One of the most common reasons I hear from salespeople not making prospecting phone calls is they're reluctant to call because they won't know what to say. This reason is used both surprisingly enough for warm calls and for cold calls, too. Now the reason for cold calls is probably easy to understand, after all, they are calling strangers. Salespeople feeling reluctance about calling known contacts may be less expected, and can be caused for the same, and some very different reasons. Let’s examine both and consider . . ." (click title to read the full article)
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Robert J. Siebelink Great Lakes Business Group