Many salespeople have perfected their opening pitch and can nail their first conversation with a prospect. But, what happens when that awesome pitch doesn’t close on the first outreach?
When it comes time to follow up, how can you re-engage in a way that is just as catchy and compelling as your initial outreach? Many of us fall back on the “just checking in” adage, but there is no real call to action or urgency behind that line and it can lull prospects into a state of complacency.
With recent events driving most companies to move their sales teams to a remote work environment, many are still trying to figure out sales team productivity strategies and processes.
That may seem like a tough task.
When you consider remote team collaboration, phone and email outreach, live demos, tracking and reporting, there’s a lot to think about.
Fortunately, there are a number of top-tier tools for sales teams that make it easy to keep everyone connected, motivated, monitored, and working productively.
This guest post is by Sujan Patel.
Cold calling can be a thankless job, especially for new salespeople who are just starting out. But the truth is that it’s one of the most efficient ways for your business to capture new prospects. It’s worth the time spent to get it right.
If you’re in charge of training a new salesperson on cold calling, focus less on specific tactics and more on the fundamentals that make cold outreach successful. Here are eight principles that that new salespeople should keep in mind as they’re getting up-to-speed:
Remember when your boss told you that you couldn’t work remote because they couldn’t support it? Yet, here we are.
When it comes to remote work, people tend to fall into one of three categories: You’re already experienced working in or running a remote team; you’ve worked from home on occasion but it’s not the norm; or you’re new to this whole work at home thing.
No matter which category you fall in, things feel particularly chaotic at the moment. As more coworkers, customers, and families are living and working at home, everyone is wondering the same thing: how can I possibly stay sane, productive and professional while homeschooling 3 kids, dealing with roommates, cooking and cleaning, or battling umpteen other distractions.
Raise your hand if you’ve ever called an exciting new prospect and couldn’t get past their assistant.
This is a reality for any sales person making cold calls and it’s frustrating — you’re so close to getting in the door, yet so far. This struggle between salespeople and gatekeepers has occurred for decades.
Entrepreneur and corporate strategist Greg Woodward, whose expertise in outbound is favored by many of the fastest growing companies and largest private equity firms, has a solution.
