any secret tips on cold calling?
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I've always gone for the sincere approach (rather than pushy)when trying to build on-going business and with bigger ticket items.  For sincere, put yourself in the other person's place: they may want to talk, but are busy, ask; good manners pay.  Start by offering them something of interest, something that will help them (a little known/interesting fact about their industry).  Ask if they are the right person, perhaps they'd rather you talk to a subordinate who's in charge of the group that would be interested in your service.  There's a very old book that is still very applicable for reps by Dale Carnagie, "How to Win Friends and Influence People".  (He means business friends, but it works elsewhere).
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No. I have not even been able to sell by cold calling even if they need ed it. Best way that has worked for me is advertising, website, brochures, etc. Got this done at a low cost.. from a company O2 Supply.\n\nI guess I suck at cold calling..
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If you are getting the phone calls at home then you can contact your phone company and place a block on the number that is calling you.  If the calls are coming from an anonymous number then you can get Anonymous Call Rejection added to your line so that when a person calls you and blocks their number your phone never rings.  If you are getting the phone calls on your cell phone then you’re not as lucky.  Unlike landline phones, cell phone companies don't currently offer Anonymous Call Rejection service. If the person that is calling you happens to be blocking their number then there isn’t much you can do. However, if the person that is calling you is not blocking their number then you can just keep your phone from ringing when they call. All you have to do is add the person's phone number in your cell phone's address book, and then set the custom ring for that person to silent. This means that your phone will ring normally for your calls, but stay silent when that person you are trying to avoid calls. The only downside to this is that the person will still appear in your missed calls log every time they call you.
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Ok you want to get the points on your Quality Eval. \n\nI am a former Operations Manager in call centers. Here is what most reps missed.\n\nCheerful- say your greeting script cheerfully\n\nGain agreement with the customer- customer mentions his/her issue you reply, something like this," Mr____ ,so I understand you correctly you are calling today because your cell phone isnt working properly and you feel it may be the signal, is that correct?" Once your customer says yes to the question, then you can move on to helping him\n\nNo dead air. Never leave a customer listening to nothing, if you have to say "is it a nice day in______?" while you are looking for something on your system. If it takes too long put your customer on hold\n\nIf you are going to put a customer on hold ask the customer permission,"may I put you on hold for 1to 2 min" Customer says yes, you say thank you. Stopwatch your hold time, watch the phone (hold indicator time) never put your phone in wrap-up while on hold it tricks the main computer in the call center and messes up your talk time, it will look like you are spending too much time. Make sure that you come back to that customer after the time you gave him to check in. Come back on the phone and say, "thank you for holding Mr.___, I am still researching, may I proceed to keep you on hold?" \n\nThese are very important things\n\nOnce you feel you may have resolved the issue. make sure you gain agreement again with the customer. "is everything working properly?" \n\nuse words like great good, excellent, etc positive words always make the customer more happy they are talking to you.\n\nAfter you have gotten agreement that you have resolved the call you can then say, "is there anything else I can help you with today?" customer says no then you end the call with the script. never say bye bye at the end of a call. i know it is hard, but it lacks professionalism. \n\nIf the customer has other issues go back gain agreement, and go back through everything again..\n\nAs long as you do those things you will get top scores.
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Below are several links on cold calls. Hope this helps !!! :D
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They have magazines that list casting calls, (kind of like a news paper classifieds listing).  Get an agent it's probably the easiest way.
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By thanking them and putting  the phone down.\n\nYou can't, don't be a nuisance caller and make life harder for the rest of us, recognise it for what it is - a "NO".\n\nBut training should help your listening skills, its not the NO's you need to focus on, its the maybe and the possiblies you need to convert.
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Just make sure you are polite in case they monitor your calls and you do all the things you have to do.  Then ask if there is anything else you could help with and when they say no you say, thank you sir and you have a nice day.  That will let them know that you are done with their call while still being polite.
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The key is to listen for the cue to call, and AS SOON AS YOU HEAR THE DJ START TO SPEAK, call in. And keep calling. I've won contests multiple times with this method, and it always seems to work.\n\nMost radio stations have call switchboards that can hand le multiple calls at once. It puts you in a sort of suspended animation, that;s why it rings forever before someone answers. Think of it like this, for every extra lone that the station has, there's about 1000 callers trying to get it. That's why you have to do it fast.
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make that telephone call
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You are going to need to do lot of cold calling and maybe even showing up face to face for with the business owners/retailers.\n\nWhy don't you hire some sales people to help you?
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not often.\n\nthat's why there's such a high turnover rate amongst call centers. because rejection SUCKS. \n\nif it's a product or service the person is in the market for, you may have some luck. but you'll have more success with a warm market (i got your number from a friend, co-worker... i received your business card from someone...). also, salespeople are more receptive than your average joe to a coldcall. they know that a salespitch isn't meant to offend people.\n\nin that, business owners are usually salespeople of sorts, so they're more receptive to unusual phonecall offers, too.\n\nbest of luck!\ngertie
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well that's is a very Important question, to have a professional style when using the phone, you should start by taking a deep breath just before removing the handle  of the phone (before answering),  if you are in business it is best  to say the name of the company in a confident natural voice, ( if u have had a bad day it is best to think of an achievement or a happy thought just before answering). 2nd step is to ask the caller '' how may I help you? '', if the person is asking about a product or service and u don't have past knowledge, it is best to answer '' Could you please hold on? '' ,  in the meantime you can ask anyone of your colleagues/ superiors/ office members- but you should be very care-full not to let the caller wait for long, bec it gives a very unprofessional impression that might effect future business but if it happens DON'T WORRY Just apologize for the delay...\n\nRemember if you smile even if you came out of a heated conversation the caller senses it \n\nBest of Luck....
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Very nasty. That's how I view it. I guess it depends on how much cold calling? Daily, weekly, monthly? And what your main job responsibilities are? They would have to be very excellent to outweigh the cold calls.\n\nWhat do you have to lose? If you really want the job, go for it. There are portions to every job that you are not going to like. There is no perfect job.......Good Luck!!
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1.  Just press right side 1st button near screen (The button also used to cancal the call). (quickest)\n\n2. second you already written\n\nnothing else.
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yahoo.com/chat that would help or you can go to skype.com you can download their easy softwear and it's kind of cool you can see people calling you thier name or photo if they have them also you can leave a voice mail to \nthat it have funn
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start avoiding them\nbe busy\ndont answer calls\ndont be at home{even if you are}\nshow up with new frns