Thanks to everyone who commented on the voice mail recording from last week. As expected, you, my astute audience of sales pros had no problem picking out the flaws that doom such messages to rapid voice mail deletion. I replied to the comments there at the blog (you can still go there, listen, and leave […]
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Some people think I make up the horrible call recordings I share with you. Nope. In fact, as you read this, thousands–if not hundreds of thousands of calls are being placed, and messages are being left that have zero, zilch, nada chance of success. Just ask anyone at your company, or any business owner or […]
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I’ve posted lots of actual call examples over the years, and those of you who have been in my live training have experienced many others as well. They always are instructive, and quite often entertaining. As I say, you just can’t make up this stuff. Today’s example fits that description. Take a listen. So, what […]
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One of my training program past attendees told me he really enjoyed the recordings of calls that I play at training programs and said they are incorporating them into their own training. He sent in this prospecting voice mail that his boss had received. Take a listen and see how many mistakes the caller makes […]
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I thought I had heard it all. Until this sales voice message was sent in by a reader. They actually received this call at their offices. I guess the rep was a bit tired of leaving messages. Wow. Have a listen… LISTEN TO SALES VOICE MESSAGE What are your thoughts on this one? Ever heard […]
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Reality is usually better than anything I could make up. Here is a voice message received by one of my readers. (I bleeped out the sales rep’s phone number). Perhaps this guy was tired, maybe having a bad day, and hopefully he doesn’t leave this type of message regularly. Or maybe he does. Take a […]
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I just posted a new Dumb Call Recording…a "cold" call I actually received from someone selling training. She obviously didn’t know who I was or what we do. Listen in here.
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Last week I presented the keynote address at Inside Sales Boston-2010, an event put on by the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals. The topic was "People 1.0" and essentially focused on how sales is still a PEOPLE business, and we should use technology as a tool, instead of making us into one. In my […]
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A few weeks ago I shared a voice mail sent in by a fellow reader. It wasn’t bad, other than being a flat out lie, and probably a scam. Here’s another one, pretty much identical, from a female caller this time. And again, the person who received it had never, ever spoken with this company […]
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As if using the phone in sales and prospecting wasn’t challenging enough on its own, we also have to deal with working in an environment where there are scumbag scam artists duping unsuspecting targets. The legitimate office supply dealers and document imaging companies that sell toner know what I mean, since that is a classic […]
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