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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Chris Decker joins Collin as he reaches out to various prospects. Collin reminds sellers that you will encounter people who, for whatever reason, are simply averse to the idea of podcasting. He suggests letting them go and moving on because cold calling as a skill is something you master only through practice!

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Chris Decker joins Collin as he speaks to a prospect who was clearly not interested. However, Collin hung around the call a bit longer and found out that their product hasn't actually launched yet. Collin noted when their product awareness drives are due to begin and sent him a LinkedIn connection request until then.

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Chris Decker joins Collin as he reaches out to a prospect who said that he doesn't have a minute. Collin shares how some prospects might even ask at the last second what it's about and Collin says, do NOT take the bait! Say you'll try again at a better time. On your next call, the prospect is now warm and your call will go very differently.

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Collin speaks to a prospect who seemed to not be a good fit for podcasting. However, as he did express interest in learning more about the medium, Collin offered to connect on LinkedIn and send over some information. This way, lines remain open in case something changes for the prospect in the future.

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Chris Decker joins Collin as they dive into the different kinds of technology you can use in your cold calling. They discuss tools like Monster Connect which allow you to build pipeline fast and win the numbers game, Amplemarket for sales engagement, Hubspot and preferring it over Salesforce, and Wingman for call intelligence. 

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Collin and Ed reach prospects who responded by saying they're not interested. Collin breaks down what a good reason looks like, such as transparency about budget and company goals. He also looks at some bad reasons, like a prospect being in a bad mood and not willing to take 30 seconds to see if it's worth having a conversation. 

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Collin takes a page from the Kevin Hopp playbook. He says that if a prospect says that you've reached them at a bad time but then asks you to pitch anyway, then just end the call. They're in the zone of resistance and it likely won't matter what you say to make it result in a positive outcome. Collin also suggests to always end the call on a positive note even if the call went unfavorably.

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Collin and Ed reach out to prospects with varying results. Collin successfully booked a meeting after getting the interest of the prospect in the idea of podcasting for revenue. Ed, unfortunately, got the classic do-not-call-me reply. Collin reminds listeners that, if there's anything to take away today, it's that you must have fun doing your cold calls! 

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Kevin Hopp comes on the show to discuss adding a disposition to the dialer called "Not a Phone Lead." If you've tried reaching out to a prospect several times and the answer is always not interested, then the insight is that the phone may not be the best way to reach them. Kevin also suggests calling out your interruption in your opener as a way to acknowledge that you are indeed taking time from your prospect's day to have a conversation with you.

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Kevin Hopp joins Collin as he speaks to a prospect who expressed genuine interest in exploring podcasting as a way to drive revenue. They talk about a range of topics from podcast success basics and the added value of working with Salescast. 

More junior reps would "go down the rabbit hole" and answer each question point by point. Kevin recommends what Collin did which is to lock in a meeting instead of turning the cold call into a discovery call.

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Kevin Hopp joins Collin to talk about sales readiness and ramp. He discusses the need for reps to talk the talk of their company and know basic things like who their top competitors. Sales leaders should ensure this so reps enter calls with less anxiety and more confidence to answer questions that prospects will throw at them. 

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Kevin Hopp joins Collin and shares that a cold call prospect will only always want to know who you are and why you are calling them. Knowing this, Kevin shares tricks to warm the prospect to you like calling out their speakerphone and ending the call ASAP when it's truly a bad time to call—and then following up the day after. 

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Kevin Hopp joins Collin to discuss how to use humor to get past resistance in getting a referral. Kevin taught Collin that inserting the line, "should I tell X that you referred him or should we keep it a little secret?" Get prospects to laugh so they stop thinking so sternly about their business and open up to you.

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Kevin Hopp joins Collin to talk about how to train reps how to cold call. Sales leaders and trainers must lead from the front and cold call themselves to show rookie salespeople how to do it effectively.

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Kevin Hopp joins Collin to explain that believing the false negative is the biggest mistake in cold calling. Just because someone says they're not interested over the phone doesn't mean they're not a good prospective customer for your business. It simply means the phone is not the best channel to reach them.

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Collin is on the line with a prospect who seems to be hesitant because of perceived costs. Collin then tells him a bit about Salescast's rates and explains how podcasting can work in different areas of his sales funnel. The prospect soon decides to book a meeting a week after the call.

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Ed is on the phone with a prospect whose team is already starting initiatives on content creation and podcasting. While the prospect was not ready to commit to anything at the soonest, Ed was still able to schedule a meeting with him in three weeks!

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Ed is on a call with a prospect who wasn't a podcast listener and who just wasn't getting into the idea of podcasting. Collin shares that he liked the way Ed tried to get the prospect out of the zone of resistance and change the trajectory of the interaction.

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Collin and Ed get some help from the live viewers. As suggested in the comments, Collin decides to try the Belal Batrawy opener where he says "do you have half a minute, I promise to be brief" instead of their usual opener. He immediately uses it in the next call and, sure enough, books the meeting!

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In this episode of the Cold Calling Podcast, Collin talks about sending emails out right away. He reminds us, however, to make sure that there is interest from the prospect and that they're not just asking for the email to drive you away. Additionally, if you book a meeting, get that on the calendar immediately!

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