Best Response

When making cold calls, what's the best response to the customer when he answers your call and asks what're you trying to sell me here?

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antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
Be honest about it. Yeah you are in sales, so what?

Also, if you are getting this reaction a lot, you need to change your tone and approach to the calls.
jefe
Arsonist
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Dude how many times are you going to post today?!
antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
lmao for real. and I think they keep downvoting my comments for calling them out on it.
jefe
Arsonist
4
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brutal, upvote from me.
jefe
Arsonist
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Looks like I'm getting the same downvoting lol
antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
Someone is a little salty
Diablo
Politicker
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Sr. AE
If you are calling to sell something it’s definitely going to be a sales call and there is no harm in accepting the truth. What do you answer when the prospect answers you call? Is it the product or the outcome?
Pachacuti
Politicker
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
@maxmartin you are definitely spamming questions. While they are ok questions, if you have honest questions you probably need to use the search bar to help answer them.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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Honest key word
Maximas
Tycoon
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Senior Sales Executive
No sir,mam I'm just new to this community as I've just joined not more than one month ago, and I was on my way to thank you for sharing the info for the search bar I've just recognized until you referred to me spamming which is again not correct.

All what happened was that I'm just using my regular browser and not my IPHONE and I didn't know about the search bar option only until now at the very top right of the page and was hard to notice for me.

Thanks though for all who shared his opinion on this, to be considered at the upcoming posts,much appreciated.
FinanceEngineer
Politicker
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Sr Director, sales and partnerships
Look, be honest with them. If you say no and it turns into a sales call you piss off a prospect and it will lead to only negative things down the road. Being professional is the most important thing here.
Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
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Sales Rep
I would admit it’s a sales call, not sure how anyone can say no then proceed to talk about a product
commishcapo
Opinionated
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Commercial Account Exec
Always confirm you’re in sales then pivot. Sound like a used car salesman if you don’t
TennisandSales
Politicker
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Head Of Sales
normally i try to do a little out loud laugh, and say something like

" oh man why do you say that??"
(they respond)
"well im not trying to sell you anything today, but maybe tomorrow i will. call i tell you why im calling real quick and see if it makes sense to just hand up or keep talking?"

sometimes it gets them off their attack and sometimes not.
DungeonsNDemos
Big Shot
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Rolling 20's all day
Be direct about why you're calling, and have a compelling, relevant opening statement for why they might want to speak with you.
WhoDey
Opinionated
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VP of Sales
Never deny it's a sales call if it really is...at some point it will be obvious it's a sales call and you will have zero credibility with the prospect.
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