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Don’t Be Afraid to Call Back Sooner!

Mr. Inside Sales

If you want more “treats” than “tricks” when dealing with prospects, then be bold and call back sooner than you are now. 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, but why would you want to miss all the sales this prospect will place in the meantime?

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Handling the Gatekeeper and Engaging Executives

Sales and Marketing Management

Whether making cold or warm calls in trying to find new opportunities, it can be a humbling experience for salespeople. When you think about it, that also means: There is no budget, so sellers should call high enough so that existing funds can be reallocated if the potential value is sufficient. Handling Gatekeepers.

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How Do I Get Past the Gatekeeper?

The Sales Hunter

If there is one type of person every salesperson has more than a few pain-filled stories about, it is the gatekeeper. You can’t make too many sales calls of any type without encountering one. You don’t have to think that the gatekeeper is the person waking up in the morning with the sole intent to keep you out.

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Buying happens when it happens

Sales 2.0

A common outcome of this kind of single threading is radio silenceno returned calls or emails, and ultimately no deal. One framework for progressing sales opportunities that I have had a lot of success with is described in Robert Miller and Stephen Heimans book Strategic Selling (now called New Strategic Selling.)

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How To Get Past the Gatekeeper

The Sales Hunter

You make the call and boom, you’re blocked by the gatekeeper. First off, remember that the gatekeeper is only doing their joy by guarding the gate. The second category is the administrator who controls the schedules / sets the flow and often, actually runs the department you’re calling. We’ve all been there.

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Two Simple Words to Open More Doors—and Close More Sales

Mr. Inside Sales

This may sound elemental, but I rarely hear sales reps use it when speaking with gatekeepers. Try it this week and watch yourself get further with gatekeepers than you ever have. I listen to hundreds of calls every month, and I rarely hear thank you (or please). When a gatekeep puts you through, say thank you.

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Call Back Sooner Than You Think You Should

Mr. Inside Sales

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. I’m happy to call you back at the end of this week—do you think you’ll have some clarity over your needs by then?”. “I’m And then call them two weeks before whatever date they give you!). Get Access Today.

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