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| the art of cold calling: Smart Calling Art Sobczak, 2013-03-25 Proven techniques to master the art of the cold call Cold calling is not only one of the fastest and most profitable ways to initiate a new sales contact and build business; it's also one of the most dreaded—for the salesperson and the recipient. Smart Calling has the solution: Art Sobczak's proven, never-experience-rejection-again system. Now in an updated 2nd Edition, it offers even smarter tips and techniques for prospecting new business while minimizing fear and rejection. While other books on cold calling dispense long-perpetuated myths such prospecting is a numbers game, and salespeople need to love rejection, this book will empower readers to take action, call prospects, and get a yes every time. Updated information reflects changes and advances in the information gathering that comprises the smart part of the calling Further enhances the value and credibility of the book by including more actual examples and success stories from readers and users of the first version Author Art Sobczak's monthly Prospecting and Selling Report newsletter (the longest-running publication of its type) reaches 15,000 readers, and Smart Calling continues to rank in the Top 20 in the Sales books category on amazon.com and has sold over 20,000 copies Conquer your fears and master the art of the cold calling through the genius of Smart Calling, 2nd Edition. |
| the art of cold calling: Smart Calling Art Sobczak, 2010-03-04 Praise for SMART CALLING Finally, a sales book that makes sense! As a master sales trainer, Art nailed—no, obliterated—the number one fear of selling in this great book: cold calling! Let him teach you to stop cold calling and start Smart Calling!—LARRY WINGET, television personality and New York Times bestselling author Smart Calling is the benchmark as the highest professional standard for effective cold calling. Take the initiative to read and implement Art's rational principles and you will sell much more and develop a prospect base of potential customers who will call you when they are ready to purchase or graciously take your future calls. This is THE BEST sales text I have read in the past twenty years.—REX CASWELL, PhD, VP, LexisNexis Telephone Sales You get only one chance to make the right impression in sales. If a top prospect gets a hundred calls a week, you want to be the one he remembers and buys from. Art's proven methods create a unique brand for you and position your offering as the best option. Art's advice isn't just smart, it's priceless.—BOB SILVY, VP, Corporate Marketing, American City Business Journals Smart Calling effectively enables inside sales reps and organizations to accomplish a top priority—acquiring new customers. Art's pragmatic and actionable techniques will increase productivity, success, and professional satisfaction.—BILL McALISTER, SVP, Inside Sales, McAfee A must-read, must-own book for anyone who wants to increase their sales right away with less effort and more fun. I'm so sure this book is a winner for anyone who needs to call prospects that I'll personally assure you that your results will increase noticeably after reading it, or I'll send you your money back.—MIKE FAITH, CEO & President, Headsets.com, Inc. If you need to make a first call to anyone, for whatever reason, this book is for you. More than common sense, it's a real-world, no-fluff, simple approach that anyone can use to be successful.—DARCI MAENPA, President, West Coast Chapter, American Teleservices Association; Director, Member Support, Toastmasters International |
| the art of cold calling: Take the Cold Out of Cold Calling Sam Richter, 2008 Presents advice on using Internet searching to perform successful telephone sales. |
| the art of cold calling: The Lost Art of Cold Calling Matt Wanty, 2017-02-18 Once thought lost and replaced by modern technology, stopgap with emails and voicemails; the skill of cold calling finally returns to the business world in this semi-entertaining sales training book 'The Lost Art of Cold Calling'. Whether you are a B2B sales person or you're a business leader that relies on outbound sales. This could be one of the most important sales training books that you'll ever read. The author is a highly accomplished salesman and he shares the real reasons why cold calling is so hard and why so many sales reps fail at it. Also, find out why cold calling can be vital to business success and why sales training usually doesn't provide the tools needed to become an effective cold caller. In the longest chapter of the book the author shares in detail his cold calling approach which has allowed him to frequently engage in conversations with high level decision makers at major corporations for almost 20 years. The book also provides important details about which decision makers are the most effective for sales people to be calling as well as valuable information on corporate titles and small business owners. Included are cold calling scripts as well as email content, voicemail content and other phone tactics and strategies. 'The Lost Art of Cold Calling' introduces these sales and cold calling concepts: Learn the important difference in outbound sales between Aligning on Timing and Turning the Tide. Find out how to use proven tactics like Quick Chat, Opportunity Knocks, Two Times, and Pretty Please to entice decision makers to pick up their phone. Learn how to understand your company's True Value Proposition and why mastering that information is vital to becoming a great cold caller. Understand what it means to have a Must Reach decision maker and how next steps can add up into big sales pipelines and big success. Learn how to overcome any absolute or general objection by using an effective tactic called Education Trumps Objections. Find out why sales people need to always remember Time Is On Your Side. Make no mistake, the best sales people in the world are still the best cold callers. Success and control go hand in hand. Armed with cold calling skills the best sales people have far more control over their livelihood than their emailing counterparts. These fearless cold calling warriors have the power to impact the timing of purchases by thrusting information on decision makers that may not have otherwise been known. Rather than waiting to align on timing, great sales people instead seek to turn the tide with a conversation. This book will help you do just that. |
| the art of cold calling: Cold Calling Techniques (4th) Stephan Schiffman, 1999-01-01 Field-tested techniques for reaching decision-makers, making appointments, and making a pitch--as well as invaluable advice on how to increase the number of calls, improve the closing ratio, and beat the competition. |
| the art of cold calling: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cold Calling Keith Rosen MCC, 2004-08-03 Does this sound familiar? “If I could get in front of the prospect, the rest of the selling process becomes easier. It’s just getting in front of them that’s the challenge.” The fact is most cold calling efforts are doomed from the start. Salespeople lose sales not due to a lack of effort, but because they lack a prospecting system they are comfortable with and can trust to generate greater, consistent results. If you are prospecting the same way you have been for the last several years (including the “calling to check in, touch base or follow-up” approach) or haven’t been prospecting at all, you’re simply making it easier for your competition to take away the new business you are working so hard to earn. So, if you love to sell but hate (or don’t like) to prospect, this book is your opportunity to maximize your cold calling potential and boost your income by learning how to get in front of the right prospects in less time and create greater selling opportunities without the fear, pressure or anxiety associated with cold calling. This Complete Idiot’s Guide® will show you how to: • Utilize the seven steps to a permission-based cold calling conversation so that you don’t have to push your presentation and hope there’s a fit. • Create winning voice mail messages that will ensure more return calls. • Develop your MVP (Most Valuable Proposition) that separates you from your competition. • Craft the Compelling Reasons that would motivate a prospect to speak with you. • Prevent and defuse initial objections, such as “I'm not interested,” “We don't have any money now,” or “Call me back later.” • Design your own step-by-step prospecting and follow-up system that runs on autopilot and is aligned with your selling philosophy, strengths, objectives, and natural talents rather than taking the generic, “one size fits all” approach. • Develop the right questions and uncover new selling opportunities in seconds so that you can stop wasting precious time on the wrong prospects. |
| the art of cold calling: Fanatical Prospecting Jeb Blount, 2015-09-29 Ditch the failed sales tactics, fill your pipeline, and crush your number With over 500,000 copies sold Fanatical Prospecting gives salespeople, sales leaders, entrepreneurs, and executives a practical, eye-opening guide that clearly explains the why and how behind the most important activity in sales and business development—prospecting. The brutal fact is the number one reason for failure in sales is an empty pipe and the root cause of an empty pipeline is the failure to consistently prospect. By ignoring the muscle of prospecting, many otherwise competent salespeople and sales organizations consistently underperform. Step by step, Jeb Blount outlines his innovative approach to prospecting that works for real people, in the real world, with real prospects. Learn how to keep the pipeline full of qualified opportunities and avoid debilitating sales slumps by leveraging a balanced prospecting methodology across multiple prospecting channels. This book reveals the secrets, techniques, and tips of top earners. You’ll learn: Why the 30-Day Rule is critical for keeping the pipeline full Why understanding the Law of Replacement is the key to avoiding sales slumps How to leverage the Law of Familiarity to reduce prospecting friction and avoid rejection The 5 C’s of Social Selling and how to use them to get prospects to call you How to use the simple 5 Step Telephone Framework to get more appointments fast How to double call backs with a powerful voice mail technique How to leverage the powerful 4 Step Email Prospecting Framework to create emails that compel prospects to respond How to get text working for you with the 7 Step Text Message Prospecting Framework And there is so much more! Fanatical Prospecting is filled with the high-powered strategies, techniques, and tools you need to fill your pipeline with high quality opportunities. In the most comprehensive book ever written about sales prospecting, Jeb Blount reveals the real secret to improving sales productivity and growing your income fast. You’ll gain the power to blow through resistance and objections, gain more appointments, start more sales conversations, and close more sales. Break free from the fear and frustration that is holding you and your team back from effective and consistent prospecting. It's time to get off the feast or famine sales roller-coaster for good! |
| the art of cold calling: Successful Cold Call Selling Lee Boyan, 1989 For one of the fastest growing segments of the sales profession, this second edition is welcome. Offering hundreds of new ways to break the ice and complete a sale, it also gives classic tools from the first edition, proven by sales reps and managers. Ideal for new and veteran sales reps alike, here is the perfect primer for a tough, rewarding job.--The Wall Street Journal. |
| the art of cold calling: The Art of Cold Calling Dave D. Blondeel Timmerman, 2012-05-01 The Art Of Cold Calling is about not only how to achieve success with cold calling in business terms but also about how to achieve fulfillment in cold calling as a daily activity in life. The goal of the writer is to show his readers the importance of creating fulfillment because that is the way to become sucsessfull. And just as a cold caller needs to do a large amount of calls to succeed in setting satisfying numbers of appointments, it is necessary to be fulfilled and find joy and satisfaction in the continueing process of cold calling. Just like practicing the art of painting it is possible to shift your daily activity of making phone calls to The Art Of Cold Calling. If you really want to, you can practice The Art Of Cold Calling like the medieval sword smith manufactured his swords with passion and devotion and raised his craft to an art. Along with developing the capacity and capability to set appointments steadily and successfully, cold calling can be a way and a vehicle to grow personally as well and create fulfillment, harmony and inner silence in life. |
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| the art of cold calling: Way of the Wolf Jordan Belfort, 2017-09-26 Jordan Belfort—immortalized by Leonardo DiCaprio in the hit movie The Wolf of Wall Street—reveals the step-by-step sales and persuasion system proven to turn anyone into a sales-closing, money-earning rock star. For the first time ever, Jordan Belfort opens his playbook and gives you access to his exclusive step-by-step system—the same system he used to create massive wealth for himself, his clients, and his sales teams. Until now this revolutionary program was only available through Jordan’s $1,997 online training. Now, in Way of the Wolf, Belfort is ready to unleash the power of persuasion to a whole new generation, revealing how anyone can bounce back from devastating setbacks, master the art of persuasion, and build wealth. Every technique, every strategy, and every tip has been tested and proven to work in real-life situations. Written in his own inimitable voice, Way of the Wolf cracks the code on how to persuade anyone to do anything, and coaches readers—regardless of age, education, or skill level—to be a master sales person, negotiator, closer, entrepreneur, or speaker. |
| the art of cold calling: The Lost Art of Closing Anthony Iannarino, 2017-08-08 “Always be closing!” —Glengarry Glen Ross, 1992 “Never Be Closing!” —a sales book title, 2014 “?????” —salespeople everywhere, 2017 For decades, sales managers, coaches, and authors talked about closing as the most essential, most difficult phase of selling. They invented pushy tricks for the final ask, from the “take delivery” close to the “now or never” close. But these tactics often alienated customers, leading to fads for the “soft” close or even abandoning the idea of closing altogether. It sounded great in theory, but the results were often mixed or poor. That left a generation of salespeople wondering how they should think about closing, and what strategies would lead to the best possible outcomes. Anthony Iannarino has a different approach geared to the new technological and social realities of our time. In The Lost Art of Closing, he proves that the final commitment can actually be one of the easiest parts of the sales process—if you’ve set it up properly with other commitments that have to happen long before the close. The key is to lead customers through a series of necessary steps designed to prevent a purchase stall. Iannarino addressed this in a chapter of The Only Sales Guide You’ll Ever Need—which he thought would be his only book about selling. But he discovered so much hunger for guidance about closing that he’s back with a new book full of proven tactics and useful examples. The Lost Art of Closing will help you win customer commitment at ten essential points along the purchase journey. For instance, you’ll discover how to: · Compete on value, not price, by securing a Commitment to Invest early in the process. · Ask for a Commitment to Build Consensus within the client’s organization, ensuring that your solution has early buy-in from all stakeholders. · Prevent the possibility of the sale falling through at the last minute by proactively securing a Commitment to Resolve Concerns. The Lost Art of Closing will forever change the way you think about closing, and your clients will appreciate your ability to help them achieve real change and real results.\ |
| the art of cold calling: Cold Calling: The Ultimate Sales Guide for Shy People K. Connors, 2019-02-20 Cold CallingThe Ultimate Sales Guide for Shy PeopleIf you want to focus on sourcing credible leads and actually closing deals right over the phone, then continue reading...To become a successful salesperson, you have to develop a solid base of prospects... The calls you make today will generate sales months from now. - D. TyreIf you're in sales, you know how hard it is and how long it takes to build up a book of business. Trust me, I know. It doesn't happen overnight and it's definitely not easy. But who's going to answer all of our questions?How do I get past the gate keeper? Am I asking the right questions? Are voicemails okay?If you don't understand the immediate answers to the above, you're not alone.You see, cold calling has become so much more than just a way to get ahead, it's a necessity just to hit your numbers.Inside, you'll find not only the answers to the aforementioned questions, but a deeper knowledge and understanding of the sales cycle itself, and how to control the conversation over the phone with a complete stranger.In Cold Calling, discover: What cold calling really is Why it is an absolute must The rules of the game How to develop a top notch script How to grab your prospect's attention Cold calling myths and success stories How to overcome rejection the first time Check out Cold Calling: The Ultimate Sales Guide for Shy People and take your sales numbers to the next level today! |
| the art of cold calling: Eliminate Your Competition Sean O'Shaughnessey, 2018-05-14 Most salespeople lose the deal before they ever get started! It isn't uncommon for the customer to have already made a decision before most salespeople even learn of the opportunity. Most salespeople have to beat the preferred competitor by a significant margin just to be considered equivalent. Don't you wish that you could be the preferred vendor in all of your opportunities? Selling is a difficult career in which to make a living; it is not uncommon to have the commission check denied before the salesperson even gets a chance to win. Analysis of thousands of sales situations has made it phenomenally obvious that most salespeople begin their sales campaign so late in the decision-making process that they are virtually guaranteed to lose the order. To make matters worse, when they do start the campaign early enough, most salespeople do not know how to control the prospect adequately so that they can guarantee their victory. Typical turnover for a sales department is 10-20%. Many companies see turnover that approaches 40-60%! This turnover costs them 50% of their revenue-generating capability. In any organization that exceeds 25% turnover, the loss of trust with the customer can be astounding as the new salesperson tries to rebuild the entire relationship. In any given quarter dozens or hundreds of companies do not make their forecasted numbers and are dramatically punished by Wall Street. This book will provide the management of a company with a framework to teach their salespeople how to attain their quotas with higher profits. It will also allow salespeople to rise to the top of their organization and be the super-achievers who win awards, trips, bonuses, and respect. In this book, I will show you how to eliminate your competition and maximize your commission. |
| the art of cold calling: The Secrets to Cold Call Success Paul Neuberger, 2020-05-27 Improving your cold call skills can transform your business and make your income skyrocket. But for most salespeople, making progress on this challenging part of the job is a long and arduous journey. Until now. Meet Paul M. Neuberger, better known to leading organizations around the world as The Cold Call Coach. A master at his craft, Paul has taught thousands of students in more than 120 countries through his Cold Call University program, helping sales professionals in a range of industries close more business in less time than ever before.In this book, Paul teaches that cold calling isn't about luck or a numbers game; it's about strategy. He provides a comprehensive guide for mastering the cold call so you can get in front of who you want, when you want, for whatever reason you want. Using a process that transcends typical sales roles, this book is a useful tool for any situation where you need to influence people and win them over. From start to finish, you will learn strategies to transform the way you approach selling. Use Paul's game-changing methodology to identify your ideal clients and discover innovative ways to find them. Leverage sales psychology to connect with your prospects quickly, while driving memorable conversations that show your value. The highlight of Paul's curriculum, he shares the five building blocks of crafting the perfect cold call script-no matter who you are or what you're selling. Complete with a step-by-step guide to create your own unique script, you will walk away with both the knowledge and the tools to deliver results beyond your wildest dreams.Don't let cold calling intimidate you. Experience the transformation that properly executed conversations can make on your career. |
| the art of cold calling: Teach Like a Champion 2.0 Doug Lemov, 2015-01-12 One of the most influential teaching guides ever—updated! Teach Like a Champion 2.0 is a complete update to the international bestseller. This teaching guide is a must-have for new and experienced teachers alike. Over 1.3 million teachers around the world already know how the techniques in this book turn educators into classroom champions. With ideas for everything from boosting academic rigor, to improving classroom management, and inspiring student engagement, you will be able to strengthen your teaching practice right away. The first edition of Teach Like a Champion influenced thousands of educators because author Doug Lemov's teaching strategies are simple and powerful. Now, updated techniques and tools make it even easier to put students on the path to college readiness. Here are just a few of the brand new resources available in the 2.0 edition: Over 70 new video clips of real teachers modeling the techniques in the classroom (note: for online access of this content, please visit my.teachlikeachampion.com) A selection of never before seen techniques inspired by top teachers around the world Brand new structure emphasizing the most important techniques and step by step teaching guidelines Updated content reflecting the latest best practices from outstanding educators Organized by category and technique, the book’s structure enables you to read start to finish, or dip in anywhere for the specific challenge you’re seeking to address. With examples from outstanding teachers, videos, and additional, continuously updated resources at teachlikeachampion.com, you will soon be teaching like a champion. The classroom techniques you'll learn in this book can be adapted to suit any context. Find out why Teach Like a Champion is a teaching Bible for so many educators worldwide. |
| the art of cold calling: Pitch Perfect , 2018 During the pivotal moments of our lives, results are often determined not only by our actions but also by our words. Saying the right thing the right way can make the difference between sealing the deal or losing the account, advancing your career or suffering a demotion. In these moments, it's important to be pitch perfect--to use precisely the right tone to convey the right message to the right person at the right time. In Pitch Perfect, the renowned media coach Bill McGowan shows you how to craft just the right message. Along the way, McGowan lays out his Seven Principles of Persuasion, which are as easy to learn, implement, and master as they are effective. The right language--both verbal and nonverbal--can make you more confident, persuasive, and certain. It can stir people to listen closely to your every word and to remember you long after you've left the room. |
| the art of cold calling: Power Phone Scripts Mike Brooks, 2017-06-26 Start closing sales like top producers! Have you ever found yourself at a loss for what to say when the gatekeeper asks you what your call is about? Have your palms ever sweated when the decision maker shuts you down with: “I wouldn’t be interested”? Has your heart taken a fast dive into your stomach when, at the start of your presentation, your prospect tells you that they’ve thought about it and are just going to pass? If you’re in sales, then the question isn’t “Have you ever felt this way?”, but rather, “How often do you feel this way? Are you finally ready to learn how to confidently and effectively overcome these objections, stalls, and blow-offs? If so, Power Phone Scripts was written for you! Unlike other books on sales that tell you what you should do (like build value – hard to do when the prospect is hanging up on you!), Power Phone Scripts provides word-for-word scripts, phrases, questions, and comebacks that you can use on your very next call. Learn to overcome resistance, get through to the decision maker, and then, once you have him or her on the phone, make an instant connection and earn the right to have a meaningful conversation. You’ll be equipped with proven questions, conversation starters, and techniques to learn whether or not they are even right for your product or service, and, if they aren’t, who else in their company or another department might be. Power Phone Scripts is the sales manual you’ve been looking for: over 500 proven, current, and non-salesy phrases, rebuttals, questions, and conversation openers that will instantly make you sound more confident – just like the top producing sales pros do right now. Gone will be your call reluctance; gone will be your fear of calling prospects back for presentations and demos; gone will be the fear of asking for the sale at the end of your pitch! This practical guide is filled with effective scripts for prospecting, emailing, voice mails, closes, and tons of rebuttals to recurring objections you get like: “It costs too much” “We already have a vendor for that” “I’m going to need to think about it” “I need to talk to the boss or committee” and so many others... More than just phone scripts, this book provides practical, comprehensive guidance that every inside sales rep needs. Conquer concerns, provide answers, motivate action, and be the conduit between your prospect’s problems and your solution. Actionable, fun, and designed to work within the current sales environment, this invaluable guide is your ticket to the top of the leader board. With Power Phone Scripts, you will never be at a loss of what to say to a prospect or client. Communication is everything in sales, and being on top of your game is no longer enough when top producers are playing a different game altogether. You cannot achieve winning stats if you're not even on the field. If you're ready to join the big league, Power Phone Scripts is the playbook you need to win at inside sales. |
| the art of cold calling: Fanatical Military Recruiting Jeb Blount, 2019-03-05 Military Recruiting is a war. It’s just a different kind of war than what you were prepared and trained to fight for. Recruiting is a war for talent. Smart, competent, and capable people are rare and in high demand. Every organization, from commercial enterprises, healthcare, non-profit, sports, and education, to the military is in an outright battle to recruit and retain these bright and talented people. Rather than bullets and bombs, the war for talent is won through high-impact prospecting activity, time discipline, intellectual agility, emotional intelligence, and human to human relationships. On this highly competitive, ever changing, asymmetrical battlefield, to win, you must operate at a level of excellence beyond anything asked of military recruiters before. Yet, in this new paradigm, many recruiters are struggling, and most recruiting units are staring down the barrel at 50 percent or more of their recruiters consistently missing Mission. It is imperative that we arm military recruiters with the skills they need to win in this challenging environment. The failure to make Mission is an existential threat to the strength and readiness of America’s fighting forces and our democracy. Fanatical Military Recruiting begins where the Recruiting and Retention colleges of the various branches of the military leave off. It is an advanced, master’s level training resource designed specifically for the unique demands of Military Recruiting. In FMR, you’ll learn: The Single Most Important Discipline in Military Recruiting How to Get Out of a Recruiting Slump The 30-Day Rule and Law of Replacement Powerful Time and Territory Management Strategies that Put You in Control of Your Day The 7 Step Telephone Prospecting Framework The 4 Step Email and Direct Messaging Framework The 5 C’s of Social Recruiting The 7 Step Text Message Prospecting Framework How to Leverage a Balanced Prospecting Methodology to Keep the Funnel Full of Qualified Applicants Powerful Human Influence Frameworks that Reduce Resistance and Objections The 3 Step Prospecting Objection Turn-Around Framework Mission Drive and the 5 Disciplines of Ultra-High Performing Military Recruiters In his signature right-to-the-point style that has made him the go-to trainer to a who’s who of the world’s most prestigious organizations, Jeb Blount pulls no punches. He slaps you in the face with the cold, hard truth about what’s really holding you back. Then, he pulls you in with stories, examples, and lessons that teach you exactly what you need to do right now to become an ultra-high performing recruiter. Fanatical Military Recruiting is filled with the high-powered strategies, techniques, and tools you need to keep your funnel packed with qualified applicants. As you dive into these powerful insights, and with each new chapter, you’ll gain greater and greater confidence. And, with this new-found confidence, your performance as a military recruiter will soar and you will Make Mission, Fast. |
| the art of cold calling: The Art of The Cold Call Baden Edward Gilmore, 2020-08-04 Mastering the art of the cold call is the greatest skill you can learn to enhance your B to B sales career. It will pave the way for success in sales while making you one of the most valued employees in your organization. Most companies try to sell their products or services using marketing and advertising, but very few practice cold calling. The problem is that all the marketing and advertising does not get a contract signed, a salesperson does. In a perfect world, customers would call you up and place orders, unfortunately, this does not happen too often. Companies want to sidestep the issues of sales by using marketing and advertising. You can do this for a while but it's way more expensive per sale than companies can sustain in the long run. Companies need to proactively seek sales and the only way to do this is to target potential customers and cold call them. Without question its the only way things get done. |
| the art of cold calling: The Gift of the Magi O. Henry, 2021-12-22 The Gift of the Magi is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for adaptation, especially for presentation at Christmas time. |
| the art of cold calling: Smart Calling Art Sobczak, 2020-04-09 Master cold-calling and eliminate rejection forever In the newest edition of Smart Calling: Eliminate the Fear, Failure, and Rejection from Cold Calling, celebrated author and sales trainer, Art Sobczak packs even more powerful insight into what many people fear: prospecting by phone for new business. This best-selling guide to never experiencing rejection again has consistently found its way into the Top 20 in Amazon's Sales category, because its actionable sales tips and techniques have helped many minimize their fears and eliminate rejection. The newest edition builds upon the very successful formula of the last edition to help sales professionals take control of their strategy and get more yeses from their prospects. With new information, this info-packed release provides powerful sales insights, including: The foundational concepts of cold calling, featuring real-life examples you can carry with you into your sales career Multiple case studies and messaging from successful salespeople across the globe, providing even more insight into what works and what's a waste of your time New methodologies that are proven to push you past your fear and into the world of successful prospecting Free access to Art Sobczak's Smart Calling Companion Course, where he builds on the many techniques and strategies in the book, and will update it with new material and tech resources so that you will always have the current best practices and tools. If you're failing to convert your prospects into dollars, Smart Calling will help you push past the obstacles holding you back until you're an expert at taking a no and turning it into a yes. |
| the art of cold calling: How Clients Buy Tom McMakin, Doug Fletcher, 2018-03-13 The real-world guide to selling your services and bringing in business How Clients Buy is the much-needed guide to selling your services. If you're one of the millions of people whose skills are the 'product,' you know that you cannot be successful unless you bring in clients. The problem is, you're trained to do your job—not sell it. No matter how great you may be at your actual role, you likely feel a bit lost, hesitant, or 'behind' when it comes to courting clients, an unfamiliar territory where you're never quite sure of the line between under- and over-selling. This book comes to the rescue with real, practical advice for selling what you do. You'll have to unlearn everything you know about sales, but then you'll learn new skills that will help you make connections, develop rapport, create interest, earn trust, and turn prospects into clients. Business development is critical to your personal success, and your skills in this area will dictate the course of your career. This invaluable guide gives you a set of real-world best practices that can help you become the rainmaker you want to be. Get the word out and make productive connections Drop the fear of self-promotion and advertise your accomplishments Earn potential clients' trust to build a lasting relationship Scrap the sales pitch in favor of honesty, positivity, and value Working in the consulting and professional services fields comes with difficulties not encountered by those who sell tangible products. Services are often under-valued, and become among the first things to go when budgets get tight. It is now harder than ever to sell professional services, so your game must be on-point if you hope to out-compete the field. How Clients Buy shows you how to level up and start winning the client list of your dreams. |
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| the art of cold calling: Smart Prospecting That Works Every Time!: Win More Clients with Fewer Cold Calls Michael D. Krause, 2013-03-08 Get More Face Time and Higher Close Rates--the SMART Way Smart Prospecting That Works Every Time! introduces a proven sales method that balances social media marketing strategies, online applications, and traditional appointment-setting techniques to help you connect with more clients and close more sales than ever. Krause is an uncommon salesperson and author who can turn his common sense into your common dollars. -- Jeffrey Gitomer, author of The Little Red Book of Selling By implementing Mike’s strategies, you will reap the benefits of making stronger connections with your ideal clients. Read it, use it, and succeed! -- Tom Hopkins, author of How to Master the Art of Selling Smart Prospecting cuts through the clutter and gets to the heart of making cold calls successfully. -- Jill Konrath, author of SNAP Selling and Selling to Big Companies This is not just a must-read, it is must-do book for everyone in sales. -- Stephan Schiffman, author of Cold Calling Techniques (That Really Work!) |
| the art of cold calling: The Third Door Alex Banayan, 2018-06-05 #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • The larger-than-life journey of an 18-year-old college freshman who set out from his dorm room to track down Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, and dozens more of the world’s most successful people to uncover how they broke through and launched their careers. “If you care about your success, you have to read The Third Door.”—Tony Robbins, entrepreneur, bestselling author, philanthropist, and the nation’s #1 life and business strategist The Third Door takes readers on an unprecedented adventure—from hacking Warren Buffett’s shareholders meeting to chasing Larry King through a grocery store to celebrating in a nightclub with Lady Gaga—as Alex Banayan travels from icon to icon, decoding their success. After remarkable one-on-one interviews with Bill Gates, Maya Angelou, Steve Wozniak, Jane Goodall, Larry King, Jessica Alba, Pitbull, Tim Ferriss, Quincy Jones, and many more, Alex discovered the one key they have in common: they all took the Third Door. Life, business, success… it’s just like a nightclub. There are always three ways in. There’s the First Door: the main entrance, where ninety-nine percent of people wait in line, hoping to get in. The Second Door: the VIP entrance, where the billionaires and celebrities slip through. But what no one tells you is that there is always, always… the Third Door. It’s the entrance where you have to jump out of line, run down the alley, bang on the door a hundred times, climb over the dumpster, crack open the window, sneak through the kitchen—there’s always a way in. Whether it’s how Bill Gates sold his first piece of software or how Steven Spielberg became the youngest studio director in Hollywood history, they all took the Third Door. If you dream of learning under the wings of world-class mentors, achieving your biggest goals, or just transforming yourself into the person you always imagined you could be, The Third Door gives you the tools you need—so you can get what you want. |
| the art of cold calling: Sales Prospecting Claude Whitacre, 2014-02-03 If you are a salesperson who is looking for a proven method to multiply your sales prospecting results, you have just found the Motherload. Inside, you'll discover; Why prospecting the way you were taught is a colossal waste of time. How to cold call comfortably, without fearing rejection or suffering call reluctance. The one vital factor in getting referrals that nobody is taught, that will triple the number of referrals you get. The one secret to referral prospecting that will almost guarantee that referrals will buy from you. How to get people to want to ask you about your business, in a way that is completely natural and comfortable. A proven method, not taught anywhere else, to find the 6 % that will almost certainly buy from you...and the system to see an endless supply of these highly likely prospects. Written by a salesman who practices what he preaches. Every method is field tested and proven. Complete with every script, answers to every objection, and every resource you need to send your sales prospecting results through the roof. About The Author... Claude Whitacre has been selling for nearly 40 years. He has broken company sales records, been a speaker at industry conventions and trade shows, and still makes sales to test ideas and teach what works. He is regularly asked to speak for business owner groups on advertising and selling. Claude speaks to groups of business owners and salespeople... and nobody else. |
| the art of cold calling: The Art Of Cold Calling Santina Haener, 2021-08-06 Sales development reps looking to up their game will learn from these effective sample scripts and tips to boost their cold calling conversion rates. Seasoned sales managers will find plenty of actionable information to refine and optimize their processes, and lead their salespeople to greater success. This easy-to-follow guide helps you beat today's cold calling obstacles, such as voice mail, cell phones, and e-mail. Schiffman's professional experience and corporate wisdom guarantee your future success. |
| the art of cold calling: One Call Closing Claude Whitacre, 2013-12 The Ultimate Solution To Stop The Unending Follow Up Cycle Once And For All! Imagine Closing 80-90% Of Your Prospects On Your First Call... Without Call Backs Or Having To Negotiate Price. One Call Closing Reveals How To Do This. Have you ever had a prospect give you any of these objections? I want to think about it I need to talk to my lawyer/brother/spouse before I go ahead with this I can't afford it I can buy it cheaper at (your nasty competitor) We always sleep on it before we decide Are you tired of talking to prospects that won't ever buy, and string you along? Does It make you sick to tell your loved ones It's a number's game, I'll get the next one? That all ends now. Start Increasing You Sales by 200-500% The Insider's Guide To Closing Sales: Secrets Your Sales Manager Will Never Tell You And Probably Doesn't Know. You have been lied to by Sales Trainers and Sales Gurus. Stop listening to Sales Trainers that only close sales in their dreams. Stop reading sales books by authors who have never made a sale. Inside you'll discover: The closing myths sales trainers tell you that are hurting your sales How to prepare the customer to buy, even before they see you. The best way to discuss price, and when to bring it up. What not to tell prospects, that will guarantee they won't buy. You're doing it now. How to handle competition, and make it irrelevant When to answer objections. It's not what you've been taught. All the questions you need to ask for the customer to close themselves. And yes..... The Single Most Profitable Answer To Any Buying Objection You Will Hear.. Every method in the book is proven in the field. Everything taught has been used successfully in thousands of sales presentations. Everything you read here works. Most sales books are like digging a ton of dirt for a few nuggets of gold. If you seriously want to increase your sales, and make closing in one call a habit...You have just hit the Motherload. The Only Thing You Won't Be Able To Close...Is This Book |
| the art of cold calling: A Season for Sales Greg Martinelli, 2020-01-22 A journey through the stages of your sales career. All four career stages you go through when selling to farmers and agribusiness buyers. From the Early years when all is new to the Growth years when you find your selling style. From the Fall of a selling career when you reap the rewards to the Late Stage at a crossroads in your career. |
| the art of cold calling: Rosenshine's Principles in Action Tom Sherrington, 2019-05-06 Sherrington amplifies and augments the principles and further demonstrates how they can be put into practice in everyday classrooms. |
| the art of cold calling: Smart Outbound Matt Wanty, 2020-10-13 Hi, my name is Matt Wanty. I'm an outbound sales strategist and 3x Founder. You may have seen some of my LinkedIn content that has reached millions of sales people across the globe. Here's what you should know about this book. Over the last two years I've spoken with almost one thousand sales people from all over the world in almost every industry. During these conversations we would typically share best practices and tactical tips. Over the same time, I've worked with over one hundred sales people helping them to refine their sales messaging. As you can probably imagine, I've learned a lot more about outbound sales along the way. The total body of interactions became a series of data points for me about what's working and what's not in outbound sales. This experience has led me to writing my second book to help sales people crack more accounts and crush quota. It's filled with everything I know about succeeding with outbound sales in 2020. Here's what's inside:Outbound sales tactics and tipsState of outbound salesFirst layer of rejection explainedSales messaging workbooksCold email templatesVideo messaging tipsLinkedIn polls on what's happening in outbound salesCold calling scripts & tipsHandling Tough ObjectionsInformation on decision makers & gatekeepersSales cadence samplesLinkedIn prospecting best practicesDirect mail ideasAnd much more!Opening up doors in the hardest part of sales, if someone tells you different they probably haven't opened up many doors. It takes a special person with a great plan to be successful in outbound sales. This book will help you get there. |
| the art of cold calling: Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Gold Book of Yes! Attitude Jeffrey Gitomer, 2018-01-16 Place of publication from publisher's website. |
| the art of cold calling: The Psychology of Call Reluctance George W. Dudley, Shannon L. Goodson, 1986 |
| the art of cold calling: The Ultimate Book of Phone Scripts Mike Brooks, 2010-11 [W]ith over 200 word for word, proven and up to date scripts ... [this book] will instantly make you more effective as you learn to breeze past gatekeepers, easily connect with decision makers and qualify and close more business over the phone--Page 4 of cover |
| the art of cold calling: Sell Different! Lee B. Salz, 2023-02-07 Outsmart, outmaneuver, and outsell your competition with revolutionary new strategies that differentiate how you sell. Sales professionals of all types, turn to this groundbreaking guide to win more deals at the prices you want. |
| the art of cold calling: Live It, Love It, Sell It Jules White, 2018-10 A book for anyone interested in succeeding at sales/selling either for their own business or working for an employer. It is written by entrepreneurs' sales coach and Dragon's Den winner, Jules White, with the benefit of over 30 years experience of working in sales. |
| the art of cold calling: Teach Like a Champion Doug Lemov, 2014-06-16 A complete update on the powerful and practical set of Teach Like a Champion techniques. Teach Like a Champion is widely known as a teaching bible. This international bestseller is filled with effective teaching techniques to help teachers, especially those in their first few years, become champions in the classroom. The techniques are concrete, engaging, and easy to implement. What's new in this edition: Rich updates to many of the techniques from the original book. Entirely new techniques. All new video, over 40 clips, showing real teachers demonstrating the techniques in their classrooms. New lesson plans. A new prioritization that addresses: what techniques are most important AND a guide to what a school or teacher should do first. Once the reader learns the ins and outs of the techniques, and after watching the accompanying clips, author Doug Lemov encourages educators to make these techniques their own--and to share their technique twists with the TLaC community on teachlikeachampion.com. |
| the art of cold calling: High-Profit Prospecting Mark Hunter, 2016 Buyers are evolving--and so should your prospecting. As a salesperson, your pipeline is the key to your success. No matter what changes, that remains the same. Top producers prospect--and they do it ALL THE TIME. But how? you ask, In the age of the Internet, isn't cold-calling dead? Now, in his new book, sales expert Mark Hunter shatters costly prospecting myths and eliminates confusion about what works today. Merging new strategies with proven practices,High-Profit Prospecting will help you: * Find better leads and qualify them quickly * Trade cold calling for informed calling * Tailor your timing and message * Leave a great voicemail * Craft compelling emails * Use social media effectively * Leverage referrals * Get past gatekeepers and open new doors * Steer clear of prospecting pitfalls * Connect with the C-Suite * And more The Internet won't fill your sales funnel--and you can't rely on the marketing department for leads (not if you want to succeed).High-Profit Prospecting puts the power back where it belongs--in your hands. Follow its formula and start bringing in valuable new business. |
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