SDR Tips & Tricks

I see this advice frequently from sales trainers, seasoned cold callers, and LinkedIn posters: the first thing you should do when engaging your prospect over the phone, and after you introduce yourself, is to ask "Did I catch you at a bad time?", or, stated in the positive, "Is this a good time to talk?". Most common reason for this approach is that you must establish…

In my last post, I talked a lot about how your delivery is a huge difference maker when talking to a prospect. As sales people, one of the most important aspects of our delivery is clean speech. Clean speech is free of filler words such as “um”, “ah”, “like”, “you know”, “right”, and a few others. Take a minute to think back through your professional…

I like to spend my morning commutes listening to sports talk radio.  When I listen to call-in shows like these, I'm fascinated to hear how those who call into the show start off their calls.  Similar to a sales call, the caller has a short amount of time to quickly get their point across (like a BDR).  While the host (like a prospect) is trying…

“Hi John, this is Chris from a company you’ve never heard of! I’m going to proceed to list about 8 different things that our company does that may or may not have anything to do with you!” If you’ve been in the business world long enough, I’m sure you’ve received a call or email almost identical to this. The life of a BDR can be…

The session went well.  You walked your prospect through the demo, using it as a tool for discovery, asking open-ended questions along the way.  Objections were raised.  You handled them perfectly. Together you discovered a need, and your prospect validated that your product could fill that need.  You quickly covered pricing, and qualified for budget.  The prospect said to give them a call next week…