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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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 2, 2024

Too many sales reps like to talk. What this tells the hiring manager is that you’re likely to “talk past the close” when on the phone with a prospect! Unfortunately, many sales reps just show up, are not prepared, and haven’t done any research on the company they’re interviewing for. appeared first on Mr. Inside Sales.

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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! So do your prospects. Bottom line: Stop trying to be tricky, and stop sounding like a desperate sales rep. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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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. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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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? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! To attain Wisdom, remove things every day.”—Lao Have a great week!

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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. My sales and income soared.

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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. 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. Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day?

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 7, 2020

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…”. Here’s what I teach: Prospects have all the answers. Take what a prospect gives you.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 11, 2023

Have you ever observed your self-talk after you lose a sale? This product will never sell!” “The The leads are trash, and I actually agree with some of my prospect’s objections!” “I I wonder what I can sell that’s easier than this?” Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day?

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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? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! As some of you know, I’m beginning my new career as a writer.

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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. with your voice lifting up at the end of the word. Then hit MUTE again and listen as your prospect reveals more.

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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. That’s why most people get burned out in sales. That’s why most salespeople find sales discouraging.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 5, 2024

So here we are — a little over a year after OpenAI changed the landscape of what can be sped up or fully automated for anyone using the internet. I’ve been in contact with sales experts about how AI has helped them. Salespeople don’t need to be tech gurus to scour the internet for info on a prospect before they make a call.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 21, 2022

One of the most important things I learned early on in my sales career is that attitudes are contagious. 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.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

That doesn't mean they can't be effective salespeople — it just means they need to change things up. If you find yourself in a position like that, you might want to consider transitioning from outside to inside sales. According to her, "[She] needed to skill up in digital." Be the change you want to be. Really care.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 30, 2018

Avoid This One Error when Prospecting by Phone. Learn about the best creative, effective phone business prospecting scripts, tools, tips, process, methods and ideas to help you successfully close more sales. I want to share with you what this common prospecting error is and how to immediately fix it. Good for you!

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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? You could do two: one for prospecting and one for the close. Happy Selling! ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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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. Stalled sale. You can use the intel you got from your initial pitch to open up the upsell.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2023

As you speak with your clients and prospects this week, realize that they are all feeling the same stress as well. 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?” The point is to ask questions and LISTEN to your prospect’s needs.

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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.” Throughout my inside sales career, as both a sales rep and as a sales coach, I have always stressed the importance of those two words, “Thank you” and “Please.” Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day?

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SalesHandy

MAY 6, 2021

B2B sales can be complex and confusing with many different processes, practices and models it’s made up of. Inside sales is one such model. It has rapidly evolved and is among the most popular ways to sell to businesses online. So what does Inside Sales mean and what’s the big deal about it?

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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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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? ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! You’ll find proven tips, strategies, and other ways to shed stress and be happier.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

How good are you at requalify existing accounts, or prospects you haven’t spoken with in a while? And that means that just because a prospect or client was in charge of a certain function last month or 6 months ago, it doesn’t mean they are in charge of it today. Transition sentence two: “ __, let me get up to date on things with you.

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Gong.io

JULY 11, 2022

These are the luxuries afforded to the typical inside sales rep. But aside from the obvious environmental difference, there’s a lot more that separates inside from outside sales teams, and that’s what we’re going to explore here. What is inside sales? . Inside sales vs. outside sales .

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Be honest: Do you dutifully send an email and then ask when you can follow up when you get this blow off objection? Believe it or not, over 90% of sales reps do just that. Script #1: Make sure and have an email already prepared while you’re prospecting. Allow you to set a definite follow up appointment. Right then!

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SendBuzz

APRIL 25, 2023

Are you unsure which sales team to focus on to drive your business’s sales? B2B Inside sales? Or Outside sales? Well, deciding between inside sales and outside sales can be tricky for businesses. So, read on to discover which sales strategy is the most suitable for your company’s growth.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 11, 2021

And when your ears are closed, you learn nothing about your prospect’s buying motives, their possible objections, or whether or not they are buying into your pitch. Ask questions frequently of your prospect. In sales, less talking and more questioning and more listening is the key to success. Get Access Today.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 13, 2021

But when you’ve done a presentation and then don’t hear back from a prospect, it can often mean the kiss of death. While it seems counter intuitive, I’d rather know up front if I’m wasting my time or if this is a real prospect. Speaking about prospects hiding behind emails, etc., sales reps hide behind them, too.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 22, 2019

Whether it’s nervousness, fear, inexperience, or just the conviction that if they stop talking the prospect will say “Not interested” and hang up, it doesn’t matter. If you listen to calls from your sales reps, you’ll find that they simply talk past the close. They talk over their prospects. And then they talk some more….

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 6, 2020

What’s the biggest mistake sales reps make with prospecting or cold calling? You know, that desperation sales people have when they finally get someone on the phone. Your prospecting will go a lot better if you do! They don’t care who you are or what you’re selling. and allow your prospect to engage with you.

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Here are quick/easy things you can say to make yourself—or your sales team—better: Instead of saying, “I don’t know if you have any budget for this…” Say: “And what type of budget do you have set aside for this?” 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

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

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Managers tell reps to stress the quality, the warranty, the features and benefits, but your prospects have heard all that before, haven’t they? Often times, services and products are roughly the same, and prospects will buy from the people they like, know or trust. ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS! Want a better way?

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 14, 2022

I don’t know why sales reps always default to: “I’ll call you again in a month…” Or 60 days or 90 days, etc. Why would you want to miss all the sales this prospect will place in the meantime? The smart thing to do is ask a prospect what their buying schedule is. When would be the best time for me to follow up with you?”

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Question for you: How often do you take notes while you’re on Mute and your prospect is revealing their buying motives? Begin thinking about how to point out those aspects of your product or service that matches up with what they want (because you’ll be clear what they are). ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

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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? When I’m interviewing sales reps, this is my favorite question. 80% of sales reps start the same way – they start pitching.

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