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Handle the “I looked it over and not interested.”

November 26, 2019 By Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

3 Ways to overcome... 3-27-19

Don’t you hate when this happens? 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… Right out of the gate, they won’t even give you the chance to pitch them! The good news is that this is a repeatable selling situation, and if you’re prepared for it with good scripted response (or three!), you’ll be that much closer to overcoming it and getting into your demo. Here are three proven … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Objection Handling, Presenting, Prospecting/Referrals, Publishers Picks, Selling Skills Tagged With: phone, Phone Scripts, Phones

3 Ways to Overcome Call Reluctance

March 27, 2019 By Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

3 Ways to overcome... 3-27-19

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. Speaking in public used to be the biggest fear someone could face (even before dying), but I think that for salespeople it’s making outbound calls. No one likes to be rejected, and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Client Acquisition, Closing, Objection Handling, Presenting, Prospecting/Referrals, Selling Skills, Sidebar Tagged With: Calls, Cold Calling, Phone Calls, Phones, Telephone

Getting Cell Phone Numbers

February 18, 2019 By Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Having trouble reaching your prospect after your initial call? Here are two ways you can ask for - and get a prospect's cell phone number. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Client Acquisition, Prospecting/Referrals, Selling Skills Tagged With: cell, Phones

You Have 5 Seconds to Make a Good Impression

October 15, 2018 By Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

7 Ways to More Referrals without Asking

Years ago, they used to say you had just a couple of minutes to make a good impression when selling over the phone. As the Internet got popular and email lost its luster, they said you had just a minute to grab someone’s attention and earn the right to continue your pitch. Then as texting became the new mode of personal communication, that one minute shrunk to about 30 seconds… These days, as even texting is being ignored, you’ve got about 5 seconds to diffuse the myriad of emotions and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Client Acquisition, Closing, Objection Handling, Presenting, Prospecting/Referrals, Selling Skills Tagged With: Phone Calls, Phones, Telephone, Telephone Calls

The Technique that Avoids Rejection

July 19, 2018 By Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Why use more tie downs and trial closes

Prospecting by phone can be hard—gatekeepers screening you out, decision-makers don’t want to talk to you, etc.—but it doesn’t have to be. I’m going to give you one proven sales technique to use that will allow you to overcome many of the sales objections you’re getting now. In fact, if you just take a few days to memorize this scripted sales technique, and then use it on each and every call for a week, you’ll be amazed by how much easier prospecting (or cold calling) becomes. Before I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Objection Handling, Phone Scripts, Phones, Telephone Calls

Measure the Most Important Metric

April 16, 2018 By Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

If you’re in management, then there are a lot of metrics to choose from. Companies measure all kinds of things these days— the number of phone calls, connect rates, presentations set, leads in the funnel, etc. With technology the way it is, there is no shortage of ways to break processes down and measure them. But are you measuring the most important one? As you’ll learn today (and I’ll go into more detail tomorrow in my presentation), if you’re not measuring exactly how your reps are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Objection Handling, Prospecting/Referrals, Selling Skills Tagged With: Phone Calls, Phone Scripts, Phones

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