Top Telemarketing Tips

Targeting. The most frustrating telemarketing calls are those you receive from people who have no idea about you and the services that you may require. The most effective telemarketing is where you have taken the time to understand and target precisely those businesses that are most likely to have a requirement for your products or services. The more time you invest in targeting which businesses to speak to the less time you will waste trying to convince people who won’t require your services. Target your customers, and then potential referrers and then the market at large based on what you have learnt.

Set objectives, outcomes. There are lots of things you can achieve on the telephone. It’s not just about making sales or setting appointments, it’s your opportunity to get into a two way conversation with prospective customers, to identify their buying process, understand their business requirements, their existing providers, who make the decisions, deliver targeted information of your own, initiate relationships and organise follow ups. If you set the bar too high and only count making sales or setting appointments as successes then you will quickly lose heart and your telemarketing will achieve nothing.

Data collection. If you don’t keep a record of who you are calling, what was said and what needs to be done next...then think again as this is the framework of which all your hard efforts and future business rest on. An inexpensive CRM system will allow you to store contact details, give you the capabilities to liaise productively with potential and existing customers, record activities, give you reminders of when to be in touch again and give you up to date information on your sales performance and pipeline.

Smile while you dial. Maintaining a Positive Mental Attitude is essential for a productive phoning session. This positivity will contribute to a positive experience of you and your business in the eye of the prospect and result in a more engaging conversation. It’s amazing how adopting this mind set and smiling during your conversation can have dramatic results.

Make friends. Being friendly and expressing interest in your prospect are the foundations to a great sales call. Use open questions as a tool to engage them in a conversation about their business, the challenges that they may be facing and how you might be able to help them with those challenges. A good call is when the person on the other end is doing most of the talking – remember you have two ears and one mouth for a reason.

Call structure. Have an idea before you make the call of where you need to take the prospect and how you are likely to get them there. Spend some time before you start calling establishing what value your service or product will deliver for your prospect, how you will get them to see that value and what objections they may raise. If you have an idea of where you are going you are much more likely to get there.

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