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7 Healthy Phone Habits to Get First Meetings #150
In this episode we talk about one of the most powerful selling tools you have in your command, the telephone. Unfortunately too many sellers are ineffective using the phone for their prospecting efforts. Our guest is Marylou Tyler. She’s an expert in managing call centers and setting up efficient processes to maximize phone call success. Marylou is the author of the recently released book Predictable Prospecting. In this episode she shares the 7 healthy phone habits you need to get first meetings.
How To Generate High Quality Leads
Marylou believes you should adhere to a method to generate high quality leads. For starters, she recommends you first schedule a block of time. This will get you into the calling mindset. A block of time allows you to be prepared for the conversation and advance the sale.
- Set a call objective for every call you do. Set primary and secondary call objectives e.g gathering intelligence or setting up a meeting. Having an objective creates focus.
- Your tone of voice. Studies show that for compelling calls, 75% of the call is based on how you say it, versus 25% is the words.
- Use positive language. The Midwest is a permission based place. You must frame conversations positively: “oh I’m so sorry to keep you waiting”. Negative language does not perform as well positive.
- Create a winning opener to get your foot in the door. Imply you have a right to be there. The opener should have an explicit or implicit referral.
- “Good morning Jackie, John recommended I give you a call. Our XYZ product caught his attention and he thought you might feel the same ” Explicit
- “Hello Jackie, I see your CEO is interested in the XYZ initiative in a magazine article” Implicit
- Craft a interest grabbing statement. Use words like “maximize , grow, reduce, minimize….” The goal is to grab their interest and share a result. Build a script and memorize it.
- Know what questions ask. Focus on implication questions. Write them down and have them readily available. Don’t let executives disconcert you. Have the mindset that you’re a business executive too and equal to a CEO . When you ask questions it tells the prospect you are truly interested in understanding their problem.
- Love your objections. These are the reason prospects want to buy from you. Objections lead to the greater pain point.
Bonus Habit Always have a reason to call. Set a goal to talk to 20 companies in a 2 hour time span and generate 4-5 meaningful conversations. Full sales cycle sales reps should target two, 2-hour blocks per week. If you’re inside sales, it’s all day long.
Take Action Advice
Embrace habit. Create a space for repeatable work. Set a time and you will succeed.
How To Connect with Mary Lour Tyler
- Here is Marylou’s website maryloutyler.com
- @maryloutyler on Twitter
- Marylou on LinkedIn
- LinkedIn article
- Predictable Prospecting, How to Radically Increase Your B2B Sales Pipeline
- Win a book! To enter the contest send an email to predictableprospecting@gmail.com Good luck!
How to Prospect and Generate Leads
Here are previous episodes that talk about lead generation and cold calling on the phone. Check them out!
- Myths on Social Selling with Mark Hunter #142
- How to Power Prospect with LinkedIn Groups with Liam Austin #135
- How to Sell Big Clients and Win Tremendous Deals with Melinda Chen #114
- How To Be An Awesome Sales Professional with Thomas Ellis #102
- Sales For Start-ups with Mano Behera
- How to Assume Rapport when Prospecting with Ken Dunn #90
- How To Generate Sales Leads Using LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter
- Stop Selling Start Leading with Deb Calvert #84
- 7 Habits of Highly Successful LinkedIn Users with Dennis Brown
- Small Business Sales Techniques an interview with Kent Zaretzke #75
- Myths on Social Selling with Mark Hunter #142
- Cold Calling Role Play with John Trybulec #136
- 6 Simple Steps for Generating New Leads With Chris Helmers
- Secrets to Prospecting Like a Pro with Carrie Berens #120
- What Startups Need to Know about Business Development with Tim Allen #119
- Stop Cold Calling Start Communicating with Odile Faludi #109
- How to Sell to the Obvious with Stephen Schiffman
- Sales For Start-ups with Mano Behera
- Prospecting for New Sales Leads with Steve Kloyda #73
- Five Lessons from a Pushy Cold Call
These are great reminders. Thanks
I agree 100% Thomas