I’ve been in the insurance industry for many years selling life and health products and have talked to thousands of agents on the phone, at conferences, training sessions and other public venues. By no means am I “the” authority on sales, insurance sales or selling by phone, but I’ve learned a lot through my [...]
SalesDataList.com is a relatively new venture for us and we’re still trying to think of ways to improve it for our customers. We’re not naive enough to assume it will work for every business, but we think we have a variety of filters that can help professionals in:
Insurance – life and health.
Insurance – property [...]
“Everyone says to ask questions but how do I discover my prospect’s needs or problems without sounding like I’m interrogating her?” I hear some version of that question on a regular basis. The idea that questions are the key to uncovering opportunities is well established but many sellers have difficulty in applying the [...]
“I’m new to inside sales and get very nervous before making calls… What Can I Do to Reduce My Sales Anxiety?”
Answer:
I need to share a personal story with you. Early on in my sales career as a straight commissioned inside sales rep, I used to suffer from the same sales anxiety you are describing.
Every morning [...]
Shannon Goodson and George Dudley wrote a book several years ago called, “The Psychology of Sales Call Reluctance.” They interviewed over 11,000 sales people. Here is what they found:
80 percent of all new sales people fail because of call reluctance.
40 percent of all veterans stop prospecting because of call reluctance.
You will make five times less [...]
A New Look
SalesDialers.com has a new look for your dialer! With bolder colors and an easy navigation you will still have same great features that made SalesDialers.com the company for you. Now when you log in, you will see a new interface. But, if you’re not happy you can always switch back to the old [...]
SalesDialers.com is the perfect way to call out out different business to boost your merchant service sales! With SalesDialers.com you can dial up to 400 times more businesses than just hand dialing. This saves your business a lot of time from dialing just one business at a time and frees up time that could be [...]
Cold & Warm Calling Sales Question:
“How many attempts should a sales rep make to contact a lead? Our leads come from various sources including conferences, website visits, webinars, Google AdWords, LinkedIn etc. How many times do you call a lead before sending an email? How many times do you call a lead before you consider [...]
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Sometimes the best business lessons are the ones we’ve know the longest.
Success at business is no easy chore. It takes discipline, focus, and a set of core values that guide you around the emotions and stress of daily combat.
It’s all too easy to get sidetracked by the latest new strategy for business — like social [...]
Happy 2013, it should be an exciting year, the economy should be turning around… now is the time to leverage all the best tips you can.
We appreciate all the support and dedication we have received from you all in 2012. We’re excited to share that we have been awarded a top sales and marketing resource [...]
SalesDialers.com introduces Connect-N-Sell! Their new automode feature that allows for you to instantly connect to a lead.
Connect-N-Sell is their new direct connect feature that pretty much guarantees users will be the first to contact internet leads when they get them.
Here’s how it works: The agent assigns up to four numbers for SalesDialers Connect-N-Sell feature to call.
When a [...]
The other day I was speaking with the Vice President of a large company and we were discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly of sales and selling. When I broached the topic of prospecting calls he shook his head and expressed his frustration.
“I can always tell when it’s a sales person calling,” he [...]
Unreasonable customers are always a pain, but they’re especially prevalent and stressful during the holiday shopping rush. Just ask Anton Skorucak, founder and CEO of xUmp.com, an online retailer of scientific educational supplies, toys and gifts. The company used to give customers a choice between ground and next-day air shipping on holiday orders. Often, they would [...]
Customers will not appreciate you, your company or for that matter, your advice until they pay for it. The greatest challenge for the expert is not giving away free information but that most have not taken the time to become great at closing the deal. Here are some tips that will ensure you begin making [...]
David Ortiz, a trained chef who had been running his own financial-planning firm since 1997, renamed his business Financial Chef last year and started meeting with prospects over meals he’d cooked himself. Wining and dining potential clients certainly made Ortiz and his Miami, Fla., business stand out, but when it came to cold calling prospects, he [...]
Not long ago, I had a back and forth discussion with a sales rep who just simply wasn’t taking the correct route in regards to following up with a prospect. This undoubtedly happens all the time, but this particular instance perked my ears up a bit. To make a long story short, the rep engaged [...]
The number one issue people have in sales is sales prospecting — trying to find new customers.
I think it ranks ahead of closing, negotiating and every other part of the sales process.
With that said let me break down into two easy steps everything I’ve ever taught others or done myself with regard to sales prospecting.
Step [...]
Successful cold calling requires preparation. Roger Staubach said “spectacular achievements are always preceded by unspectacular preparation.” He was referring to sports; however, the same holds true for cold calling.
Successful cold calling requires practice. Athletes practice every day without fail. Tiger Woods practices his swing even though he’s well known for the [...]
Every entrepreneur knows that effective selling skills are critical to business success. But they often unwittingly make fundamental mistakes in the selling process. Kevin Davis, president of TopLine Leadership Inc., a sales and sales management training firm, and author of the new book Slow Down, Sell Faster!, offers some advice for entrepreneurs.
What’s the one selling skill that [...]
“I was only on the system for 26 minutes and got 4 leads and this was while learning the system! I’d say after the learning curve I’ll hit over 10 to 12 leads per hour.”
— Jack R. MD