The Dos and Don’ts of Cold Calling for Sales Success!
Cold calling can be a daunting task, but it's an effective way to generate new leads and close sales. Here are some dos and don'ts to make your cold calling…
Build Trust, first & foremost!
Selling on LinkedIn is no different from selling offline. We still have to build trust. Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik Finding out who is the decision maker or who heads…
Some thoughts on Sales!
Some thoughts, on Sales, Customer relationships, and Business in general: 1. One size doesn’t fit all. 2. Everyone needs to "eat" [read it as "buy"]. 3. They may need supplies…
Cold emails – words & phrases…
In my first job, I sold software. There was no marketing team. So, we had to generate our own leads. We had a database of companies and decision-makers in MS…
Life is an adventure!
Life is an adventure. I am talking about mine. But I am sure, you will fall into one of these three categories: Your life is an adventure too. Just like…
Account Management Goals!
I wish, they: Give me heads up first.Champion my cause inside their organization.Really mean what they say. :)Be nice to me [only to me]. and the list goes on… This…
Love marriage & Arranged marriage!
What's the difference between Love marriage & Arranged marriage? Let us see this and find out how it is relevant to Sales situations. Keep that thought at the back of…
Cold Calling! What to say?
Cold calling is not easy. You have brainstormed with your colleagues. Identified your ICP - Ideal Customer Profile. You have created a target segment based on that. Searched the web,…
How not to write emails!
Can you believe this? I just received an email from someone. [Fortunately, it was identified as SPAM and was in the spam folder.] It read something like this: " Hi…
What is cold calling in Sales?
How many times have we seen 'just out of college' kids carrying some books, stopping you on the pathway or door-knocking and saying: "This is not for Sale. This is…