how to make setting b2b appointments easy
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How to Make B2B Appointment Setting Easy
Michael HalperFounder and CEO
SalesScripter
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Not All Fluff
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Not too Complex
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Consultative Selling Approach
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Not Pushy and Aggressive
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Sound More Like a Business Person than a Salesperson
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Core ConceptsUnderstand the Prospect
• Extremely busy
• Gets a lot of sales calls
• Likely not in buying mode
• Guard will be at a medium level
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Step 1 – Focus on the Right Goal
You Always Have Two Goals
1. Ultimate Goal: Close the sale, sell the product, get
a new client
2. Immediate Goal: Advance prospect to next stage of
the sales process
Initial Contact(First time to speak)
Cold CallInbound CallEmailEvent
2 to 5 minutes80% on prospect20% on you
First Conversation(Appointment/Meeting)
Phone CallFace-to-FaceDiscovery
20 to 30 minutes50% on prospect50% on you
First Meeting(Presentation)
DiscoveryPresentationDemonstration
1 to 2 hours20% on prospect80% on youFull training module on YouTube - Mapping Out Your Ideal Sales
Process
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Step 1 – Focus on the Right Goal
Avoid the Instant Appointment
• When the cold call progresses to a decent conversation
• You will usually have more time and attention in a
scheduled appointment
• If you progress into a conversation, you will miss an
opportunity to close for a meeting
Initial Contact(First time to speak)
Cold CallInbound CallEmailEvent
2 to 5 minutes80% on prospect20% on you
First Conversation(Appointment/Meeting)
Phone CallFace-to-FaceDiscovery
20 to 30 minutes50% on prospect50% on you
First Meeting(Presentation)
DiscoveryPresentationDemonstration
1 to 2 hours20% on prospect80% on you
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Step 1 – Focus on the Right Goal
Make Objections Invalid
These objections don’t even make sense when you are
trying to sell the conversation:
– I am not interested
– We already use someone today
– We don’t have budget to spend
– We aren’t making any changes right now
Initial Contact(First time to speak)
Cold CallInbound CallEmailEvent
2 to 5 minutes80% on prospect20% on you
First Conversation(Appointment/Meeting)
Phone CallFace-to-FaceDiscovery
20 to 30 minutes50% on prospect50% on you
First Meeting(Presentation)
DiscoveryPresentationDemonstration
1 to 2 hours20% on prospect80% on youFull training module on YouTube – How to Consistently Get Around
Sales Objection
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Step 2 – Confirm AvailabilityIs the Prospect in the Middle of Anything?
Opening the call by checking to see if you have
caught the prospect in the middle of anything.
– Determine if normal busy or crazy busy
– “Have I caught you in the middle of anything?”
– Buys you 2 to 5 minutes
– Build rapports
– Creates an impression of familiarity
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Step 3 – Elevator Pitch
Grab the Prospect’s Attention
One or two sentences that communicate how you
help your clients. Here are three options:
1. Share a value statement
2. Share examples of common problems
3. Share a quick client example
Full training module on YouTube – Building a Value Proposition that Generates Leads
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Step 4 – Soft Disqualify
Decrease the Prospect’s Guard
Perform a soft takeaway right after your elevator
pitch.
“I am not sure if we are a good fit for you.”
“I am not sure if you all need what we provide.”
“I am not sure you are the right person to speak with.”
Full training module on YouTube - How to Perform the Perfect Takeaway
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Step 5 - Pre-Qualify
Ask a Couple of Questions
Have a couple of questions as the central piece
and purpose of your call.
– Makes call more conversational
– Extracts valuable information
– Pre-qualifies to determine if it makes sense to keep
talking
Full training module on YouTube – Sell More by Screening the Good Prospects from Bad
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Step 5 - Pre-Qualify
Building Your Questions
Here is a step-by-step process that you can use
to build an optimum list of questions:
1. Identify the product you ultimately want to sell
2. Identify the benefits it offers the buyer
3. Identify the pain point that the benefit fixes
4. Compose one or two question for each pain point
Full training module on YouTube – Sell More by Screening the Good Prospects from Bad
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Step 6 – Share Common Problems
Is the Prospect Having Challenges?
• Share some examples of problems that you
help to resolve, minimize, or avoid
• Goal is to get some sort of acknowledgement
that there is a concern or uncertainty
Full training module on YouTube – How to Use Prospect Pain to Generate Leads
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Step 7 – Share Brief Company and Product Info (Pre-Close Step)
Build Enough Interest to Close
• Product details
• Outline benefits
• Communicate ROI
• Explain differentiation
• Share client story
• Paint a picture of the future state
• Discuss impacts of doing nothing
• Share company facts
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Step 8 – Close
Ask for the Appointment
If you have done everything else, it should be very
easy and reasonable to ask for the meeting.
– Grab their attention
– Decrease their guard
– Identify that they have a need or concern
– Communicate how you can help
– Build a little interest
Full training module on YouTube – How to Immediately Become a Better Closer
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Call BlueprintTarget Prospect Introduction
“Hello Mary, this is Michael Halper, calling from SalesScripter. Have I caught you in the middle of anything?”
Target Prospect Introduction
Elevator Pitch
Qualifying Questions
Common Pain Examples
Brief Company and Product Info
Close
Disqualify Statement
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Call BlueprintElevator Pitch
Great. The Purpose of my call is that - (Choose one of below)
• We help Sales Managers to get their sales people saying the
best possible sales pitch and asking the right questions.
• We help Sales Managers to shorten the amount of time that it
takes to train new salespeople.
• We help Sales Managers to improve sales performance for
the entire sales team.
• We help Sales Managers to decrease sales staff turnover.
• We help Sales Managers to get under-performing on the right
track.
• We help Sales Managers to simplify training and onboarding
for the sales resources.
Target Prospect Introduction
Elevator Pitch
Qualifying Questions
Common Pain Examples
Brief Company and Product Info
Close
Disqualify Statement
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Call BlueprintDisqualify Statement
(Choose one of the following)
• I actually don't know if you need what our services provide so
I just had a question or two.
• I actually don't know if you are a good fit for what we provide
so I just had a question or two.
• I don't know if you are the right person to speak with but I
have just a couple of questions.
Target Prospect Introduction
Elevator Pitch
Qualifying Questions
Common Pain Examples
Brief Company and Product Info
Close
Disqualify Statement
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Call BlueprintQualifying Questions
• How confident are you that all of your sales resources are
asking the right questions when talking with prospects?
• How concerned are you about the amount of time it takes to
get new sales hires ramped up and performing? How long on
average does it take for a rep to get fully up-to-speed?
• How important is it for you to get under-performing sales
resources corrected and on the right path toward meeting or
exceeding their objectives?
• How concerned are you about your current level of sales staff
turnover?
• How open are you to exploring new ways to boost sales
performance for your sales resources?
Target Prospect Introduction
Elevator Pitch
Qualifying Questions
Common Pain Examples
Brief Company and Product Info
Close
Disqualify Statement
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Call BlueprintShare Some Common Problems
Oh, OK. Well, as we talk with other Sales Managers, we have
noticed that they often express challenges with (or concerns
around):
• It can be difficult to get the sales resources saying to right
sales pitch and asking the right questions
• It can take long time and be difficult getting new sales
resources trained and ramped up
• There is always a need to find ways to continue to improve
sales performance
• It can be difficult to get under-performing sales resources
corrected and on the right path
• It can be time consuming and a daunting task to get new and
existing resources trained up and where they need to be
• Sales staff turnover can be costly and it would be nice to find
ways to decrease it
Target Prospect Introduction
Elevator Pitch
Qualifying Questions
Common Pain Examples
Brief Company and Product Info
Close
Disqualify Statement
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Call BlueprintShare Brief Company and Product (Pre-Close)
Well, that is one of the reasons why I am reaching out as it sounds
like we might have a productive conversation.
• Product details
• Benefits
• ROI
• Name drop
• Differentiation
• Picture of a future state
• Threats of doing nothing
Target Prospect Introduction
Elevator Pitch
Qualifying Questions
Common Pain Examples
Brief Company and Product Info
Close
Disqualify Statement
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Call BlueprintClose
But I have actually called you out of the blue so I do not want to
take any more of your time right now.
A great next step would be for us to schedule a/an brief 15 to 20
minute meeting where we can discuss your goals and challenges
and share some examples of how we have helped organizations
like yours.
Is that something that you would like to put on the calendar?
Target Prospect Introduction
Elevator Pitch
Qualifying Questions
Common Pain Examples
Brief Company and Product Info
Close
Disqualify Statement
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