From the monthly archives:

September 2006

 
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This week, we talk about the qualities of pushiness and aggression. Under what circumstances should you adopt a more aggressive position than you normally would on a call? We discuss the right time and place for this kind of approach. We also talk about some techniques you can use to diffuse aggression when you face it from the person you are calling. Humour is important!

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CCP011 – Staying On Track When Cold Calling

 
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This week, we talk about how to stay on track when you are cold calling, and discuss some ways you can stop yourself getting distracted or derailed on your cold calls.
From an equipment perspective, we explore the benefits of binaural headsets and telephones with “last ten” redial functions. We also look at ways to make [...]

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CCP010 – Warming Up Your Cold Calls

 
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In this weeks episode, we talk about how you can use Social Networking websites such as LinkedIn and SoFlow to warm up your cold calls. These websites can be excellent sources of information, in that they provide you with ammunition to make your opening pitch more relevant to the person you are targeting. They are [...]

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CCP009 – Cold Calling For Newbies

 
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Following requests from a number of listeners, this week we go right back to basics and talk about the key things to take into consideration if you are new to business cold calling. Here are the first few pieces of advice. Listen to the podcast to pick up some more…

Don’t believe people who tell you [...]

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