The most popular post on this blog is "Cold Calling = Dialing for Dollars"), probably because it provides a solid and useful cold-calling script. Sales reps love sales scripts because they make ...

Finessing telemarketing techniques will boost the small-business' earning potential. Knowing how to make contact, hold a sales conversation and wrap up the sale are integral parts of telemarketing.

I find sales scripts incredibly useful. They mean I always say the right things. They also save me a lot of time because I don’t have to re-invent what I’m going to say each time. I use some scripts ...

Providing your sales reps with a script is necessary to maintain control of the sales cycle. Planning, testing and refining the script is an ongoing process. As you build the script and include ...

I recently posted about my new book “Done For You Sales Scripts” on LinkedIn. It sparked an interesting debate about whether scripts are useful or not. You can see the whole discussion here. Some ...

How many conversations have you had with telemarketers recently? Probably not many that lasted longer than a few seconds… myself, the minute somebody asks me how I’m doing today, I draw a blank and ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. By now, you have probably heard of ChatGPT. Students, researchers, businesses and just about everyone can use this innovative software to ...

Three list companies that allegedly violated the Federal Trade Commission’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) have settled with the agency, agreeing to pay a combined $187,500 in fines and to refrain ...

When it comes to delivering pitches, sales professionals will often work from a script to help keep the intention of their interaction with a prospect at the forefront. However, some scripts feel ...