Sales Prospecting School

This is the last of 15 back-to-back episodes in which we read through and comment on Ted Stevenot's book Prospect Factory. A key highlight from the final chapter is about dealing with sales rejection. It is critical to understand, there are only about three things most prospects typically reject - and none of them are personal. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Follow the readings we have been doing on the show by picking up a copy of Prospect Factory at Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3cZYslM Check out John Stevenot's book Hacking Normal for tips on making the most of remote work. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/35JTMg4 Visit the START HERE page of my website for links to books, articles, podcasts and tons of other great stuff. https://tedstevenot.com/ Questions or comments? I can be reached at: [email protected] Thanks for listening and enjoy! Ted Stevenot PS. Don't miss my other show - The Health & Money Podcast - about health, money, investing, lifestyle, and how to achieve retirement success, Show link: https://bit.ly/3d4c8wh

In this show we discuss how to set up a system for following up with interested sales leads. Follow the readings we have been doing by picking up a copy of Prospect Factory at Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3cZYslM Check out John Stevenot's book Hacking Normal for tips on making the most of remote work. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/35JTMg4 Visit the START HERE page of my website for links to books, articles, podcasts and tons of other great stuff. https://tedstevenot.com/ Questions or comments? I can be reached at: [email protected] Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-stevenot/ Thanks for listening and enjoy! Ted Stevenot PS. Don't miss my other show - The Health & Money Podcast - about health, money, investing, lifestyle, and how to achieve retirement success, Show link: https://bit.ly/3d4c8wh

In this episode, we discuss how to gain the maximum value from calls while at the same time reducing - or even eliminating - the pain often associated with making telephone-prospecting calls. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Follow the readings we have been doing on the show by picking up a copy of Prospect Factory at Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3cZYslM Check out John Stevenot's book Hacking Normal for tips on making the most of remote work. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/35JTMg4 Visit the START HERE page of my website for links to books, articles, podcasts and tons of other great stuff. https://tedstevenot.com/ Questions or comments? I can be reached at: [email protected] Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-stevenot/ Thanks for listening and enjoy! Ted Stevenot PS. Don't miss my other show - The Health & Money Podcast - about health, money, investing, lifestyle, and how to achieve retirement success, Show link: https://bit.ly/3d4c8wh

How to make sales prospecting calls (Episode 2 of 2). Today we go through several sample calls to illustrate what to say in various circumstances. Especially, we hone in on the skill of how to "translate English into English" when it comes to assessing the responses given by prospects. Follow the readings we have been doing by picking up a copy of Prospect Factory at Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3cZYslM Check out John Stevenot's book Hacking Normal for tips on making the most of remote work. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/35JTMg4 Visit the START HERE page of my website for links to books, articles, podcasts and tons of other great stuff. https://tedstevenot.com/ Questions or comments? I can be reached at: [email protected] Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-stevenot/ Thanks for listening and enjoy! Ted Stevenot PS. Don't miss my other show - The Health & Money Podcast - about health, money, investing, lifestyle, and how to achieve retirement success, Show link: https://bit.ly/3d4c8wh

How to make sales prospecting calls (Episode 1 of 2). Today we begin with the opening lines of the script and deal with several commonly occurring calls. Follow the reading we have been doing by picking up a copy of Prospect Factory at Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3cZYslM Check out John Stevenot's book Hacking Normal for tips on making the most of remote work. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/35JTMg4 Visit the START HERE page of my website for links to books, articles, podcasts and tons of other great stuff. https://tedstevenot.com/ Questions or comments? I can be reached at: [email protected] Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-stevenot/ Thanks for listening and enjoy! Ted Stevenot PS. Don't miss my other show - The Health & Money Podcast - about health, money, investing, lifestyle, and how to achieve retirement success, Show link: https://bit.ly/3d4c8wh

In this show, we talk about expectations and sales prospecting calls. Knowing what to expect helps reduce the stress of making calls. Included in the discussion are the five basic outcomes to most sales prospecting calls. Follow the readings we have been doing by picking up a copy of the book Prospect Factory at Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3cZYslM Check out John Stevenot's book Hacking Normal for tips on making the most of remote work. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/35JTMg4 Visit the START HERE page of my website for links to books, articles, podcasts and tons of other great stuff. https://tedstevenot.com/ Questions or comments? I can be reached at: [email protected] Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-stevenot/ Thanks for listening and enjoy! Ted Stevenot PS. Don't miss my other show - The Health & Money Podcast - about health, money, investing, lifestyle, and how to achieve retirement success, Show link: https://bit.ly/3d4c8wh

In this episode I discuss the results of calls I made in the last 7 days. These calls are to a mature list, but say a lot about similar results you may experience making calls of your own. Follow along with the readings I have been doing from the book Prospect Factory! Pick up your copy at Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3cZYslM Check out John Stevenot's book Hacking Normal for tips on making the most of remote work. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/35JTMg4 Visit the START HERE page of my website for links to books, articles, podcasts and tons of other great stuff. https://tedstevenot.com/ Questions or comments? I can be reached at: [email protected] Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-stevenot/ Thanks for listening and enjoy! Ted Stevenot PS. Don't miss my other show - The Health & Money Podcast - about health, money, investing, lifestyle, and how to achieve retirement success, Show link: https://bit.ly/3d4c8wh

In this show, we discuss how to write "One Pagers" which became the workhorse sales letter to grow my business for many, many years. Follow along with the show by picking up a copy Prospect Factory, at Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3cZYslM Check out John Stevenot's book Hacking Normal for tips on making the most of remote work. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/35JTMg4 Visit the START HERE page of my website for links to books, articles, podcasts and tons of other great stuff. https://tedstevenot.com/ Questions or comments? I can be reached at: [email protected] Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-stevenot/ Thanks for listening and enjoy! Ted Stevenot PS. Don't miss my other show - The Health & Money Podcast - about health, money, investing, lifestyle, and how to achieve retirement success, Show link: https://bit.ly/3d4c8wh

In this show we discuss how to keep track of and extract maximum value from every sales prospecting call you make. This is life changing not only from a business standpoint, but also emotionally. Notably, a better understanding of data relating to the real outcomes of your calls will serve to reduce any anxiety you may have about about making calls. Understanding this relationship solid gold. Follow along with the show by picking up a copy of my B2B sales prospecting book Prospect Factory at Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3cZYslM Check out SPS co-founder John Stevenot's book Hacking Normal for tips on making the most of remote work and living fully in the present. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/35JTMg4 Visit the START HERE page of my website for links to books, articles, podcasts and tons of other great stuff. https://tedstevenot.com/ Questions or comments? I can be reached at: [email protected] Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-stevenot/ Thanks for listening and enjoy! Ted Stevenot PS. Don't miss my other show! The Health & Money Podcast - about health, money, investing, lifestyle, and how to achieve retirement success, Show link: https://bit.ly/3d4c8wh

On this show we continue our reading of the book Prospect Factory. Here we discuss further systematization of your prospecting outreach. It is through systemization that we discover one of the biggest secrets about success with making sales prospecting calls - qualification! Pick up a copy of my B2B sales prospecting book Prospect Factory at Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/3cZYslM Check out John Stevenot's book Hacking Normal for tips on making the most of remote work. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/35JTMg4 Visit the START HERE page of my website for links to books, articles, podcasts and tons of other great stuff. https://tedstevenot.com/ Questions or comments? I can be reached at: [email protected] Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-stevenot/ Thanks for listening and enjoy! Ted Stevenot PS. Don't miss my other show! The Health & Money Podcast - about health, money, investing, lifestyle, and how to achieve retirement success, Show link: https://bit.ly/3d4c8wh