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We all know that you can’t earn your commission until you make the sale. Furthermore, you can’t make the sale without the order, and you can’t write the order until you have a product presentation scheduled. Finally, you can’t have a presentation until you make the infamous CALL to schedule the appointment.
Do you have an effective cold calling script that makes you feel confident when you pick up the phone? Or are you afraid and feeling like your telephone weighs twenty pounds? A key to building confidence and overcoming the fear of the phone is to have an effective cold calling script.
From the traditional point of view, cold calling conversations should constantly lead towards making sale. We’ve been given only one path to follow, and that’s getting a “yes.” This is why our language and energy feels stilted. We aren’t being genuine, and we aren’t inviting the other person to tell us the truth about where they stand.
Lear step-by-step sales scripts have done a lot to give selling a bad name. Not because they don’t “work.” Some people who use cold calling scripts actually do make some sales. The problem is, even if you’re a good-hearted businessperson, scripts make it almost impossible for you to avoid sounding like a “salesperson.” And this is a serious problem. Because most people respond to a sales agenda with something like, “Uh oh, I’m about to be sold something. How fast can I get this person off the phone?”
Let's say you're at your office and you're working away. Your phone rings and someone says, “Hello, my name's Mark. I'm with Financial Solutions. We offer a broad array of financial solutions. Do you have a few minutes?” What would go through your mind when you hear this pitch? Probably the same thing your prospects are thinking when they get a cold call from you. In other words, “How can I get this person off the phone as quickly as possible?”
Most small to medium sized companies actually limit the amount of business their customers do with them. I know this sounds crazy, even unbelievable as no one in their right mind would restrict and limit customer purchases. The problem, of course is that it happens unintentionally. In fact, I'll bet it's happening in your business right now.
