Friday, March 19, 2010

More Bad Sales Advice

Here's some more bad sales advice...

"Rick, this is Josh Snider from Ace Delivery. May I take 45 seconds to tell you why I am calling and then you can tell me if we should continue speaking?"

Why should the prospect give you 1 second of their life?

Lead with an opener that will pique the prospects interest in wanting to know more about what it is that you have to offer and they will automatically give you the time.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Bad Sales Script Advice

Is your team killing cold call opportunities with this common mistake?

While researching keywords related to “phone sales scripts,” I came across a website offering sample scripts for free. Well, they say you get what you pay for and in fact, this “free advice” could actually cost you a bundle in lost commissions.

Read the whole article here.