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With A 2% Success Rate, It's No Wonder Why So Many Sales Reps Aren't Making Quota

Posted November 21, 2015

Angry phone call.

Next to email, the phone is easily the noisiest channel when it comes to reaching out to a potential client!

And since those potential clients are overwhelmed with the high volume of calls;

They have assistants filtering them, voicemails stopping them and if you’re lucky enough to get through;

You’re dealing with a person who will make a split second judgment as to whether or not you’re worthy of being heard, let alone granted an appointment!

Less Than 2% Of Your Cold Calls Result In An Appointment!

According to a report from Leap Job, only about 2% of all the calls you’re making result in an appointment.

For the optimists out there, IBM did a similar report where they say it’s closer to 3% but who cares about these silly reports . . .

What do YOUR results look like?

Are you even using the phone as one of your approaches or are you avoiding it?

And forgive me for being a tad forward but, what are you doing about it?

On December 9th, we’re going to do something about it, unless of course, you want to keep avoiding the subject!

We’re going to be launching our Prospect Like A Pro online course!

There are 6 all caps AWESOME, online sessions . . .

Session I Setting Yourself Up For Success

How to find time in your schedule for prospecting WITHOUT working more hours!

How to combat Call Reluctance and Nervousness

How to get into your “Calling Zone” in order to expedite your call effectiveness

Session II 15 Ways To Find Opportunities

How to triple your referrals and get warm introductions

How to find buyers who are 400% more likely to buy NOW!

6 new account acquisition strategies your competitors typically neglect

Session III Creating An Awesome Communication Plan                                      CastainBanner - Copy (2)

100 ways for you to mix up your touches.

The 3 touch mini campaign and 5 sample campaigns you can immediately use

Session IV Meticulous Pre Call Planning

How to find the time to plan your calls properly without becoming a full time research analyst.

What to look for and where to look when researching.

Leveraging your research to create a more compelling opening statement.

How to create a more “objection resistant” dialogue.

One common mistake that immediately bores the person on the other end of the phone.

Session V How To “Ditch The Pitch” And Create A Conversation

7 ways for you to create rapport and credibility.

A simple formula to ask better questions and demonstrate your understanding of their challenges and opportunities.

3 awesome questioning techniques (and none of that “open question/closed question” crap)

Session VI Obstacles, Stalls and Objections

How to embrace a “gatekeeper” as a partner vs some cranky keeper of the gate!

3 ways to dramatically increase the probability of someone taking your call instead of letting it go to voicemail.

How to overcome standard objections like . . .

“Not interested”

“All set”

“Already have a vendor(s) for that”

“We’re under contract”

“No time to meet”

“No budget”

How to leverage the heck out of someone asking you to “Send information”

How to leave a better/more memorable voicemail

The Sessions

Each session is approximately 60 minutes and we will also record it just in case you can’t make it or you found me entertaining enough to listen to again.

Each session includes, worksheets, reinforcement emails and templates whenever applicable.

You also get email access to me during the program!

We kick off on December 9th at 11:30 am EST.

Investment: $595

For special pricing on 2 or more participants, click HERE to contact me!

We kick off on December 9th so while all your competitors are complaining about the holiday slow down, you’ll be learning 100+ tactics to generate MORE opportunities!

Perhaps it’s time for you to do something about that sh*tty 2% success rate?

To join us, click the handy dandy button below.

register here

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