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Hub You - Spectacular Structure for a Cold Calling Script
Receiving phone calls is a part of business. As a business owner you should know this; however, do you know that those phone calls could be having a negative impact on your business? It is hard to imagine how a simple phone call could negatively impact your business, but many businesses don’t just receive one phone call.Excessive phone calls can be damaging to any business; however, they are most damaging to businesses that have an office setting. This is because when multiple phone calls are received it takes a
On the phone, however, you
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You’ll find some scripts tell you to introduce yourself and bond before you get to the point ... as though you’ll build a lasting relationship within a few seconds on the phone.
Other scripts direct you to tell prospect all about the company… as though your company’s history that will justify the fact that your call that has interrupted the prospect’s day.
Some scripts even start out with the unconvincing words “This is not a sales call…” Yeah, right. Who do they think they’re kidding!
By the same token you and I both know that the power of any sales presentation is in the words.
Face-to-face you have all sorts of visual cues that let you know whether or not you and your prospect are strolling down the primrose path … together.
In the blink of an eye you pick up cues such as a prospect’s crossed arms, broken eye contact, and other body language that let you know when your words have taken the two of you off the profitable path. With these cues you quickly figure out how to get back on track and can easily adjust your sales presentation accordingly.
On the phone, however, you
Whether you’re in business or a consumer, you can relate to the following statements:“We’re not sure what’s wrong with it. But it’s going to cost you more to find out.”Ring. “You’ve reached the emergency hot-line. We’re not here, so leave a message.””Sure it’s under warranty. We need the original packaging & paperwork from 1997.””We don’t carry that item you saw in our newspaper ad this morning.””Yes, I realize we’re three hours late, but at least we’re here.””A
Other scripts direct you to tell prospect all about the company… as though your company’s history that will justify the fact that your call that has interrupted the prospect’s day.
Some scripts even start out with the unconvincing words “This is not a sales call…” Yeah, right. Who do they think they’re kidding!
By the same token you and I both know that the power of any sales presentation is in the words.
Face-to-face you have all sorts of visual cues that let you know whether or not you and your prospect are strolling down the primrose path … together.
In the blink of an eye you pick up cues such as a prospect’s crossed arms, broken eye contact, and other body language that let you know when your words have taken the two of you off the profitable path. With these cues you quickly figure out how to get back on track and can easily adjust your sales presentation accordingly.
On the phone, however, you
This feature has been around since I started in the cash register business some 25+ years ago. I haven’t heard POS salespeople talk about this for over a decade and if it isn’t being used in your business you are opening yourself up for theft and possibly armed robbery of your business.All cash registers and point of sale systems track sales and tenders. They all know how much money, checks, gift cards, credit cards and other forms of payment are in each cash drawer/till.Most cash registers and a few point
By the same token you and I both know that the power of any sales presentation is in the words.
Face-to-face you have all sorts of visual cues that let you know whether or not you and your prospect are strolling down the primrose path … together.
In the blink of an eye you pick up cues such as a prospect’s crossed arms, broken eye contact, and other body language that let you know when your words have taken the two of you off the profitable path. With these cues you quickly figure out how to get back on track and can easily adjust your sales presentation accordingly.
On the phone, however, you
Given that Wal-Mart has a stranglehold on 5% of all jewelry sales, and the four largest chains/retailers together hold only 17%, is there a future in starting a home jewelry sales business? The answer is a most emphatic, yes!In a market where sales growth has slowed steadily over the last four years, people are looking for the best buys possible for those luxury items like watches, pins, brooches, earrings, and necklace sets. Those can often be had from a home jewelry business for several reasons.Most jewe
In the blink of an eye you pick up cues such as a prospect’s crossed arms, broken eye contact, and other body language that let you know when your words have taken the two of you off the profitable path. With these cues you quickly figure out how to get back on track and can easily adjust your sales presentation accordingly.
On the phone, however, you
You try to make your customers happy. You sincerely WANT them to be pleased with your products and service. You go out of your way to provide quality and integrity in everything you do.So, why is it that every once in a while there's a customer who insists on totally, absolutely and completely pissing you off?How long is a string?There are some questions, the answers to which, will always elude me. Are you with me on this?I received an email message from a customer who must have not only ha
On the phone, however, your cues come from background sounds, tone of voice, pacing, and the words themselves.
To stay on course self-control is key.
Say too much and you’ll hear, “If he’s interested he’ll call you” and wonder, “What happened?” Say too little and the gatekeeper will ask questions, to keep you talking, find out what she thinks she needs to know, and then gets off of the phone.
Since sales professionals have a gift for gab and thrive on social interaction, we are most comfortable talking with people face-to-face. We prefer to be around people and usually dread cold calling on the telephone. When we do our cold call prospecting, it is easy for us to talk too fast; too spew out way too many words for the prospect to grasp on the phone; and to relinquish self-control altogether. We experience failure … not our favorite lesson … and quickly build an aversion to making cold calls.
Successful sales professionals turn aversion to attraction by using scripts that are in essenc
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