, what to do? In this case it’s O.K.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 24, 2023

He looked up at me, not smiling, shrugged his shoulders and said, “I don’t know.” Nothing gets you further with a gatekeeper than using those magic words, and being polite and professional always helps you with both prospects and clients. Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? Mark’s Square.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

A few months ago, both AT&T, and then Google Fiber, dug up our street and lawns and bushes to install fiber Internet cable. Then a Google rep showed up out of the blue, canvassing the neighborhood. Then they showed up because my neighbor switched to them. And then nothing from them. Google Fiber did things differently.

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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! Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? Everyone knows that a partial message like: “Hey _, this is Mike. Believe me.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 14, 2023

You can sign up for free by clicking here. If you are interested in being a part of this journey, do sign up above. Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? —Victor Hugo, writer If you enjoy quotes like these, you’ll be pleased to know that I send out three new ones every Wednesday.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 11, 2023

This product will never sell!” “The I wonder what I can sell that’s easier than this?” Here’s how: When you lose a sale or suffer a difficult call (could be a prospecting call), you hang up and find your attitude is a bit negative, simply say to yourself: “Okay. Have you ever observed your self-talk after you lose a sale?

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 14, 2023

Simply call your reps in, one by one, and ask them: “If I gave you a pencil and asked you to sell it, how would you go about it?”. So, what is the most effective way to sell a pencil? After letting a rep tell me how good of a closer they are, I pull out a pencil, hand it to them, and tell them to sell it to me. And off they go….

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 25, 2022

3: When you are scheduling an appointment to follow up, don’t use the generic: I’ll call you in a month to follow up…. Instead, you should ask the prospect when a good time to follow up is. By asking the prospect when you should follow up, you’ll be able to gauge their urgency and assess their buying rhythms.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 26, 2023

–unknown If you would like to receive a quote like this each Wednesday, then click here and sign up. Simply scroll to the middle of the page to subscribe, and don’t worry—I’ll never sell or misuse your email address, and my unsubscribe links really work! Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day?

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Engage Selling

MAY 11, 2017

Are you or members of your sales team having trouble getting past gatekeepers? I’ve noticed a trend. In my latest workshops and training working with top sales performers, one issue that keeps coming to the surface is how to get past … Read More »

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

3: “You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself.” Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? You’ll find proven tips, strategies, and other ways to shed stress and be happier. Here are the first fourteen quotes in the book: #1: Is that a bad thing? #2:

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 9, 2023

A city bus pulled up outside and a bunch of people got off. One guy—mid 40’s, tall and lanky—started walking towards the Starbucks, and when he entered the store, I recognized him from many years before when we were both struggling inside sales reps trying to sell investments over the phone. Yes” I said. I remember,” I said.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 18, 2018

Most of us aren’t lucky enough to have a gatekeeper. What is a gatekeeper in sales? A gatekeeper (at the risk of using an outdated term) is the person designated to keep a protective barrier or ‘screen’ around important or ultra-busy people. There are 3 reasons why gatekeepers still rock: They are paid to answer their phone.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 21, 2022

My manager told me that when I’m on the phone with a prospect or customer, someone was going to sell someone—either the customer was going to sell me on why he wouldn’t buy, or I was going to sell him on why he should buy. 3: Get up and walk around when you’re on the phone. And most of that came down to my attitude.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 30, 2023

They may get some leads out and set up some “demos or presentations,” but because they didn’t discover whether a prospect was truly a buyer and in the market at that time, their close rate is a disappointing 2 sales out of 10 full presentations…. with your voice lifting up at the end of the word. Like you’re really curious.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 7, 2022

If you are new to receiving these sales tips, or even if you have been subscribed for a while, I want to give you something that will help you sell more. It’s not often that we get something for free, but I’m going to give you some resources, some inside sales techniques that will help you sell more with less resistance.

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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? Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? It took me years to believe this. Yep, two out of ten prospects you speak with turn into buyers. Remember, “Some will, some won’t.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Instead of saying, “Why don’t we set up another meeting to talk about this…” Say: “From what you’ve seen today, is this something you feel would work for you?” Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? And by adopting the questions above, you will! ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2023

If I get an, “Ah, I don’t know,” then I once again use layering questions like: “Have you heard of my new On Demand Inside Selling Skills Training?” Now I’m sure you can come up with your own questions here, but you get the idea. So, write up your questions, call your prospects, and listen to how best to serve and sell them!

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LeadFuze

DECEMBER 30, 2019

These are the Gatekeepers. Your sales success depends on knowing how to get past the gatekeeper. If you have approach the decision maker directly, and you’ve been sidelined by the gatekeeper — that avenue of contact won’t work. You will need to find a way past the gatekeeper. Can I learn how to get past the gatekeeper?

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Want some free, proven resources to help you or your team sell more right now? The point is, anything you need to get better at selling over the phone is at your fingertips. And if you need a deeper dive, try this: The number one best selling book of current and effective phone scripts: Click here. Click here. Click here.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 6, 2021

You can use the intel you got from your initial pitch to open up the upsell. In addition, often times other products or services bump up the dollar amount, and this often slows down decision making as well. At that time, load them up! Happy selling! Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day?

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Here are three tips to ensure you are selling to the person who has that authority: 1) Ask ‘How are decisions made when you are making decisions like this?’. The person may, though, be a key influencer in the process, so you will want them to feel they have confidence in your approach and so build up trust. Happy Selling!

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 21, 2022

Why not use them to upgrade your team’s selling skills so they can hit the third and fourth quarter hard? Sign up here! And isn’t that what you wake up in the morning trying to do 5 or 6 days a week? Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day? Teamwork concept. Life in office.

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