Last week your colleagues really answered the call!
I asked for anyone who was interested to send in cold calling scripts and we'd take a few weeks to study them on the blog.
Next thing I knew my Inbox was full of cold calling scripts from a variety of businesses. Big, BIG Kudos to all of you who responded. Putting "your stuff" out there for everyone to see can feel like risky business... but did you know taking that kind of risk is the very stuff that outrageous success is built upon? Well, it is ... and I want you to know that.
If you've been sitting on the fence, know that the answer is "Yes," you may still send in your cold call scripts if you want to get in on the fun ... and most profitable learning! We'll keep the scripts anonymous ... so you can focus on skill building rather than on how your words look in print.
After sorting the scripts into piles, I could see that opening lines of these scripts loosely clustered into seven groups ... that you will see in the "opening lines" listed below:
* Hello, this is Cold Caller with ABC Inc. based here in the area. We're in the business of helping companies maintain and monitor their widgets 24/7. Are you the person responsible for the performance of widgets?
* Hi, Mr. Prospect, my name is Cold Caller from widget Solutions. Did I catch you at a good time? Do you have a moment?
* Hi, Mr. Prospect I know you're busy, so I'll be brief. I'm calling you today because we specialize in "widget excellence" and as a follow-up to my letter to you whereby I indicated that if you were to run a "widget diagnostic & execution survey" you can benefit in three ways ....
* Hi, Mr. Prospect, this is Cold Caller, Chief Widget Master of The Supreme Widget Group We specialize in getting results for organizations before The Grand Poobahs. I'm calling because I did some research on your business and it seems you may be concerned about issues ...
* Good Day, Mr. Prospect, my name is Cold Caller and I am calling from "Widget Solutions". I am directly responsible for the success of the relationship between our two organizations ...
* Hi Mr. Prospect, my name is Cold Caller with Widget Associates. I was hoping you could help me out for a minute. I specialize in ..
* My name is Cold Caller and I am with Widget Associates. I'm not sure if it makes a lot of sense for you and me to talk in great detail. Maybe if I give you a 20-second abstract of what we do and then you tell me if it makes sense to talk further, are you OK with that?
OK, now, roll up your sleeves and let me know via post to the blog or your "reply" to the email ...
1) What do you like about these opening lines ...
2) What bothers you about these opening lines ...
3) How are they different from the one word opening line that highly successful cold callers use that's listed below ...
* Mary?
The more interaction the greater the learning ... so let us hear your thoughts!
Best,
Leslie Buterin (like butterin' bread)
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