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Learn How to Get the Gatekeeper on Your Side

No More Cold Calling

Getting past the gatekeeper shouldn’t be so daunting. Why is getting past the gatekeeper and finding qualified leads so challenging for salespeople? The dreaded gatekeeper. The Gatekeeper Is Not the Enemy. The goal is reaching the right person, which means getting past the gatekeeper. in my Referral I.Q.

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4 Ways to Get Past the Gatekeeper (No Tricks Required)

No More Cold Calling

When you have a referral introduction, there’s no need to dupe the gatekeeper. It’s tiresome reading about how to get past the gatekeeper. These “gatekeeper” tactics are insincere, duplicitous, unprofessional, offensive, and a waste of sales time. Gatekeepers are good at their jobs. Of course you would.

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Handling the Gatekeeper and Engaging Executives

Sales and Marketing Management

Executives are more likely to have admins (often referred to as gatekeepers) that invariably will ask a question that sends shivers down many sellers’ spines: “Who is this and what is it regarding?”. Let’s take a step back and more closely consider the term “gatekeeper.” So how can salespeople get past this hurdle with 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 don’t have to think that the gatekeeper is the person waking up in the morning with the sole intent to keep you out. Let’s first look at who is the gatekeeper. I’ve experienced my share of this too.

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The B2B Sales Rep’s Guide to Getting Past Gatekeepers

Zoominfo

Sales reps often refer to receptionists, assistants, and phone operators as gatekeepers—and for good reason. Essentially, gatekeepers hold the key to B2B sales success. If you can’t convince a gatekeeper you’re important, you can kiss that sale goodbye. Treat gatekeepers with respect. Use the gatekeeper as your resource.

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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. Video: How Do I Get Past the Gatekeeper: You handle each one totally different, but it’s determined quickly which category they fall into. We’ve all been there.

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Buying happens when it happens

Sales 2.0

The economic buyer The users The gatekeepers If you dont know the people that play the roles above, you are taking a risk with your sale. 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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