Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 6, 2021

Rookie mistake: You’ve got several products or services you can offer a prospect, and you start by offering the first, or main one, then hear an opening for another one so pivot to that one, and describe another—and then another. Not only will the prospect be confused, but you will be, too. Stalled sale. Sound familiar? Happy selling!

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 20, 2021

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

We’ve all been there – you call your prospect back at the appointed time for your presentation and they tell you any of the following: This isn’t a good time, OR. Rather than set another time to get back with them—thus letting the prospect off the hook—try the following: Response #1: “Sure, I can take as long or little as you need.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 13, 2021

But when you’ve done a presentation and then don’t hear back from a prospect, it can often mean the kiss of death. While it seems counter intuitive, I’d rather know up front if I’m wasting my time or if this is a real prospect. Speaking about prospects hiding behind emails, etc., Ghosted—just the sound of this is chilling.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 8, 2021

Two weeks into the New Year, and are you already stressed about picking up the phone and making prospecting calls? Think about it: Not everyone you speak with is going to be a prospect or a deal, are they? And regarding fumbling a good lead—my experience is that if a prospect is interested, then they’ll speak with you.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 6, 2021

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 14, 2023

To follow up on the blog post from two weeks ago (about the one quick fix to get your VMs returned ), here is the second quick fix: Stop trying to trick your prospect! So do your prospects. Your prospects can see through you and your message will be deleted quickly. I ALWAYS delete these messages the moment I hear them.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Script #1: Make sure and have an email already prepared while you’re prospecting. The point here is whether or not your prospect will: Give you the time to speak further with them. This tells you how cooperative your prospect is, and so how cooperative they will be throughout the sales cycle. Right then!

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 22, 2021

We all know the importance of asking questions of our prospects and clients, yet how many do you ask? And: Your prospects have all the answers about whether they’ll buy from you or not, and what you need to say to sell them. Here’s a list to get you started: For prospects: #1: “What motivated you to reach out to us today?”. [If

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 17, 2023

So many sales reps are anxious when they speak with a prospect. Plus, they know that most of the “prospects” they speak with don’t turn into a deal anyway, so, why not learn who is a real prospect right from the get go? Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price! And isn’t that what you want to do?

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 12, 2022

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 19, 2024

Now ask questions, try to engage, and take your prospect as far as they’ll let you! You see, the value of having a proven response in your back pocket is that it allows you to move past a prospect’s initial resistance. Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price! That’s what most blow offs are!

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 21, 2022

He was making one crucial error that was leading to him not getting very far with prospects. I want to share with you what this common prospecting error is and how to immediately fix it. I told the rep the problem was that he wasn’t making any connection in the beginning and wasn’t allowing his prospect to engage with him at all.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 22, 2024

Once I get my prospect on the phone for our chosen closing time, I open with: “Before I get started, I’m sure you’ve looked over things, so, what questions do you have for me?” The important thing is that knowing where my prospect is in the beginning not only tells me which direction to go, but it also saves me a ton of time!

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Managers tell reps to stress the quality, the warranty, the features and benefits, but your prospects have heard all that before, haven’t they? Often times, services and products are roughly the same, and prospects will buy from the people they like, know or trust. Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price!

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 12, 2020

In case you missed this, I received the following email last week: Dear Mike: The people have spoken and your article, “3 Keys to Dealing with Difficult Prospects,” has won 2nd place in our 2020 Sales Pro Central MVP Awards Social Selling category!” Here’s what I teach: Prospects have all the answers.

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Mr. Inside Sales

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

We all know the importance of listening to our prospects and clients, so why are we doing so little of it? Simple—salespeople love to pitch, to tell prospects of all the features and benefits, and to find the one selling point that might make the difference. 2) Write down key words or phrases your prospect uses.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 2, 2021

As you speak with your clients and prospects this week, it’s helpful to realize that they are all feeling this same pressure also. Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price! If so, then you’re not alone. While this may seem like a bad thing, it can actually present a great opportunity for you.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 6, 2020

What’s the biggest mistake sales reps make with prospecting or cold calling? Your prospecting will go a lot better if you do! Cold calling mistake #2: Don’t pitch your prospect—yet. and allow your prospect to engage with you. They call with what a client of mine once called, “commission breath.”. How do you avoid that?

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 29, 2024

While this may sound like a reasonable way to follow up after sending an email, do you see how you’re providing your prospect with the perfect stall? The best practice way is to assume your prospect received it and even glanced through it. Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price! OR “Who are you again?”

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 11, 2021

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 15, 2020

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 18, 2023

Establishing rapport with a prospect in the very beginning is perhaps the most important first step to earning the right to have a conversation that might eventually lead to a sale. If your prospect asks you how you are (after you ask them), DON’T just say, “fine” or “good” and then launch into your pitch. Try it and see for yourself!

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

At first, it seemed almost rude to utter it… But let me ask you: out of ten prospects you pitch to, how many end up actually buying? Yep, two out of ten prospects you speak with turn into buyers. Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price! It took me years to believe this.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 30, 2023

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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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 30, 2024

Imagine: for less than $18 you can suddenly fly past gatekeepers, overcome initial resistance statements from prospects, and qualify leads so you’ll know exactly how to close them! Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price! And all it takes is a little bit of effort, time, and a tiny amount of money.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 25, 2024

Who do you think knows why your prospect buys? If you have followed me for a while, you may know that my opinion on whether to ask a prospect, “How are you,” has changed over the years. You can’t tell if your prospect is annoyed, resistant, bothered, or if they are willing to have a conversation with you.

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 25, 2021

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Mr. Inside Sales

OCTOBER 21, 2022

My manager told me that when I’m on the phone with a prospect or customer, someone was going to sell someone—either the customer was going to sell me on why he wouldn’t buy, or I was going to sell him on why he should buy. If possible, stand up a few times a day, or get in the habit of pacing while on the phone with a prospect or customer.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 14, 2014

Prospects become clients one conversation at a time, through trust, credibility, and confidence. Here’s one example: we do a lot of work in licensing and joint ventures for biotech and pharmaceutical companies, so we’re always looking to connect with business development people in life sciences. But how does a Sales 2.0

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Many sales reps struggle when following up on emails they’ve sent out to prospects (or even clients!). When they get the prospect on the phone, they open with: “Did you get the email I sent?”. Try this: When you get your prospect back on the phone, say: “Nice to speak with you again. Did you have a chance to review my email?”.

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Mr. Inside Sales

APRIL 30, 2021

This ad-libbing approach led to all the common problems we’ve chronicled before: He didn’t qualify the prospect for timeline, budget, decision making steps or even buying motives. He pitched “at” the prospect and didn’t use tie-downs, and so didn’t get buy in. Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price!

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

If a client or prospect contacts you for something, say, more information or to look up the status of an order, etc., If a client or prospect contacts you for something, say, more information or to look up the status of an order, etc., Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price! How long did that take?

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 4, 2023

Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price! We provide the exact talk tracks, templates, and proven tools your team will be motivated to apply, all structured around an award winning comprehensive inside sales approach that gives your team the confidence to succeed in every selling situation they face today.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 22, 2020

You go back to basics: you acknowledge them, and then go around them to either earn the right to have a conversation, or to qualify the prospect. Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price! So, what do you do to overcome the stalls at the beginning of this article? Response: “I totally understand.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 8, 2014

We’d been hired by the client to implement true Social Prospecting. Social Prospecting gets sales reps net new sales appointments inside their dream prospects. Download the SBI Social Prospecting Implementation Comparison Guide here. Now when I prospect, I look at the connections of my connections.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MARCH 17, 2024

What’s the number one blow off prospects use these days? Not only is it hard to get prospects back on the phone, when you do, you usually lead off with the ineffective opening line of: “Did you have a chance to review that email I sent you?” And then when a prospect blows you off with, “Can you email that to me?”

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