Joanne Black, author of No More Cold Calling, talks about the power of referral selling and why you should NEVER make another cold call again.
01:00 Joanne's Nightmare Sales Job
02:30 Joanne Black, Founder of No More Cold Calling & leading authority on referral selling.
03:15 "What do you have against cold calling?"
04:00 Sales is about the right kind of activity.
05:00 Defining cold calls.
05:30 "I only want to make hot calls."
06:15 Having an introduction is the definition of a referral call.
08:00 Joanne talks about developing No More Cold Calling.
09:00 Referrals establish credibility, especially in a down economy.
10:00 Most sales teams do not have a systematic method for establishing a referral-based strategy
10:30 Kevin discusses his experience with the Brooks Group
11:30 Why aren't referrals part of the common metrics used to monitor sales performance?
13:00 Joanne gives several examples of referral metrics.
13:45 Referral deals are typically larger and close quicker.
14:15 The key to getting comfortable with asking for a referral is practice.
18:00 Kevin asks "Can we ask anyone for a referral?"
19:00 The power of working through a list of clients
21:00 Be specific about who you want an introduction to, rather than "anyone who..."
24:00 "Referrals get rid of the awkward first date."
25:30 Advice for young sales professionals: "You don't know who other people know until you ask."
27:00 Five lunches, four breakfasts each week. No one wants to get breakfast Monday morning.
28:00 Talk to the people you know, expand your network, and use contacts within your company.
29:00 → Never Eat Alone, by Keith Ferrazzi ( http://amzn.to/tMzcMX )
your douchey attitude and fake smile are making me not want to listen to a single thing you say. sorry man but that smile is the anti sale.
whisp8 1 month ago