Cold caller: 'Hi Stephanie - look I'll be honest this is a sales call...' Stephanie: 'Sorry - I don't take sales calls.' Hangs up Cut...

I made a cold call... A guy picked up and said.. "I'm sorry - I only take 'warm' calls - if only you'd sent me an email or LinkedIn...

- be assertive (but not pushy) - meet people where they are - make people feel comfortable quickly to build trust - build curiosity & act...

An ambitious young guy, and a hard worker. Yet passing through gatekeepers was the bane of Reggie's existence. "Who are you?" ...they...

"Well, you're the first salesperson who's ever kept me on the phone for this long - it's been 25 minutes. I normally chew salespeople out...

These days I pretty much glaze over every time I receive a cold email or LinkedIn message... They're all different shades of grey. My...

CEO: "Sorry, I don't take sales calls." Me: "Is that any sales calls, or just terrible ones?" CEO" "What...well...I don't think I've ever...

Company boss Steve sees one of his sales guys, Alan typing away on his keyboard... Steve: "Aren't we meant to be making prospecting calls...

Prospect: "Sorry - I'm in a meeting." SDR: "Oh - I'd better leave you to it then." "Well what's it about?" "You're in a meeting - it can...

I received a call the other day from a very well known CRM company... The salesperson came on and proudly introduced his company. My...

The first rule of cold calling is: *Do NOT talk about your product The second rule of cold calling is: *Do NOT talk about your company...

Following a 5 second intro by the salesperson, the prospect's autopilot response kicks in - Prospect: "Not interested." Salesperson: "As...