- How to Cold Call Without Focusing on Yourself By : Ari Galper
The sales gurus teach a “questioning technique” in cold calling that’s designed to get potential clients interested in your solution. It seems like a good idea. But to your prospects it can feel staged. - 4 Key Reasons to Surrender Your Cold Calling Agenda By : Ari Galper
If you follow the old traditional cold calling approach, as soon as you dial the telephone your focus is on acquiring a sale. And you’re probably using different techniques and strategies to guide your conversation towards that goal. - Using a "Sales Pitch" Kills Cold Calls By : Ari Galper
The moment you use the old-school cold calling approach – the traditional pitch about who you are and what you have to offer – you trigger the negative “salesperson” stereotype. And that usually means instant rejection from your prospect. - How to Cold Call Without a Script By : Ari Galper
Lear step-by-step sales scripts have done a lot to give selling a bad name. Not because they don’t “work.” Some people who use cold calling scripts actually do make some sales. - How Using a Cold Calling "Pitch" Kills Sales By : Ari Galper
The moment you use the old-school cold calling approach -- the traditional pitch about who you are and what you have to offer -- you trigger the negative "salesperson" stereotype. And that means instant defense or rejection. I call it "The Wall." - 4 Keys to Making Your Cold Call Stress Free By : Ari Galper
From the traditional point of view, cold calling conversations should constantly lead towards making sale. We’ve been given only one path to follow, and that’s getting a “yes.” - How to Avoid Hitting the Cold Calling Wall By : Ari Galper
Let's say you're at your office and you're working away. Your phone rings and someone says, “Hello, my name's Mark. I'm with Financial Solutions. We offer a broad array of financial solutions. Do you have a few minutes?” - 4 Forms of Sales Pressure That Sabotage Cold Calls By : Ari Galper
If you’ve been trained in the old traditional sales approach, your cold calling strategy is probably one of persuasion. That is, you use a variety of way to try to persuade another person to buy your product or service. You point out the benefits and features of what you have to offer, and use strategies to convince them to make a purchase. - Recognize and Diffuse Hidden Pressures in Cold Calling By : Ari Galper
Wouldn’t it be great if you could make cold calling pleasant for both you and the other person? Well, it’s very possible, if you’re willing to remove sales pressure from the interaction.. - New Ways to Open Your Cold Calls By : Ari Galper
Most of us design our cold calling around scripts and strategies. Isn’t that how we’ve been taught by the sales gurus? Scripts are linear and step-by-step so you can move calls in the direction you want them to go. And sales strategies do the same thing. - How to Avoid the "Cold Calling Wall" By : Ari Galper
Let's say you're at your office and you're working away. Your phone rings and someone says, "Hello, my name's Mark. I'm with Financial Solutions. We offer a broad array of financial solutions. Do you have a few minutes?" - How to Use Your Right Brain When You Cold Call By : Ari Galper
Do you struggle with the process of cold calling? For many of us, it’s a grueling experience. That’s because we try to carry on a conversation from a rigid, linear place. We’re trying to follow a strategy or a script. So when it comes to having a relaxed and enjoyable cold calling conversation, it just doesn’t work very well. - How to Throw Out Your Cold Calling Script By : Ari Galper
Recently you may have received a cold call from someone using an old-style linear sales script. You probably recognized it as a cold call because the person sounded a bit robotic and kept talking without allowing the conversation to “breathe.” - 3 Cold Calling Phrases That Get Results By : Ari Galper
How can we possibly avoid rejection and still stay “real” while cold calling? Well, the truth is that the more genuine we are, the less likely we are to be rejected.
Once you understand why cold calling is so difficult, and you start to shift your mental view of the cold call, then you can move from thoughts to actual language that’s in alignment with this new way of thinking. - 5 Keys to Humanize Your Cold Call By : Ari Galper
It always feels artificial when we shift into our “salesperson persona” in order to make a cold call. It’s a dehumanizing process that -- unless we’re a born actor -- feels really awkward. And yet the old-school traditional sales mindset almost guarantees that role playing is a part of every cold call we make. - How to Take the Frustration Out of Cold Calling By : Ari Galper
Why do we avoid cold calling more than any other selling activity? Because we dread the experience of rejection that it often carries. Each time we pick up the phone, we hope it will result in a sale. And so we naturally experience pain and frustration when we are rejected. - How to Take the Suspicion Out of Your Cold Calls By : Ari Galper
Why do cold calls based on the old-school traditional mindset break down so quickly? Because we usually start with a predictable introduction and a mini-sales pitch. Right away the other person puts up “The Wall” and we’re trying to scramble around it. - How to Break Old Cold Calling Habits By : Ari Galper
It’s always a little scary to try something new when an old formula (even if it doesn’t work very well) is familiar to us. But remember that the definition of insanity is to continue doing the same thing over and over, while expecting different results. - Every Cold Call Needs a Problem to Solve By : Ari Galper
In the old way of making cold calls, we offer a sales pitch to a perfect stranger, cross our fingers, and hope for the best! This really doesn’t work very well in building a business relationship (or any other relationship, for that matter). This is done best by stepping into the world of the other person and finding a problem we can solve for him or her in insurance selling. - How to End Your Fear of Cold Calling By : Ari Galper
Most of us really dislike cold calling. It’s probably the most dreaded of all sales activity, and causes the most rejection. But there are wonderful ways to think differently about cold calling. We can eliminate the negative experience that’s typical for both caller and receiver simply by changing our mindset. When we begin to think differently, we find that cold calling is no longer the fear-laden experience we’ve come to expect. - How to Make Cold Calling Effective By : Ari Galper
How can we make cold calls “work” when we’re talking to someone we haven’t met, about something they may not need? Well, it’s really simple. First we look at how to relate to them rather than hoping they’ll relate to us and our solution. - How to Avoid Cold Calling Burnout By : Ari Galper
Old-school traditional cold calling can take a toll on a person’s self esteem over time. It’s just not natural to have somebody hang up on us, or to experience rejection over and over each day. Because of this, many of us tend to recoil at even the idea of cold calling. It’s a fear-laden experience that’s often depressing. - How to Diffuse Cold Calling Pressure Points By : Ari Galper
Sales pressure is a mighty saboteur. And it comes in all shapes, sizes, and flavors. Beginning any conversation with the anticipation of a sale puts the whole conversation under pressure. This doesn’t normally create good outcomes. It usually triggers pressure, resistance, and tension. - How to Make Cold Calling Opportunities Out of Voicemails By : Ari Galper
Most people who still use the traditional cold calling mindset look at voicemail as a dead end. They say to themselves, “Oh well, I may as well leave a message and hope he calls me back.” - How to Stop Cold Calls From Feeling Intrusive By : Ari Galper
Can’t you tell when somebody wants something from you? I certainly can. And it usually feels inconvenient and intrusive. So you can understand, then, why potential clients will often run for cover when your cold call is only about “making the sale.” - How to End the Cold Calling Game of Chasing a Sale By : Ari Galper
Our thoughts are always at the basis of our behaviors. If our thoughts are fixed on the goal of making a sale, then we’re not really being forthright. We’re not focused on the conversation or the truth of a situation. We’re chasing people -- or at least chasing the sale. - Generate Sales and Traffic To Any Website By : Sandeep Sharma
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