Two Cold Call Case Studies

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#1

C: Hello, Sharon? Joe from Mimeo calling. How you doin’ today? [I assume he was attempting to be intimate, not knowing that anyone intimate with me would never call me ‘Sharon.’] SDM: Do you know if that’s my correct name?

C: I do know. It’s your name.
SDM: Really? Are you absolutely certain?

C: I am.
SDM: How can you be so certain?

C: Wait. Aren’t you Sharon? Is Sharon there?
Seriously. That call happened. Word for word.

#2

E: Hi. I’m calling from Ecsell. Is this Sharon?
SDM: Is this a cold call?

E: No. It might be a partnership call and I might be able to hire you as a speaker.
SDM: Cool. You should know, then, that my first name is Sharon Drew.

E: OK. I didn’t know that. But I know you’re a sales company and want to tell you about our coaching products. [And the reason she doesn’t want to collaboratively figure out if our solutions would blend is….?] SDM: Do you know who I am and what I do?

E:   You’re the President of Morgen Facilitations. What else should I know? [She’s asking ME?] SDM: So you didn’t do your homework. I’m a sales visionary, and for decades have been teaching a buy-in model I invented to sales folks and coaches to help buyers manage their off-line consensus and change.

E: That’s no reason you wouldn’t be able to use our products also, or tell your clients to use our products.
SDM: Wow. You’re still pushing without listening to what I said.

E: Oh yeah?? I’m not pushing. Just educating.

These calls really happened. Do you know how your sales folks are making their cold calls? If you ever want to teach your cold callers to enable a collaborative dialogue that’s win-win, that facilitates decision making and integrity, and teaches your buyers how to consider working with you and your solution on the first call, contact me. Buying Facilitation® is not sales, but it uses a Facilitative Questioning model that starts by opening a discussion that enables change and collaboration and buying. And you wouldn’t sound like these idiots. sharondrew@sharondrewmorgen.com or www.buyingfacilitation.com

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