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2. Marketing Two Immunization Services at a Regional Supermarket Chain Pharmacy.
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Hedden, Megan A., Liu, Yifei, Kuehl, Peggy G., and Oprinovich, Sarah M.
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HERPES zoster vaccines ,PHARMACY ,TELEPHONE calls ,TELEPHONE selling ,MANN Whitney U Test ,VACCINES - Abstract
Background: Personal selling of immunization services includes starting a dialogue with patients, utilizing effective questioning and listening skills to identify their vaccination needs, and recommending appropriate vaccines accordingly. The study objectives were (1) to integrate personal selling into the dispensing workflow to promote pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23), and (2) to evaluate the impact of personal selling and automated telephone calls to promote herpes zoster vaccine (ZVL). Methods: For the first study objective, a pilot project was conducted at one out of 19 affiliated supermarket pharmacies. Dispensing records were used to target patients with diabetes mellitus for PPSV23, and personal selling was implemented over a 3-month period. For the second study objective, a full study was conducted among the nineteen pharmacies, with five in the study group and 14 in the control group. Personal selling was implemented over a 9-month period, and automated telephone calls were placed and tracked over a 6-week period. Mann–Whitney U tests were used to compare vaccine delivery rates between the study and control groups. Results: In the pilot project, 47 patients needed PPSV23, but none received it from the pharmacy. In the full study, 900 ZVL vaccines were given, with 459 given for 15.5% of the eligible patients in the study group. During the time when 2087 automated telephone calls were placed and tracked, 85 vaccines were given across all pharmacies, with 48 given for 1.6% of the eligible patients in the study group. During both the 9-month and 6-week periods, the mean ranks of vaccine delivery rates in the study group were higher than the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The pilot project incorporated personal selling into the dispensing workflow and, although no vaccines were given, provided valuable lessons. The full study demonstrated that personal selling alone and personal selling combined with automated telephone calls were associated with higher vaccine delivery rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. Telefoonwerving : 4 belangrijke stappen voor een telefonische afspraak
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Noé Spies and Noé Spies
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- Customer relations, Telephone selling, Telemarketing
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Telefonische colportage is een marketingstrategie die dient om uw adresboek te vergroten en uw bedrijf te promoten bij potentiële klanten, wat essentieel is voor de ontwikkeling van uw bedrijf. Maar je moet wel weten hoe je het goed doet. In vier stappen leert u, naast talrijke tips en methoden, hoe u alle kansen aan uw kant kunt zetten om uw prestaties op het gebied van klantenwerving te maximaliseren; u bent dan klaar om verschillende situaties het hoofd te bieden, te anticiperen op mogelijke bezwaren, een telemarketingcampagne te beheren, kortom, alle valkuilen te vermijden.
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- 2023
4. Cold shoulder for cold callers.
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Herborn, Daniel
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CONSUMER behavior , *TELEPHONE selling - Abstract
Why hawking financial products was banned It was once common for banks or super funds to call people unsolicited to offer them financial products. Cold calling or "hawking" is when a company calls you to offer their products or services, when you haven't asked them to contact you. Support for limits on cold calling Josh Mennen, spokesperson for the Australian Lawyers Alliance, says there is a good reason cold calling people to sell financial products is banned. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
5. Pick Up The Phone and Sell : How Proactive Calls to Customers and Prospects Can Double Your Sales
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Alex Goldfayn and Alex Goldfayn
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- Telephone selling, Telemarketing
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Unlock the power of a simple phone call to boost your sales with guidance from a world-renowned expert In Pick Up The Phone and Sell: How Proactive Calls To Customers and Prospects Can Double Your Sales, sales expert, consultant, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Alex Goldfayn delivers a comprehensive roadmap to one of the most important weapons in any salesperson's arsenal: the phone. From the author of Selling Boldly and 5-Minute Selling, the book teaches you techniques to supercharge your sales by making the proactive call the tip of your selling spear. In addition to critical advice on how to call people you don't know, this timely and important book includes: A thorough introduction to the power of a proactive phone call and links to free call planners and trackers at goldfayn.com Direction on how to use text messaging as an adjunct to phone sales Instructions on the appropriate role of social media, including LinkedIn, in boosting telephone sales Guidance on how to stop being afraid of phone calls and how to effectively warm up any cold call. Perfect for new and experienced salespeople alike, who are more comfortable with email, videoconferencing, social media, and text than they are with the telephone, Pick Up The Phone and Sell is an indispensable guide to one of the most important and lucrative tools in the selling profession.
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- 2022
6. Pick Up the Phone and Sell.
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Goldfayn, Alex
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SELLING ,TELEPHONE selling ,CUSTOMER relations - Abstract
Despite the influence of the Internet and social media, proactive calling is still one of the most effective ways to engage prospects and customers. In Pick Up the Phone and Sell, Alex Goldfayn reveals strategies to build relationships, reel in prospects, and increase profits by using the phone. This book is for anyone interested in gaining a competitive edge to immediately increase sales.
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- 2022
7. Cable Companies Have Another Cord-Cutting Problem: Broadband.
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Griffis, Kelcee
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WIRELESS Internet ,QUARTERLY reports ,CELL phones ,TELEPHONE selling ,SPECTRUM auctions ,TELEPHONE companies - Abstract
Cable companies like Comcast and Charter are facing a significant decline in broadband subscribers, with estimates suggesting a loss of up to 481,000 customers in the third quarter. This decline is attributed to the expiration of government subsidies and the rise of phone companies offering wireless home internet services. While cable providers are expected to see their broadband losses level off next year, wireless carriers are gaining ground by offering competitive pricing and expanding their fiber networks. Despite the challenges, cable companies remain confident in their ability to compete in the changing landscape of the industry. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
8. Summary of Mike Brooks' Power Phone Scripts
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IRB Media and IRB Media
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- Telephone selling
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Get the Summary of Mike Brooks'Power Phone Scripts in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: If you're in sales, then the question isn't “Have you ever felt this way?”, but rather, “How often do you feel this way? Are you finally ready to learn how to confidently and effectively overcome these objections, stalls, and blow-offs? If so, Power Phone Scripts was written for you! Unlike other books on sales that tell you what you should do (like build value – hard to do when the prospect is hanging up on you!), Power Phone Scripts provides word-for-word scripts, phrases, questions, and comebacks that you can use on your very next call. Learn to overcome resistance, get through to the decision maker, and then, once you have him or her on the phone, make an instant connection and earn the right to have a meaningful conversation. You'll be equipped with proven questions, conversation starters, and techniques to learn whether or not they are even right for your product or service, and, if they aren't, who else in their company or another department might be.
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- 2021
9. Smart Calling : Eliminate the Fear, Failure, and Rejection From Cold Calling
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Art Sobczak and Art Sobczak
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- Telemarketing, Telephone selling
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Master cold-calling and eliminate rejection forever In the newest edition of Smart Calling: Eliminate the Fear, Failure, and Rejection from Cold Calling, celebrated author and sales trainer, Art Sobczak packs even more powerful insight into what many people fear: prospecting by phone for new business. This best-selling guide to'never experiencing rejection again'has consistently found its way into the Top 20 in Amazon's Sales category, because its actionable sales tips and techniques have helped many minimize their fears and eliminate rejection. The newest edition builds upon the very successful formula of the last edition to help sales professionals take control of their strategy and get more yeses from their prospects. With new information, this info-packed release provides powerful sales insights, including: The foundational concepts of cold calling, featuring real-life examples you can carry with you into your sales career Multiple case studies and messaging from successful salespeople across the globe, providing even more insight into what works and what's a waste of your time New methodologies that are proven to push you past your fear and into the world of successful prospecting Free access to Art Sobczak's Smart Calling Companion Course, where he builds on the many techniques and strategies in the book, and will update it with new material and tech resources so that you will always have the current best practices and tools. If you're failing to convert your prospects into dollars, Smart Calling will help you push past the obstacles holding you back until you're an expert at taking a'no'and turning it into a'yes.'
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- 2020
10. The development of self-efficacy and self-leadership within USA accredited sales programs: an exploratory study on sales career preparedness.
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Knight, Peter, Peesker, Karen, and Mich, Claudia C.
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SELF-efficacy ,TELEPHONE selling ,SALES executives ,SALES management ,CAREER development - Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this exploratory study is to investigate the impact of sales education on recent graduates' career preparedness and understand how sales programs might prepare students better for successful sales careers. We investigate the known competencies leading to sales success that were, or were not, adequately developed by their university sales programs. Design/methodology/approach: The authors collected and analyzed qualitative data from in-depth interviews with a sample of 20 recent university sales graduates working in a sales career. Over 23 h of interviews were transcribed and analyzed via NVivo. Braun and Clarke's (2006) framework was applied in this study to code the data. Findings: The study identifies that while respondents are positive about their overall sales education and feel confident about their knowledge of the sales process, they are not always confident in their ability to deal with ambiguity and the unknown. This study revealed that constructs of self-leadership and career choice self-efficacy deserve further consideration as components of the university sales program curriculum. Research limitations/implications: As with all exploratory research, there are limits to generalizability; however, this study revealed that the constructs of goal setting, self-leadership and self-knowledge hold promise for further study as a means to increase sales-related self-efficacy and career readiness. Practical implications: Respondents were positive about their overall sales education experience but identified a need for more effective sales education in cold calling, prospecting and the inherent level of rejection to be prepared for inside sales positions in which sales graduates increasingly start their careers. Social implications: Lower turnover and better educational preparedness of sales program graduates clearly will accrue socioeconomic benefits. Originality/value: This is the first study to examine the impact of sales education on recent graduates' career preparedness and the first study for this journal to focus on sales as an area of professional competency and related sales pedagogy. Further, the qualitative methodology, which is relatively unique in sales research, provides rich data that is particularly useful for exploratory research to help provide a structure for universities to strengthen their sales programs through targeted training to help students enhance self-leadership and career preparedness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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11. Phone Sales : The Science of Making the Sale
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Kerry Johnson and Kerry Johnson
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- Telephone selling
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How can you get through gate-keepers? How can you get calls returned? How can you reach more prospects instead of their voicemails? Phone Sales will make your phone a profit center. This book includes actual phone sales calls from top producers. Some of the skills you'll learn are: • The 3 best closes to use on the phone • How to book appointments • What to say when someone says,'I'm not interested'• How to avoid telephone tag • How to get your calls returned • How to beat'call reluctance'Dr. Kerry L. Johnson is a best selling author and speaker. He speaks to audiences around the world at least 8 times a month ranging from Hong Kong to Halifax, and from New Zealand to New York. Traveling 8,000 miles each week, Dr. Johnson presents such topics as “How to Read Your Customers Mind,” “The Trust Connection” and Peak Performance: How to Increase Business by 80% in 8 weeks.” In addition to speaking, Kerry heads Peak Performance Coaching. Professionals around the world use Dr. Johnson and his coaches to increase business often by 300%. Kerry currently writes monthly for fifteen national trade and management magazines whose editors have dubbed him, “The Nation's Business Psychologist.” He is also the author of nine best-selling books including: MASTERING THE GAME, PEAK PERFORMANCE: HOW TO INCREASE YOUR BUSINESS BY 80% IN 8 WEEKS, and WILLPOWER: THE SECRETS OF SELF-DISCIPLINE. Kerry spent two years competing on the International Grand Prix Tennis Tour. He played both singles and doubles matches against some of the worlds top tennis players. Kerry was also recognized by the U.S. Jaycees as one of the Most Outstanding Men in America.
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- 2019
12. Die erfolgreiche telefonische Eigenakquise : Der Leitfaden zu Organisation und Umsetzung von Telefonmarketingprojekten
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Franziska Rüter and Franziska Rüter
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- Telephone selling
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Packen Sies an! Der Einsatz der aktiven telefonischen Kundenansprache ist nach wie vor eines der entscheidenden Vertriebsinstrumente. Das vorliegende Handbuch beschreibt den Weg für die erfolgreiche Umsetzung von Telefonmarketingprojekten. Es ist der praxisorientierte Leitfaden, der Sie von der ersten Planung über die Organisation der Telefonie bis hin zum Controlling und Reporting begleitet. Praxisnahe Vorlagen und Muster unterstützen Sie bei der direkten Umsetzung. Die Kapitel sind klar gegliedert und bauen systematisch aufeinander auf. Die Erstellung eines Planungskonzeptes wird schrittweise ergänzt und abgeschlossen.
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- 2019
13. Power Phone Scripts : 500 Word-for-Word Questions, Phrases, and Conversations to Open and Close More Sales
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Mike Brooks and Mike Brooks
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- Telephone selling
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Start closing sales like top producers! Have you ever found yourself at a loss for what to say when the gatekeeper asks you what your call is about? Have your palms ever sweated when the decision maker shuts you down with: “I wouldn't be interested”? Has your heart taken a fast dive into your stomach when, at the start of your presentation, your prospect tells you that they've thought about it and are just going to pass? If you're in sales, then the question isn't “Have you ever felt this way?”, but rather, “How often do you feel this way? Are you finally ready to learn how to confidently and effectively overcome these objections, stalls, and blow-offs? If so, Power Phone Scripts was written for you! Unlike other books on sales that tell you what you should do (like build value – hard to do when the prospect is hanging up on you!), Power Phone Scripts provides word-for-word scripts, phrases, questions, and comebacks that you can use on your very next call. Learn to overcome resistance, get through to the decision maker, and then, once you have him or her on the phone, make an instant connection and earn the right to have a meaningful conversation. You'll be equipped with proven questions, conversation starters, and techniques to learn whether or not they are even right for your product or service, and, if they aren't, who else in their company or another department might be. Power Phone Scripts is the sales manual you've been looking for: over 500 proven, current, and non-salesy phrases, rebuttals, questions, and conversation openers that will instantly make you sound more confident – just like the top producing sales pros do right now. Gone will be your call reluctance; gone will be your fear of calling prospects back for presentations and demos; gone will be the fear of asking for the sale at the end of your pitch! This practical guide is filled with effective scripts for prospecting, emailing, voice mails, closes, and tons of rebuttals to recurring objections you get like: “It costs too much” “We already have a vendor for that” “I'm going to need to think about it” “I need to talk to the boss or committee” and so many others… More than just phone scripts, this book provides practical, comprehensive guidance that every inside sales rep needs. Conquer concerns, provide answers, motivate action, and be the conduit between your prospect's problems and your solution. Actionable, fun, and designed to work within the current sales environment, this invaluable guide is your ticket to the top of the leader board. With Power Phone Scripts, you will never be at a loss of what to say to a prospect or client. Communication is everything in sales, and being on top of your game is no longer enough when top producers are playing a different game altogether. You cannot achieve winning stats if you're not even on the field. If you're ready to join the big league, Power Phone Scripts is the playbook you need to win at inside sales.
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- 2017
14. IN GEAR.
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VALVES ,TELEPHONE selling ,POWER steering - Abstract
The pneumatic gate can be had in both vacuum and boost-based types, and uses a zero-offset, self-balancing butterfly-style valve with a huge tuning window and enormous flow! Luckily, our friends at The Rod Shop have just updated their alternator/power steering relocation kit for Barras, and it's particularly good for those of you rocking Barra conversions in your 4×4- Not only does it get the alternator out from under the PS pump, but it also keeps it further away from water and mud when you're out bush. GOT one of Holden's trusty iron lions in need of a glow-up?. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2022
15. French Illustrated 78 rpm Record Sleeves .
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HENRY, THOMAS
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MUSIC stores , *RECORD stores , *TELEPHONE selling , *JAZZ ,FRENCH music - Published
- 2021
16. La prospection téléphonique : 4 étapes-clés pour décrocher un rendez-vous par téléphone
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Noé Spies, 50Minutes, Noé Spies, and 50Minutes
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- Telemarketing, Telephone selling, Customer relations
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Un guide pratique et accessible pour apprendre à mener à bien sa prospection téléphoniqueComment vendre efficacement son produit au téléphone? Comment intéresser le client potentiel dès la première accroche? Ce genre d'interrogation est légitime, car la téléprospection n'est pas aisée à maîtriser et peut même se révéler éprouvante pour qui ne sait comment l'aborder. Pourtant, elle n'a que des avantages pour l'entreprise : démarchage respectueux de l'emploi du temps de la cible, contact direct et rapide, pas de déplacement, recueil d'informations même en cas de désintérêt du prospect, etc.Ce livre vous aidera à :• Bien préparer votre séance de prospection par téléphone• Accrocher l'intérêt du prospect• Poser les bonnes questions• Obtenir des rendez-vous professionnels• Et bien plus encore!Le mot de l'éditeur :« Avec l'auteure, Noé Spies, nous avons cherché à présenter aux lecteurs cette technique de démarchage datant des années 70, mais toujours d'actualité. Le livret décrit ainsi une procédure en 4 étapes pour atteindre l'efficacité maximale dans les appels commerciaux effectués. » Laure DelacroixÀ PROPOS DE LA SÉRIE 50MINUTES | Coaching proLa série « Coaching pro » de la collection « 50MINUTES » s'adresse à tous ceux qui, en période de transition ou non, désirent acquérir de nouvelles compétences, réagir face à une situation qui les incommode, ou tout simplement réévaluer leur équilibre de travail. Dans un style simple et dynamique, nos auteurs combinent de la théorie, des pistes de réflexion, des exemples concrets et des exercices pratiques pour permettre à chacun d'avancer sur le chemin de l'épanouissement professionnel.
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- 2016
17. A Joosr Guide To... Invisible Selling Machine by Ryan Deiss
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Joosr Ltd and Joosr Ltd
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- Telemarketing, Internet marketing, Telephone selling
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In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com. In a world of clogged inboxes, how can you make sure that your emails get noticed? How can you generate opens, clicks, and conversions, time and time again? Most importantly, how can you turn a list of email subscribers into a cash generator that's working for you while you sleep? There is, in fact, a secret strategy behind effective email marketing. It doesn't matter what your business or industry is-this strategy's formula can work for brands of all shapes and sizes. It's called the Invisible Selling Machine and once you understand its component parts, you'll be able to build one of your own. You will learn: · How to nurture relationships with your subscribers to build loyalty and gain sales · The three stages of a successful email conversion campaign-and how to maximize their potential · How to make your subscriber list grow exponentially.
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- 2016
18. Les fiches outils du téléphone : Avec modèles, tests et corrigés, exemples pratiques, jeux de rôle, entraînements à l'écoute avec sons
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Pascale Le Clech, Véronique Bédu, Pascale Le Clech, and Véronique Bédu
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- Telephone selling, Telemarketing
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Pratique et basé sur l'expérience, ce guide opérationnel complet propose 102 fiches qui abordent de façon exhaustive l'univers du téléphone (stratégie, management, terrain) et s'adresse à la fois aux chefs d'entreprises (modules 1 à 7), aux managers (modules 8 à 12) et aux téléconseillers (modules 13 à 20). Choisir une stratégie télémarketing Déterminer l'usage du téléphone dans l'entreprise : les différentes actions Attitude service client, mesures de la satisfaction client Recruter, former et intégrer ses collaborateurs Accompagner son équipe en individuel et en collectif, animer au quotidien Principes de la communication téléphonique, maîtriser les grandes étapes de l'entretien Spécificités du média téléphone : gestion du stress, organisation, compétences commerciales... Configuration requise pour les ressources à télécharger : PC avec processeur Pentium, 32Mo de RAM, système d'exploitation Windows 9x, ou supérieur. Macintosh avec processeur PowerPC ou Gx, 32 Mo de RAM, système d'exploitation MacOS 9.2, ou supérieur. Avec le logiciel Adobe Reader (.pdf) et PowerPoint (.ppt). Lecteur audio pour les fichiers MP3 et M4A.
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- 2015
19. Sales Call Anxiety: Exploring What It Means When Fear Rules a Sales Encounter.
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Verbeke, Willem and Bagozzi, Richard P.
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TELEPHONE selling ,SALES ,JOB stress ,ANXIETY ,SOCIAL interaction ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,STRESS management ,DIRECT selling ,SALES management ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
The goal of this study is to develop and test a conceptualization of sales call anxiety (SCA) on the basis of current insights from the cognitive approach to social anxiety. Sales call anxiety is an irrepressible fear of being negatively evaluated and rejected by a customer, and it is coupled with a desire to avoid undertaking specific functional actions in selling situations. The authors present and test a model of SCA in two selling situations known to have threatening consequences for salespeople: canvasing and closing. The authors find that SCA consists of four components: negative self-evaluations, negative evaluations from customers, awareness of physiological symptoms (e.g., a queasy stomach, shaky voice, blushing), and protective actions (e.g., avoiding eye contact, fiddling with the hands, shunning self-disclosures). The authors show that these dimensions are functions of negative affectivity and anxiety-provoking contextual cues and that they negatively influenced the performance of 189 mortgage salespeople. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2000
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20. Smart Calling : Eliminate the Fear, Failure, and Rejection From Cold Calling
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Art Sobczak and Art Sobczak
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- Misinformation, Telephone, Commerce, Telephone selling, Telemarketing
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Proven techniques to master the art of the cold call Cold calling is not only one of the fastest and most profitable ways to initiate a new sales contact and build business; it's also one of the most dreaded—for the salesperson and the recipient. Smart Calling has the solution: Art Sobczak's proven, never-experience-rejection-again system. Now in an updated 2nd Edition, it offers even smarter tips and techniques for prospecting new business while minimizing fear and rejection. While other books on cold calling dispense long-perpetuated myths such'prospecting is a numbers game,'and salespeople need to'love rejection,'this book will empower readers to take action, call prospects, and get a yes every time. Updated information reflects changes and advances in the information gathering that comprises the'smart'part of the calling Further enhances the value and credibility of the book by including more actual examples and success stories from readers and users of the first version Author Art Sobczak's monthly Prospecting and Selling Report newsletter (the longest-running publication of its type) reaches 15,000 readers, and Smart Calling continues to rank in the Top 20 in the Sales books category on amazon.com and has sold over 20,000 copies Conquer your fears and master the art of the cold calling through the genius of Smart Calling, 2nd Edition.
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- 2013
21. The Portable Sales Coach
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Osborne, Lance and Osborne, Lance
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- Selling, Telephone selling
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Time is money—which means you're pouring money down the drain when you spend your time on low-percentage selling strategies. How many times have you cold-called someone with no expectation that they'd have any interest in your pitch? How many times have you had to crowbar your way into someone's office to make a presentation? How many deals have you poured hours into, knowing that they were doomed from the start? Don't just work hard—work smart. Read this book for the high-percentage plays in sales that will take your game to the next level. Discover how to: Craft a cold call your market wants to hear —Get more appointments from fewer cold calls —Get more sales from fewer appointments —Find segments of your market that no one else is selling to —Figure out which of your customers are making you money and which are costing you money —Stop wasting time on people who aren't going to buy from you
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- 2012
22. A cold call on work-based learning: a "live" group project for the strategic selling classroom.
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Lloyd, Robert, Martin, Michael J., Hyatt, James, and Tritt, Addison
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COOPERATIVE education ,TELEPHONE selling ,COLLEGE students ,JOB skills ,ACTIVE learning - Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe a case study used in a strategic sales class that employs the use of work-based learning pedagogy to expose students to real-life cold calling experiences. This real-life cold calling experience involves students within the course building a target list of prospective students for a small liberal arts college. The students must then construct pre-call strategies, build rapport with prospective students and finally "close the deal" by having the prospective student visit campus. Design/methodology/approach: This paper begins by describing work-based learning as a unique pedagogical method and the importance of cold-calling skills in the context of workplace skills in demand. Theoretical foundations in Lichtenstein and Lyon's (1996) entrepreneurial skillset is analyzed, as is the application of "live" group projects. The case is then described in detail and focuses on the project itself, the personal and group incentives used in the course of the project, and finally, a review of the learning outcomes and desired skillset outcomes for the class. Findings: The case shows that students can learn and implement the behaviors, attitudes and practices that make professional cold-callers successful. The impact on the university can also be seen since real contributions were made to the recruiting efforts of the college vis-à-vis higher matriculation numbers. The entrepreneurial skillsets and "live" group project literature is contextualized in light of the findings of the project. This research found that students engaged in varying levels of progress in their managerial, entrepreneurial, technical skillsets as well as levels of personal maturity. Finally, the authors provide guidance for future research to expound the findings of this project by testing the variables using quantitative methodologies. Originality/value: The paper showcases an innovative pedagogic approach to exposing students to the best practices of cold-calling and allows them to exercise these tools real time as they make actual cold calls and work toward sales incentives. The focus on recruiting new students as customers of the college serves is not only active classroom learning, but it also serves mission-based outcomes to help the college achieve desired recruiting goals. This case study will provide a tool for small, liberal arts colleges to use which mobilizes faculty and students in the effort to recruit new students, in an environment where enrollment numbers are falling for this market sector in higher education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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23. Speech Act of Refusal on the Phone.
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Samaali, Imed and Bayouli, Tahar
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SPEECH acts (Linguistics) ,TELEPHONE selling ,LINGUISTIC politeness ,SALES personnel - Abstract
This paper investigates the speech act of refusal taking as a case study British responses to a salesperson's offer through the study of recordings of 109 conversations between the salesperson and a potential British customer. The data are analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively with the aim of finding the most frequent responses that denote refusal by the English native speakers. Most of the expressions used to reflect the British people's annoyance with the use of cold calls, the majority being brief phrases of refusal. In addition to the recorded calls, two questionnaires were conducted in Britain to shed light on the frequent expressions used on the phone in response to the salesperson. It is interesting here to catalog the range of strategies used by individuals, most of the time verbal, to avoid talking to the salesperson. These strategies seem to exist on a continuum of directness-indirectness. Firstly to perform an act of refusal efficient enough to end the call. Secondly to make the balance between the impacts of refusal per se and the keeping up with the social convention of mutual cooperation presented in the theory of politeness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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24. Our observations with cold calling: Patient anger and undesirable experiences.
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Taylor, David McD, Kant, Joyce A, Dombagolla, Mahesha HK, Lai, Fiona WY, and Hendarto, Andreas
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TELEPHONE selling , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *PATIENT satisfaction , *FRUSTRATION , *ANGER , *EMERGENCY medical services , *DEATH , *PATIENT aftercare , *HOSPITAL emergency services , *LONGITUDINAL method , *EVALUATION of medical care , *SADNESS , *TELEPHONES , *PAIN management , *PAIN measurement , *PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
Little is known about the effects of the 'cold calling' technique (telephone contact without prior warning) for patient follow up in ED research. Recently, we undertook a prospective, observational pain management study. Patients were cold called 48 h post‐discharge and surveyed regarding their pain management satisfaction. We made contact with 778 patients. Among these, we observed 12 cases of patient anger: mistaken identity, disbelief that the hospital was calling, frustration that test results and appointment times could not be provided, abuse about ED management and outpourings of sadness. We also observed eight cases of an undesirable experience for either the patient, their family or the caller: five patients had died (including one 'at her last moments'), precipitation of patient distress and uncomfortable situations for the caller. Given our experience, we believe that cold calling should be avoided, where possible, and other techniques (e.g. limited disclosure) considered as alternatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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25. Persuasive Conduct: Alignment and Resistance in Prospecting "Cold" Calls.
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Humă, Bogdana, Stokoe, Elizabeth, and Sikveland, Rein Ove
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TELEPHONE selling , *SOCIAL psychology , *PERSUASION (Psychology) , *COGNITION , *DISCURSIVE psychology - Abstract
Social psychology has theorized the cognitive processes underlying persuasion, without considering its interactional infrastructure—the discursive actions through which persuasion is accomplished interactionally. Our article aims to fill this gap, by using discursive psychology and conversation analysis to examine 153 "cold" calls, in which salespeople seek to secure meetings with prospective clients. We identify two sets of communicative practices that comprise persuasive conduct: (1) pre-expanding the meeting request with accounts that secure the prospect's alignment to this course of action without disclosing its end result and (2) minimizing the imposition of the meeting to reduce the prospect's opportunities for refusal. We conclude that persuasive conduct consists in managing the recipiency of the meeting requests by promoting alignment and hampering resistance. Overall, this article contributes to the wider discursive psychological project of "respecifying" psychological phenomena such as attitudes, memory, and emotion from the realm of social cognition to the realm of social interaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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26. Telemarketing: Trends, Issues, and Opportunities.
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Johnson, Eugene M. and Meiners, William J.
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TELEMARKETING ,DIRECT marketing ,DIRECT selling ,TELEPHONE selling ,SALES management - Abstract
The article presents information on telemarketing. Telemarketing has become a powerful marketing technique. Estimates show that total goods and services sold in the United States as a result of telemarketing amount to over $41 billion. Modern telemarketing is part of a broader range of marketing tools and techniques known as direct marketing. This is an emerging form of promotion and distribution that combines elements of advertising and personal selling. As a special kind of marketing approach, direct marketing bypasses intervening distribution systems to deliver goods and services directly from seller to buyer using measurable techniques. The greatest strength of direct marketing is the ability to deliver individual selling messages to specific prospects or customers at an affordable cost. This is done through the development and maintenance of a customer database. Outbound telemarketing is the other major approach used. This involves contacting customers through a direct-mail appeal or an outbound telephone call. Many successful direct marketers have combined the two forms of communication.
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- 1987
27. Implementing New Business-to-Business Selling Methods.
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Cardozo, Richard N., Shipp, Shannon H., and Roering, Kenneth J.
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SELLING ,CUSTOMER services ,TELEPHONE selling ,DIRECT selling ,INDUSTRIAL management ,SALES management - Abstract
The article discusses the development of a selling mix designed to reach customers. As industrial firms increasingly experiment with and adopt new selling techniques such as national account management and telemarketing, they must find ways to integrate the new selling techniques with those already in use by the firm. The use of several personal selling techniques in a concerted effort to reach customers requires the development of a selling mix, which is an integrated, consistent combination of personal selling techniques, including face-to-face selling, telemarketing, national account management. National account management is a team approach to selling, usually combining sales and service or technical representation, used to provide high levels of customer service to large customers with complex service needs. Typically, national account teams are composed of a national account manager responsible for coordinating communication and service between the account and other members of the selling firm, including applications engineers and technicians required to provide necessary customer service. Managers seeking to install a new selling mix will find little published information on how to introduce several new selling methods simultaneously into an organization, although several authors have shown the effects of introducing a single new selling method into the organization.
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- 1987
28. More on Self-Perception Theory's Foot Technique in the Pre-Call/Mail Survey Setting.
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ALLEN, CHRIS T., SCHEWE, CHARLES D., and WIJK, GÖSTA
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SELF-perception ,MAIL surveys ,TELEMARKETING ,FOOT-in-the-door technique (Social psychology) ,RESPONSE rates ,TELEPHONE selling ,ATTITUDE change (Psychology) ,SOCIAL influence ,CONTEXT effects (Psychology) ,HUMAN behavior ,LEGAL compliance - Abstract
A field experiment conducted in Sweden compared the effectiveness of two types of telephone pre-calls in influencing response rates in a mail survey. Response rates for a questioning foot-in-the-door manipulation were evaluated against responses produced by a simple solicitation call and a blind mailing control. The results demonstrate that pre-calling in general enhances response rate. However, the results furnish, at best, qualified support for a self-perception theory prediction. Alternative explanations for the lack of the self-perception foot effect are offered. Conclusions are drawn for the practitioner and academic researcher. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1980
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29. Advertising-Selling Interaction: An Attribution Theory Experiment.
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Swinyard, William R. and Ray, Michael L.
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ADVERTISING ,MARKETING strategy ,ADVERTISING effectiveness ,SALES promotion ,MARKETING management ,SOCIAL marketing ,SALES management ,SELLING ,SALES personnel ,STRATEGIC planning ,TELEPHONE selling ,MARKETING planning - Abstract
Two common assumptions about advertising-selling interactions are challenged by a field experiment. The generality of "advertising paves the way for selling" is questioned by results showing selling-before-advertising to be more effective than advertising-before-selling, "Salesmen are born not made" is questioned because the easily learned "labeling" technique markedly increased selling effectiveness and its interaction with advertising. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1977
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30. Ericsson celebrates 125 years in Australia
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Moorhead, Simon
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- 2015
31. Mehr Umsatz mit Kaltakquise und Direktbesuch : Ein Survival-Training für Verkäufer im Außendienst
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Christian Sickel and Christian Sickel
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- Telephone selling, Marketing
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Sie möchten Ihre Verkaufsziele sicher erreichen? Sie brauchen dringend neue Kontakte und müssen „kalt“ akquirieren? Dann hilft Ihnen dieses „Survival-Training“ garantiert weiter. Christian Sickel zeigt aus seiner langjährigen Erfahrung als Verkäufer und Trainer, wie Sie die Hürden bei der direkten Kundenansprache souverän überwinden. Sie erhalten handfeste Tipps für Ihr tägliches Verkäuferleben und erfahren, wie Sie • durch Direktbesuche Vorsprung gegenüber Ihren Mitbewerbern gewinnen, • die telefonische Kaltakquise erfolgreich angehen, • passende Lösungen für den individuellen Bedarf finden, • aus Produktvorteilen Kundennutzen entwickeln und • Ihren Preis überzeugend verkaufen. Die zweite Auflage wurde um wichtige Tipps zum Thema Preisverhandlungen ergänzt. Ein erfrischend anderes Buch direkt aus der Verkaufspraxis – motivierend und unterhaltsam zu lesen.
- Published
- 2011
32. Selling to Anyone Over the Phone
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Renee Walkup, Sandra McKee, Renee Walkup, and Sandra McKee
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- Telephone selling
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This easy-to-follow guide for salespeople trying to generate product excitement over the phone provides quick strategies to help you boost your success rate.As more and more organizations scale back on their in-the-field sales operations, sales pros have had to focus their energy and skills on closing deals over the phone--and doing it faster than ever before. Authors Renee P. Walkup and Sandra McKee have included new chapters on using advanced technology (e.g., webinars and teleconferencing) and selling to customers from other cultures and countries.Selling to Anyone Over the Phone teaches you how to:ensure callbacks,build trust,partner with decision makers,and use personality-matching techniques to build connections with and relate to people they can't see face-to-face.Complete with an invaluable appendix on handling customer complaints and new sample call dialogs, Selling to Anyone Over the Phone simplifies an increasingly important facet of the sales role so you can get back to doing what you do best--providing excellent products and services to your customers and exceeding your sales goals.
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- 2011
33. Smart Selling on the Phone and Online : Inside Sales That Gets Results
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Josiane Feigon and Josiane Feigon
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- Selling, Electronic commerce, Telephone selling
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In an age of telesales and digital selling, this award-winning business book pinpoints the ten skills essential to high-efficiency, high-success sales performance based on the author's TeleSmart 10 System for Power Selling.Bestselling author and TeleSmart Communications president Josiane Feigon equips salespeople with the powerful tools they need to open stronger, build trust faster, handle objections better, and close more sales when dealing with customers they can't see face-to-face.In Smart Selling on the Phone and Online, you'll learn how to:overcome ten different forms of “paralysis” and reestablish momentum;sell in sound bites, not long-winded speeches;ask the right questions to reveal customer needs;navigate around obstacles to get to the power buyer;and prioritize and manage your time so that more of it is spent actually selling.The world of selling keeps changing, and sales professionals are on the front line of innovation to keep profits flowing. Combining an accessible text with clear graphics and step-by-step processes, Smart Selling on the Phone and Online will help any rep master the world of sales 2.0 and become a true sales warrior.
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- 2010
34. Smart Calling : Eliminate the Fear, Failure, and Rejection From Cold Calling
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Art Sobczak and Art Sobczak
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- Telephone selling, Telemarketing
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Praise for SMART CALLING'Finally, a sales book that makes sense! As a master sales trainer, Art nailed—no, obliterated—the number one fear of selling in this great book: cold calling! Let him teach you to stop cold calling and start Smart Calling!'—LARRY WINGET, television personality and New York Times bestselling author'Smart Calling is the benchmark as the highest professional standard for effective cold calling. Take the initiative to read and implement Art's rational principles and you will sell much more and develop a prospect base of potential customers who will call you when they are ready to purchase or graciously take your future calls. This is THE BEST sales text I have read in the past twenty years.'—REX CASWELL, PhD, VP, LexisNexis Telephone Sales'You get only one chance to make the right impression in sales. If a top prospect gets a hundred calls a week, you want to be the one he remembers and buys from. Art's proven methods create a unique brand for you and position your offering as the best option. Art's advice isn't just smart, it's priceless.'—BOB SILVY, VP, Corporate Marketing, American City Business Journals'Smart Calling effectively enables inside sales reps and organizations to accomplish a top priority—acquiring new customers. Art's pragmatic and actionable techniques will increase productivity, success, and professional satisfaction.'—BILL McALISTER, SVP, Inside Sales, McAfee'A must-read, must-own book for anyone who wants to increase their sales right away with less effort and more fun. I'm so sure this book is a winner for anyone who needs to call prospects that I'll personally assure you that your results will increase noticeably after reading it, or I'll send you your money back.'—MIKE FAITH, CEO & President, Headsets.com, Inc.'If you need to make a first call to anyone, for whatever reason, this book is for you. More than common sense, it's a real-world, no-fluff, simple approach that anyone can use to be successful.'—DARCI MAENPA, President, West Coast Chapter, American Teleservices Association; Director, Member Support, Toastmasters International
- Published
- 2010
35. COMBO Prospecting.
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Hughes, Tony J.
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SELLING ,SALES prospecting ,TIME management ,CUSTOMER relations ,TELEPHONE selling - Abstract
In COMBO Prospecting, Tony J. Hughes argues that using one sales tactic is simply not enough. Rather, you must learn to leverage several at a time, and do so aggressively over and over again. To win sales, you must immerse yourself in a ruthless new pattern driven by discipline and real-world savvy. Combinations create strong pipelines, and strong pipelines will generate more sales than you ever thought possible.
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- 2018
36. HAVE YOU BEEN COLD-CALLED? Is the Pope Catholic? Behind those securities brokers who get by your secretary or interrupt your dinner is some powerful marketing machinery that just won't quit.
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Loomis, Carol J. and Mendes, Joshua
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TELEPHONE selling ,STOCKBROKERS ,SECURITIES - Published
- 1991
37. Making the major sale.
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Shapiro, Benson P. and Posner, Ronald S.
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SALES ,BULK sales ,SALES management ,ECONOMIC impact ,CLOSING the sale ,SALES presentations ,MARKETING strategy ,SALES prospecting ,TELEPHONE selling ,SELLING of instructional materials ,MERGERS & acquisitions - Abstract
Many companies today are faced with new kinds of selling situations--they sell equipment worth millions of dollars that affects many parts of a customer company; they work on sales that may take several years to consummate; or they are arranging mergers with other organizations. In this article, the authors describe some changes that have taken place recently in salesmanship--for instance, the trend toward more complex, larger sales--changes that both buyers and sellers should heed. They then develop a systematic approach companies can use not only to facilitate the sale, but also to ensure the long-term account relationship. Their eight-step procedure shows how to open a contact, "separate the prospects from the suspects," develop a "profile" of a company's needs and key personnel, justify the purchase to the buyer, coordinate company resources to present a more attractive sales package, make the sales "pitch," close the sale, and maintain the account. Finally, they provide some organizational guidelines for companies to use in applying strategic selling to their specific operations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 1976
38. Successful Selling Skills
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Richard DENNY and Richard DENNY
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- Telephone selling, Telemarketing, Selling
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Includes index.
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- 2009
39. 42 Rules of Cold Calling Executives
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Vanella, Mari Anne and Vanella, Mari Anne
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- Success in business--Psychological aspects, Telemarketing, Telephone selling
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42 Rules of Cold Calling Executives (2nd Edition)'is an easy to read book that gives concise, easy to implement methods to get results with cold calls. Many sales professionals find that part of their job difficult and unpleasant yet the 42 Rules gives them ways to redesign their thinking, approach, practices, and tools, to get the best possible results. This book contains some of the fundamental principles Mari Anne Vanella has developed over the course of her career. Her clients and her own company use this approach to execute the top performing programs in the industry for the past seven years. Reading this book will deliver the following benefits: An understanding of the dynamics of a cold call and how you can manage those to get results. A refined vision of the objectives of cold calling and how to get results that realize long term benefits. Identification and practical use of methods and resources that achieve unbounded success in the cold calling process. Practical advice and specific techniques you can start using now that supply how-to solutions to cold calling efforts. If you are part of sales management looking to give your team something to help them with cold calling challenges or are an account rep wanting better results, this book is for you. In it, you will learn and explore: Easy to implement methods to improve performance Real life examples of what works Techniques for immediately making cold calling easier Ways to deliver consistent results How to get out of a production slump
- Published
- 2008
40. Lessons From 100,000 Cold Calls : Selling Techniques That Work…No Matter How Many Calls You Make
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Stewart L Rogers and Stewart L Rogers
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- Industrial marketing, Telemarketing, Telephone selling
- Abstract
Stewart Rogers has made 100,000 cold calls…and lived to tell about it. Now, in Lessons from 100,000 Cold Calls, this veteran sales pro shows salespeople how to cold call their way to success.Compiling his lessons and techniques into an easy-to-useguide, Rogers shows salespeople how to:-Set realistic, yet challenging goals-Build a master database of sales prospects-Write simple yet powerful scripts-Build immediate and intimate trust by phone-Sell concept and credibility in 60 seconds-Sell ethically by phoneFree audio samples available for download online will help readers hone their phone and selling skills. B2B telemarketing is as hot as ever, and Lessons from 100,000 Cold Calls is the one book salespeople need.
- Published
- 2008
41. Telephone Sales For Dummies
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Dirk Zeller and Dirk Zeller
- Subjects
- Telephone selling
- Abstract
Nearly 100 million Americans (one out of three) purchase goods and services over the phone each year. Telephone Sales For Dummies shows both new and seasoned sales reps, from realtors, insurance agents to telemarketers, how to create pre-call plans and effectively prospect via the phone. Packed with techniques, scripts, and dialogues, this hands-on, interactive guide assists readers with making cold calls, warm calls, and referral calls, helping them plan and execute openings to create interesting dialogue; ask key questions; develop persuasive presentation techniques; work within the No Call Law parameters; leave effective and enticing voicemails that get results; get past screeners and get quality referrals; find hot leads; and create callback scripts that close the sale.
- Published
- 2008
42. Compliance with Sarbanes‐Oxley and do not call regulations is interdependent when telemarketing is a core part of a sales strategy
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Ruch, Lisette
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- 2009
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43. STOP Calling Us.
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Bacon Jr., Perry and Roston, Eric
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CONSUMER law ,TRADE regulation ,TELEMARKETING ,DIRECT marketing ,TELEPHONE selling ,DIRECT selling ,FALSE advertising ,CONSUMER fraud - Abstract
Focuses on a law designed to stop telemarketers from calling families and businesses. Percentage increase in revenue from telemarketing phone calls from 1990-2002; Number of calls salespeople will place daily to homes and businesses; Details of a bill signed by U.S. President George W. Bush which is designed to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to create a national do-not-call registry; When telemarketers must begin using the list; Exceptions to the do-not-call registry including calls for political candidates and charities; Indications that telemarketing is a cost effective sales tool; Amount raised annually from fraudulent calls. INSET: HOW TO STOP THE RINGING.
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- 2003
44. Sustainable telemarketing? A new theory of consumer behavior
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Hurst, Clifford G.
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- 2008
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45. Cold Calling Techniques : That Really Work
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Stephan Schiffman and Stephan Schiffman
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- Telephone selling, Telemarketing
- Abstract
Follow the advice of Stephan SchiffmanAmerica's #1 Corproate Sales Trainerand take your career to the next level. This special anniversary edition of his perennial bestseller, Cold Calling Techniques (That Really Work!), provides you with all of the right tools for turning prospects into meetings, and meetings into big sales.This easy-to-follow guide helps you beat today's cold calling obstacles, such as voice mail, cell phones, and e-mail. Schiffman's professional experience and corporate wisdom guarantee your future success. The anniversary edition of Cold Calling Techniques packs in plenty of potential leads to help you hunt down more business.Give yourself the edge. Cold Calling Techniques is the one book you need to make your sales opportunities better, pitches stronger, and commissions greater.
- Published
- 2007
46. Easy Step by Step Guide to Telemarketing, Cold Calling and Appointment Making
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Pauline Rowson and Pauline Rowson
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- Telephone selling, Telemarketing--Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Telemarketing presents organisations with some great opportunities to win more business. If done professionally it can help to stimulate sales, generate leads and build rapport with customers. If done incorrectly it can lose business, alienate customers and destroy an organisation's reputation. In addition, you could also fall foul of the law. So it pays to get it right. This highly practical and popular guide shows: how to get through to the decision maker; how to promote the benefits of services and products over the telephone; how to plan and structure calls for maximum results; how to use your voice and personality on the telephone to build rapport; how to handle objections and secure the appointment or order and how to convert enquiries into sales.
- Published
- 2007
47. WRITER'S BLOCK.
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COPELAND, DAN
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BUSINESSPEOPLE ,TELEPHONE systems ,CONSUMERS ,TELEPHONE selling ,TELEPHONE companies - Published
- 2023
48. National customer satisfaction indices: an implementation in the Turkish mobile telephone market
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Aydin, Serkan and Özer, Gökhan
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- 2005
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49. Annoying, intrusive, … and constitutional: telemarketing and the national Do‐Not‐Call Registry
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Galloway, Chester S. and Brown, Steven P.
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- 2004
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
50. Cold Calling for Chickens
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Bob Etherington and Bob Etherington
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- Telemarketing, Telephone selling
- Abstract
Cold calling – making contact with strangers – is the biggest fear confronting businesspeople, especially those who work in sales and marketing. “Put me in front of a customer and I can persuade them to buy anything … just don't ask me to cold call!!” Yet cold calling is unavoidable and something which has to be done (and not just in sales and marketing) if you are to sell and make people aware of your business. This book, based on a very successful course given to thousands of people, shows the art and science of making first contact with complete strangers. The secret is in the preparation and approach, rather than having the gift of the gab, that will enable even yellow-bellied chickens to make that call with confidence. 10 reasons you must buy this book and start winning new customers tomorrow! 1. It is written by somebody who does it successfully every week. 2. Cold calling is fun, and much, much easier than you think. 3. Cold calling is 10 times more effective and less costly than “networking parties,” website promotion or advertising. 4. 95% of your competitors are too scared to do it. That means there's a lot of business out there waiting for you. 5. The only people who tell you that cold calling doesn't work are those too scared to do it themselves. 6. You actually overcome your fear by becoming an even bigger “chicken.” 7. “No's” are not bad things. Go for more “no's.” Two is not enough – success usually comes on the sixth attempt. 8. Seven simple questions will usually get you to a “yes.” 9. The 5% of sellers who do it properly are taking 85% of the new business in your market. By using the material in this book you will make sure you join the few. 10. “Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door”? The biggest lie in business! Your market is now too crowded with businesses that look just like yours (however much you kid yourself). So if not cold calling, how are you going to find new customers?
- Published
- 2006
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