Bradley Associates Decision Makers Cold Calling Ar

The letter or email hits your inbox with an offer of service, and the concluding sentence that says this person you don’t know is going to call next week to discuss these important matters with you.

Please don’t, ok?

The cold call is older than fictional salesman Willy Loman—and less effective, particularly for consultants. A cold call campaign is founded on the one-two punch theory of sales. First, you send out a stack of “enticing” letters to people you don’t know, and second, you call them and solicit their business.

The underlying logic of the campaign is that having a large number of targets will work in your favor. You know that most of your calls will result in failure, but you hope a small percentage of those you contact will agree to meet with you. And from that group, some small percentage will want to discuss a proposal, and a smaller percentage may hire you.

What’s Wrong with this Picture?

If you’re selling aluminum siding, investments, or cell phone service, maybe nothing is wrong with that strategy. But most consultants would rather work for free than make a cold call. Placing a call to a complete stranger to make an offer is self-serving, not client-serving.

Your call is a solution in search of a problem, and everyone knows it. You can be sure that if you do make contact, that person’s guard will be way up.

“The cold call is older than fictional salesm...

Will sales reps cold call – and learn to like it? Yes, if shown that cold calling is effective in gaining access to decision makers and Key Player executives. The sales person needs to learn to approach cold calling differently -- and should use cold calling to cultivate an internal referral and not to initially call the Key Player. Why not?

A survey* of senior executives was conducted to determine under what circumstances they would respond to a contact from an unknown salesperson. Responses showed that eighty percent (80%) of senior executives are unlikely to ever respond to an inbound sales call. Not great odds. Other than golf, not many people enjoy an effort that yields such disappointing results.

The executives surveyed further indicated that the most likely way to gain access to them is a referral from someone inside their own company. Eighty-four percent (84%) will always or usually respond to an internal referral. A prospecting technique that has been shown to have 84% effectiveness? What sales person wouldn’t use it? -- once they are shown how to use cold calling to generate internal referrals. I conduct CustomerCentric Selling® Cold Call Seminars and real-time Cold Call Coaching, and the most common error made by reps is the lack of a plan for a successful calling session. Before calling the targeted Key Player, I coach the rep to intentionally call laterally or one level lower, as well as to non-key players within that comp...

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Will sales reps cold call – and learn to like it? Yes, if shown that cold calling is effective in gaining access to decision makers and Key Player executives. The sales person needs to learn to approach cold calling differently -- and should use cold calling to cultivate an internal referral and not to initially call the Key Player. Why not?

A survey* of senior executives was conducted to determine under what circumstances they would respond to a contact from an unknown salesperson. Responses showed that eighty percent (80%) of senior executives are unlikely to ever respond to an inbound sales call. Not great odds. Other than golf, not many people enjoy an effort that yields such disappointing results.

The executives surveyed further indicated that the most likely way to gain access to them is a referral from someone inside their own company. Eighty-four percent (84%) will always or usually respond to an internal referral. A prospecting technique that has been shown to have 84% effectiveness? What sales person wouldn’t use it? -- once they are shown how to use cold calling to generate internal referrals. I conduct CustomerCentric Selling® Cold Call Seminars and real-time Cold Call Coaching, and the most common error made by reps is the lack of a plan for a successful calling session. Before calling the targeted Key Player, I coach the rep to intentionally call laterally or one level lower, as well as to non-key players within that company. ...

The letter or email hits your inbox with an offer of service, and the concluding sentence that says this person you don’t know is going to call next week to discuss these important matters with you.

Please don’t, ok?

The cold call is older than fictional salesman Willy Loman—and less effective, particularly for consultants. A cold call campaign is founded on the one-two punch theory of sales. First, you send out a stack of “enticing” letters to people you don’t know, and second, you call them and solicit their business.

The underlying logic of the campaign is that having a large number of targets will work in your favor. You know that most of your calls will result in failure, but you hope a small percentage of those you contact will agree to meet with you. And from that group, some small percentage will want to discuss a proposal, and a smaller percentage may hire you.

What’s Wrong with this Picture?

If you’re selling aluminum siding, investments, or cell phone service, maybe nothing is wrong with that strategy. But most consultants would rather work for free than make a cold call. Placing a call to a complete stranger to make an offer is self-serving, not client-serving.

Your call is a solution in search of a problem, and everyone knows it. You can be sure that if you do make contact, that person’s guard will be way up.

“The cold call is older than fictional salesm...

bradley associatesOur mission is to provide a pro-active professional service to owner-managers so that they can make informed business decisions and formulate effective strategies to realize their business and life goals.

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is about bradley associates. Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story

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The letter or email hits your inbox with an offer of service, and the concluding sentence that says this person you don’t know is going to call next week to discuss these important matters with you.

Please don’t, ok?

The cold call is older than fictional salesman Willy Loman—and less effective, particularly for consultants. A cold call campaign is founded on the one-two punch theory of sales. First, you send out a stack of “enticing” letters to people you don’t know, and second, you call them and solicit their business.

The underlying logic of the campaign is that having a large number of targets will work in your favor. You know that most of your calls will result in failure, but you hope a small percentage of those you contact will agree to meet with you. And from that group, some small percentage will want to discuss a proposal, and a smaller percentage may hire you.

Will sales reps cold call – and learn to like it? Yes, if shown that cold calling is effective in gaining access to decision makers and Key Player executives. The sales person needs to learn to approach cold calling differently -- and should use cold calling to cultivate an internal referral and not to initially call the Key Player. Why not?

A survey* of senior executives was conducted to determine under what circumstances they would respond to a contact from an unknown salesperson. Responses showed that eighty percent (80%) of senior executives are unlikely to ever respond to an inbound sales call. Not great odds. Other than golf, not many people enjoy an effort that yields such disappointing results.
The executives surveyed further indicated that the most likely way to gain access to them is a referral from someone inside their own company.

Bradley Bridges
Negotiate Large Outsourcing Deals
United Kingdom Outsourcing/Offshoring
Current
Supply and Demand Management Specialist at UBS
Past
Supplier at Allied Building Products
Sales Associate at Cbeyond
Marketer at Costco Wholesale
Education
Radford University
Radford University - College of Business and Economics
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Bradley Bridges's Summary

Specialties
cold calling, customer satisfaction, database administration, macintosh, marketing, microsoft office, production, quark xpress, sales, ups,

Bradley Bridges's Experience

Supply and Demand Management Specialist
UBS
Public Company; UBS; Financial Services industry
March 2011 – Present (6 months)

Liverpool Street, London
Supplier
Allied Building Products
Public Company; Building Materials industry
October 2010 – March 2011 (6 months)