Category: Prospecting & Qualifying

How to Avoid Call Reluctance

by mike

Nobody likes rejection, and fear of being rejected, of being unsuccessful, is what causes sales reps to avoid picking up the phone; it causes them to send emails instead of having a conversation with prospects.

The solution to this is to reframe rejection. And here’s how—answer this question: how many calls do you need to make before you speak to a potential prospect? Twenty-five, thirty?

And how many prospects do you need to speak with before you get a “lead”? Twenty-five, thirty?

Isn’t it true that the vast majority of your calls—and conversations—are unsuccessful in terms of finding an interested prospect?

The key to staying motivated, and to making calls, is to recognize this and embrace it as just part of the process. Face it: most of the time, you’re going to identify people who are not right for what you’re selling.

And that’s OK.

It’s like a professional baseball player: a good player—one who makes millions of dollars a year—averages a hit about 25% of the time. That means he strikes out 75% of the time he steps up to bat!

Three out of four times he “fails” and goes back to the dugout.

Do you think this depresses him? Do you think he goes back into the locker room and straightens up? (Kind of like sales reps who would rather clean their desks than make phone calls.)

NO! He can’t wait for his next up at bat, because each time he strikes out he’s that much closer to getting a hit—and that much closer to hitting a homerun!

And it’s the same thing for you as a sales rep. Face it: you’re going to “strike-out” most of the time, but it’s like Vince Lombardi said:

“It’s not important how many times you get knocked down,

what matters is that you get up.”

Once you can reframe being rejected as just getting closer to finding an interested prospect, you actually embrace getting turned down because you know it gets you that much closer to finding a buyer.

And once you look at it that way, you get motivated to keep calling…

So today, when you begin calling, if someone says they’re not interested, silently thank them for getting out of your way and for getting you that much closer to success. Because that’s what sales—and life, really—is all about.

Happy selling today!

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  • Reps struggling with call reluctance
  • Getting screened out by the gatekeeper
  • Overcoming blow off objections like, “Just email me something”
  • Identifying decision makers
  • Qualifying prospects
  • Setting call back appointments that stick
  • Giving successful presentations and dealing with objections
  • Staying motivated
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I looked It Over and We’re Not Interested

by mike

I’d like to revisit an objection and give you, once again, the scripts to deal with it.

I still get requests from clients, as well as readers, about how to handle getting blown off when they call a prospect back.

Here are three proven scripts you can use the next time your prospect tells you “I looked it over and I’m not interested…

Response #1:

“I understand, and that’s perfectly OK. At first a lot of people I speak with don’t fully understand all the ins and outs of this and that’s why I’m here. Before you make a decision though, let’s do this. It will take just a couple of minutes to explain how this might help you, and if, after you understand it, you still think it’s not for you, we’ll part friends. Do you have that information handy?”

[Must end by directing them to take an action…]

Response #2: 

“I didn’t expect you to be interested; heck, our marketing department hasn’t yet figured out a way to get our prospects to call us back—and that’s why they hired me! 

But seriously, {first name}, this (product/service/investment) has some great features that aren’t readily available in the (demo/material/information) I sent you, and it’ll only take a couple of minutes to find out if they would be a fit or benefit for you. 

Tell you what, do yourself a favor and spend a few minutes with me to find out how and if this would be right for you. Grab the information/quote/brochure and let me cover a few things – do you have it handy?

Response #3:

“I understand, and believe me, I get that a lot. In fact, some of my best clients said that at the beginning as well. But I’m sure you’d agree that any decision you make, whether it’s a yes or a no—and I can take either one—is best made once you understand all the facts, isn’t that right?

Well {first name}, I’m here to help you learn those, so do yourself a favor and grab that information, and let’s briefly go over it. If at the end it’s not for you we’ll part friends. Do you have it handy?”

Now, take some time and reword them slightly to fit your personality, your product or service. Then get in the habit of using them over and over again. What you’ll find is that more and more prospects will actually let you pitch them, and some of those will buy!

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  • Reps struggling with call reluctance
  • Getting screened out by the gatekeeper
  • Overcoming blow off objections like, “Just email me something”
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  • Qualifying prospects
  • Setting call back appointments that stick
  • Giving successful presentations and dealing with objections
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Are You Still Asking: “Is this a good time”?

by mike

The debate of whether to open your calls asking, “Did I catch you at a good time?” or “Is this time still good for you?” (for presentation call backs), is alive and well—unfortunately.

I still receive emails asking me whether to ask this or not. Some swear by it, while others never use it.

So, should you, or shouldn’t you?

I’ve been making calls—both prospecting calls and closing calls—for a long time. In fact, I still make them today. And in my experience (note I said experience, not theory), the answer is clear. What you should do is this:

Never ask if it’s a good time to have a conversation with a prospect or client. Instead, follow this approach:

Always greet your prospect: “Hi {first name}, hope your day is going well….” (or other opening you like).

And then listen carefully not only to how they respond, but, more importantly, to how they respond. Then ask yourself:

“Is this person happy to hear from me?”

“Does this person sound rushed?”

“Do they sound upset that I’ve interrupted them?”

“Are they unhappy they picked up the phone now have to talk to me?”

Or, rather:

“Do they sound relaxed?”

“Are they willing to engage—did they ask me how I’m doing?”

“Is there a smile in their voice?” (Or a frown?)

In other words, rather than ask if you caught them at a good time, listen to their voice and to how they answer the phone to see what their mood is. If you actually listen, you can always tell.

Then, regardless of what they say, acknowledge what you know to be true: they are busy! So let them know you respect their time and open your prospecting calls this way:

“I’m sure you’re busy, so I’ll be brief….”

And then engage quickly and ask them a question as soon as possible so you can give them an opportunity to tell you whether they have the time to speak to you or not.

For presentations where you’ve made an appointment, don’t ask if this is still a good time for them! You’ve made an appointment in advance, and if you’ve truly qualified them, they are expecting your call and should be ready for it.

For these calls, you open this way:

“Hi {first name}, how’s your (Tuesday, etc.) going?”

[Listen here and respond accordingly.]

“Good to hear. Well, {first name}, I’m excited to speak with you today, and I know you’re going to love…”

And then get engage and begin your discovery (second discovery!).

And, as always, don’t take my word for it, try it yourself. Your own experience will verify what I’m telling you.

Happy selling!

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Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price!

Perfect for reps dealing with the following issues:

  • Reps struggling with call reluctance
  • Getting screened out by the gatekeeper
  • Overcoming blow off objections like, “Just email me something”
  • Identifying decision makers
  • Qualifying prospects
  • Setting call back appointments that stick
  • Giving successful presentations and dealing with objections
  • Staying motivated
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A Better Way to Follow Up

by mike

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If you begin your follow up calls like this:

“Hi, I just wanted to see if you read the email I sent you?”

Then you’re going to want to read this post all the way through and adopt a better practice way of opening your follow up calls.

Couple of reminders before we begin:

#1: Sales is a set of recurring situations you get into over and over again. If you want to get better at making more sales confidently, then you have to learn better ways of handling those recurring situations (like follow up calls!).

See here for over 500 better ways to handle the situations you run into day after day.

#2: Practice doesn’t make perfect. Oh, I know, you’ve heard it for years, but it’s simply not true. Especially in sales.

Practice only makes permanent.

That’s why many sales reps don’t get better! They encounter the same selling situations over and over again, and they ad-lib and practice poor selling techniques over and over again.

And guess what that results in? Permanently bad responses—like the one above…

Solution? Use this response on your next follow up call and watch your confidence—and results—soar!

“Hi ________, this is ______ _______ with XYZ company again, how have you been?

“Great! It’s good to connect with you again. You may recall we spoke a few weeks ago and you asked me to send you an email about what we offer. I’m sure you’ve read through that, and I was wondering what products in there caught your attention?”

That’s it. Assumptive, on the money, and it leads into your pitch.

If they say, “Ah, I didn’t read it yet…”

You say, “No worries! I’m happy to point out a couple of things to you—can you pull that up? It’ll only take a second…”

You see how this goes.

Point is: follow up calls are a repeatable selling situation. Learn and use a better approach to get better results.

It’s that’s simple.

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  • Reps struggling with call reluctance
  • Getting screened out by the gatekeeper
  • Overcoming blow off objections like, “Just email me something”
  • Identifying decision makers
  • Qualifying prospects
  • Setting call back appointments that stick
  • Giving successful presentations and dealing with objections
  • Staying motivated
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How to Overcome the Email Stall

by mike

What do you say when you get this stall while prospecting?

If you’re like many sales reps, you accept it and become a willing participant in the follow up chase that ensues.

And you know how frustrating that is.

Let’s face it: This blow off is just a variation that prospects have been using for years. It used to be: “Can you send me something in the mail?” or “Just send me a brochure,” etc. Then email started and guess what? A new stall was born.

So, what’s the best way of handling it?

The first thing you want to do is find out whether it is a blow off (80% of the time it is), or whether your prospect is truly interested in what you have and wants to know more before they speak with you.

There is an easy way to find out:

Have an email already prepared while you’re prospecting.

If someone tells you to email them something, simply ask them what their email address is and then send it!

Right then!

Simply say:

“Okay, I’ve just sent it to you. Let me know when it pops up, and I’ll show you a couple of links you’ll want to explore later.

“In the meantime, let me ask you…”

And then ask a qualifying question. The point here is whether or not your prospect will:

  1. Give you the time to speak further with them. (If not, they may be busy and that’s OK—schedule a time to speak later that same day!)
  2. Open the email. (This tells you your prospect has time now and has an interest).
  3. Blow you off with another objection. (This is actually great because it tells you that you won’t need to follow up on the email—they weren’t really interested to begin with).
  4. Allow you to set a definite follow up appointment. (Which is fine—and at least you know they got your email! And remember: Go for a time later that same day!)

Any of these responses will get you a lot further—and give you the intel you need as to how to pursue this lead—than sending an email after you hang up and then then begin the cat and mouse game.

Try it this week, and watch your leads get more qualified as you put less “wood” into your pipeline.

And then watch as more deals roll out of it!

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Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price!

Perfect for reps dealing with the following issues:

  • Reps struggling with call reluctance
  • Getting screened out by the gatekeeper
  • Overcoming blow off objections like, “Just email me something”
  • Identifying decision makers
  • Qualifying prospects
  • Setting call back appointments that stick
  • Giving successful presentations and dealing with objections
  • Staying motivated
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One Question to Close More Demos

by mike

How many of you hold your breath at the end of your demo?

Wondering if the prospect is sold and/or what they’re going to do next?

If this describes you, then using today’s ‘one question’ before your demo can eliminate almost 100% of that dreaded feeling…

Remember: You can’t close an unqualified lead.

Yet that’s still what many sales reps and teams are trying to do.

Each of your demos (presentations) should begin with a series of brief qualifying questions. And the most important one is:

After you’ve asked the other qualifying questions (for a full treatment of this subject, see my book, Power Phone Scripts), you should end with this question:

“And last question: if, at the end of this presentation, you find that this is the exact solution you are looking for, what would your next steps be?”

Here’s an alternative:

“And the last question, if, at the end of this presentation, you feel this will work perfectly for you, what is your timeline for putting this to work for you?”

Simple, yet powerful question, isn’t it?

And wouldn’t you rather know now rather than wait and worry until the end?

Knowing what your prospect is thinking in advance eliminates the surprise of the inevitable stall at the end, and it also gives you the leverage you need to tailor your presentation, build value, get buy in, and of finding ways of working together sooner.

Try this today and this week during the beginning of your demos and listen to how your prospects respond. You’ll be more in charge, and you’ll become a better closer as a result!

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Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price!

Perfect for reps dealing with the following issues:

  • Reps struggling with call reluctance
  • Getting screened out by the gatekeeper
  • Overcoming blow off objections like, “Just email me something”
  • Identifying decision makers
  • Qualifying prospects
  • Setting call back appointments that stick
  • Giving successful presentations and dealing with objections
  • Staying motivated
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3 Easy Ways to Better Listening

by mike

When you open your mouth, you close your ears.

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.

But speaking so much just turns people off—and besides, it’s easier to ask a prospect what they want and then to listen as they tell you…

Here are three easy ways to listen—and so learn—what your prospects really want:

#1) Hit your Mute button after you ask a question, or whenever your prospect starts speaking.

No, you don’t have to utter an “uh-huh,” or “right,” to evidence you’re listening. That just distracts them.

Mute, shut up, listen and learn. Try it.

#2) Write down key words or phrases your prospect uses.

Have a pad and pen handy and make it a habit to jot down words or unique phrases your prospects or clients use.

Then feed these back to them.

This practice is perhaps the best way to make you an active listener.

#3) Encourage your prospect and clients to keep talking.

Once a person has stopped talking, use any of the following phrases:

“What else is important to you?”

“Besides that, what else can you think of?”

“Why do you say that?”

“Go on…”

“Oh?”

And then once your prospect/client resumes talking, hit your Mute button and take notes!

Remember, when you open your mouth, you close your ears.

Use these 3 simple methods to close your mouth and open your ears.

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Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price!

Perfect for reps dealing with the following issues:

  • Reps struggling with call reluctance
  • Getting screened out by the gatekeeper
  • Overcoming blow off objections like, “Just email me something”
  • Identifying decision makers
  • Qualifying prospects
  • Setting call back appointments that stick
  • Giving successful presentations and dealing with objections
  • Staying motivated
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3 Ways to Handle: “I Don’t Have Time for the Presentation”

by mike

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

I’ve got another meeting in 10 minutes, OR

“How long will this take?” OR

What to do? First, understand what’s happening here:

Remember the law in sales: Leads Never Get Better! 

If you sent out the hottest lead ever, a “10” on a scale of 1 – 10, when you call them back, have you ever noticed that now they’re about a “7”? 

And, since many sales reps don’t qualify thoroughly enough, most of the leads they stuff into their pipeline are made up of 6’s and 7’s. 

And you can imagine how they are when reps reach them.

So, expect that your leads are going to drop in interest and receptiveness when you call them back, and then be prepared with a best practice approach to handling them. 

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.  Let’s do this: why don’t you tell me the top three things you were hoping to learn about this, and I’ll drill right down and cover those areas for you.  What’s number one for you?”

[This response will get them to reveal what (or how much) interest your prospect really has.]

Response #2:

“No problem. Our presentation is pretty in depth, but I can do this. Go ahead and tell me two things that are absolute deal breakers for you, and I’ll see if we pass the test. And then if we do, we’ll schedule some more time later to go into detail on how the rest works, fair enough?”

[This response is designed to get them to reveal what possible objections they have.]

Response #3:

“In ten minutes, I can show you some things that will help you determine whether or not you’d like to spend more time with me later. In the meantime, let me ask you – what would you need to see the most for this to work for you?”

[This approach cuts to the chase and acts like a mini trial close. Try it: you’ll be surprised by what you hear.]

Bonus #4:

“I understand, we’re all busy. Let me just ask you: has anything changed from when we last spoke?”  (Now REALLY listen…)

[This is the approach to use if you hear in their tone that they have completely lost interest—or won’t set a follow up call with you.]

As you can see, the responses above are all aimed at getting your prospect to reveal to you both their level of interest and what it is going to take to sell them – or whether or not they are still a good prospect for you.

Have some fun with these; customize them to fit your personality or the personality of the person you’re speaking with.

Find your favorites and then, as always, practice, drill and rehearse until they become your automatic response when your prospect tells you they don’t have time for your presentation. 

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Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price!

Perfect for reps dealing with the following issues:

  • Reps struggling with call reluctance
  • Getting screened out by the gatekeeper
  • Overcoming blow off objections like, “Just email me something”
  • Identifying decision makers
  • Qualifying prospects
  • Setting call back appointments that stick
  • Giving successful presentations and dealing with objections
  • Staying motivated
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3 Keys to Dealing with Difficult Prospects

by mike

I listen to a lot of calls each week that my clients send me.

This week, I listened to a closing call from one of their reps, and here is how the prospect opened the call:

Prospect: “Let me just tell you upfront that we’re looking at a lot of different options right now of which yours is just one…”

Then: “And also, I’m not the decision maker on this, I’m just an influencer. After this, I have to take this back to the board and let them know what I think.”

Then (as if that’s not enough), “And I have a hard stop in 35 minutes, so we need to get into it…”

Nice start, huh?

Actually, it is a great start, because now you don’t have to be a salesperson and pitch, pitch, pitch (which you should never do anyway).

Here are the 3 keys to handling this type of prospect:

Key #1: When he opened with, “We’re looking at a lot of different options of which yours is just one…”

The key here is to address this and use it to your advantage. I would have responded by saying:

“That’s great. Let’s do this then. Why don’t you tell me which option you like best so far, tell me what you like about it so much, and then I’ll let you know if our program can match that or even give you more.”

Then hit I’d hit mute and let them talk.

Key #2: When he says, “I’m just an influencer—not the decision maker,” I would have again addressed it right then by saying:

“Thanks for letting me know. Does the decision maker take your advice—in other words—is your influence something that will sway the final decision?”

And if he then dodged that by saying something like, “Yeah, but it’s up to them,” I’d have layered my question with:

“And from what you know, what exactly are they looking for? In other words, what do they need to see from all these options to say yes?”

Key #3: And as far as the, “I have a hard stop in 35 minutes,” I would have responded with:

“Thanks for the head’s up. Tell you what, since I have a ton of info to give you, let’s streamline this and you tell me what’s most important to you, and I’ll show you how we handle that.”

And I’d hit mute again.

Here’s what I teach:

  1. Prospects have all the answers. It’s best to listen, question, and let them reveal those answers.
  2. Take what a prospect gives you. The key here is you need to listen! If you do, then you can respond to what they tell you and get more information and learn the direction you need to go in.
  3. Meet someone where they are, like with this prospect. You need to match them. Take your sales hat off and play their game. Don’t be afraid to be as abrupt as they are—they’ll appreciate it.

Keep these keys handy the next you run into a difficult prospect. They’ll work better than you think they will.

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Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price!

Perfect for reps dealing with the following issues:

  • Reps struggling with call reluctance
  • Getting screened out by the gatekeeper
  • Overcoming blow off objections like, “Just email me something”
  • Identifying decision makers
  • Qualifying prospects
  • Setting call back appointments that stick
  • Giving successful presentations and dealing with objections
  • Staying motivated
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Getting Buy-In Before Discussing Price

by mike

If your sales process involves giving a presentation (virtual or otherwise), and at the end of it you provide pricing options and then close, then this article is for you.

There are certain steps you must follow to ensure that when you do get to the pricing/budget part of your close, you’ll be able to focus on the pricing options—instead of wondering if someone is sold first.

To review some best practices on giving a sales presentation—virtual or otherwise—here is a quick checklist for you:

  • Start by requalifying to confirm buying motives—including timeframe.
  • During the presentation, use tie-downs (open ended!) go get feedback.
  • Three quarter way through, switch to trial closes.
  • At the end of your presentation, ask a series of quick questions before you go over pricing options…
  • Go over pricing and close.

The most important step to get right is to:

Get buy in from your prospect before you go into pricing!

The reason this is important is that it’s easy for prospects to hide behind the, “Oh, that’s too much money for us.”

And when they do, you’re likely to do the absolute wrong thing: Drop your price or make a deal for less time, etc.

And guess what? They still won’t buy or they will just put you off!

You know why?

Because they’re not sold on your product or service to begin with, and you didn’t find that out.

Because you didn’t get buy-in before you went into pricing.

So, here is how to make sure someone is sold (bought-in) when you’ve finished your presentation but before pricing:

“So _______, I know I’ve given you a lot of information, but based on what you’ve seen so far, does this sound like a program/service/product that would get you the results you’re looking for?”

Now, the above is a generic statement which I encourage you to customize to fit your industry—and to even fit your prospect’s unique buying motives.

But the bottom line is that if you haven’t verified buy-in, in other words made sure your prospect is sold on your product or service, then going to the pricing and hoping for the best won’t get you very far.

Use the above question first—and then either discuss why they aren’t sold (and get them sold), or confidently go into pricing and close.

Want more help? Enroll your team into my On-Demand Training here.

Need More Proven Responses to the Selling Situations You Face Every Day?

ON DEMAND SALES TRAINING THAT GETS RESULTS!

If your team is struggling with call reluctance and is tired of the endless rejection they face, then get instant access to our On Demand training today. 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.

Unlimited License: One to 100 reps can attend for one low price!

Perfect for reps dealing with the following issues:

  • Reps struggling with call reluctance
  • Getting screened out by the gatekeeper
  • Overcoming blow off objections like, “Just email me something”
  • Identifying decision makers
  • Qualifying prospects
  • Setting call back appointments that stick
  • Giving successful presentations and dealing with objections
  • Staying motivated
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