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How to Take the Brrr out of Cold Calling
Is cold calling giving you the shivers? Maybe sharing of this experience may help you better understand how to take the Brr out of cold calling as you continue with your business building activities to increase sales.
The Secret To Building Customer Relationships
It's tempting to concentrate on making new sales or pursuing bigger accounts. But attention to your existing customers, no matter how small they are, is equally essential to keeping your business thriving. The secret to repeat business is following up in a way that has a positive effect on the customer.

Are You Lost In Voice Mail Land?
Technology works with or against us. It can be a barrier between our prospects, customers and our value to them. Your invited to ponder several points that will clear the rubble from your communication path and open the channels for valiant customer care.
Getting Your Calls Returned
There are actually five keys to leaving a voice mail message and getting it returned...

Top 10 Keys to Getting Through and Getting Heard
It is a lot more difficult to address getting through in a short article than it is in a book or through training and coaching but I'll give it a shot. Following are the 10 Keys to Getting Through and Getting Heard:
The Fatal Mistake Most Entrepreneurs Make and How You Can Avoid Them
Lack of time is the most common complaint I hear from entrepreneurs and small business owners. So if that's the key challenge why is it so difficult for them to overcome it? Some time ago I used the services of a mortgage broker who in the first instance was very prompt and appeared very efficient. Although it took some time for the refinance to go through (that was caused by the bank and their legal people), all went smoothly.
Overcoming No Response and Negative Response
Case History - What to do when your prospect fails to respond or when the prospect isn't interested.
The Voicemail "Chase me" game
One of the questions I’m asked most is…if a prospect has asked me to call back how many messages do I leave before I stop calling?

Voice Mail - Friend or Foe
What is your instant response to the question? If your belief is voice mail is bad.... it will be bad! You will validate that belief by making sure you get no value from it. If there is one thing guaranteed to drive consultants up the wall, it is trying to get prospects to return their calls. We are in a catch-22, you cannot drop in without an appointment, but we cannot get an appointment because nobody returns our calls. You just cannot win sometimes.
Branding What Is It
This article is the first in a series on brand management.

Is Your Website Written For An International Audience?
Put yourself in your visitor’s shoes and think about just how much ‘local’ knowledge they might have if they live outside your country. And then adjust your website or web page to accommodate them.

How Poor Systems Lose You Business
Some time ago I used the services of a mortgage broker who in the first instance was very prompt and appeared very efficient. Although it took some time for the refinance to go through (that was caused by the bank and their legal people), all went smoothly. However, going back a second time to this broker, the cracks in his lack of systems are showing. I've had to chase him up to get things moving. It appears he now has a lot more business than when I first used his services.

SIX SIMPLE STEPS TO ENHANCING YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT
Human Resource Specialists nationwide agree: the foundation of a healthy culture (and therefore ultra-competitive edge) is engaged employees – you know, the ones who are the face and voice of your company – the ones who will determine the success or vulnerability of your business....

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Simple Strategy for Getting Past Voice Mail When Cold Calling
Many people are frustrated with voice mail. It seems like an impenetrable wall between you and your prospects. It often seems the harder you try, the more voice mail you get to.
10 Ways To Better Use Voice Mail
Given everyone�s busy schedule, leaving voice mail messages is an unavoidable business practice. However, voice mail is a tool. Despite its widespread use among companies, government agencies and private residences, callers often are not prepared to leave a coherent, concise message. Many times the beep impels callers to prattle and digress.
8 Simple Rules for Leaving Compelling Voice Mail Messages
Asking questions by leaving messages in people’s voice mail is tough, but not impossible. Used effectively, these eight rules can turn your voice mail messages into informative, enticing teasers that leave prospective customers eager to call you back and find out more about what you can offer them.
8 Simple Rules for Leaving Compelling Voice Mail Messages
Asking questions by leaving messages in people’s voice mail is tough, but not impossible. If you use it effectively, voice mail is a great way to leave a brief but useful message for a prospective customer, or use a question as a teaser that leaves your prospect eager to learn more.
Getting Your Calls Returned
There are actually five keys to leaving a voice mail message and getting it returned...

Voice Mail: Friend or Foe?
While inter-office voice-mail is without doubt a time-saving wonder, many sales people have complained that automated answering systems or voice mail systems are the ultimate screens. Others, however, disagree...

Fun with Google Voice-to-Text
Many of you are aware of the slick technology that converts voice mail messages to text so you can read them as text or email messages. I use it and benefit from it, but the conversions, while giving you the general idea of the message, can be pretty rough at times. Here are some humorous Google Voice-to-Text conversions I have received.
Today's "rant" - voice mail
How often do you call a client and get their voice mail? 80-90% of the time, yes? So why do we keep delivering voice mails that ramble on letting everyone know how unprepared you were to leave a voice mail?! Here are some really simple things you can do to increase callbacks and decrease “message skipped/deleted”
How Is Your Phone Being Answered?
Consider these four points: Is your phone answered by the third ring? Is the greeting friendly, professional, interested and energetic? How is voice mail etiquette handled at your company? Is your voice mail answered by you and is the message up-to-date? Let’s look how one call was mishandled.

Effective VoiceMail Messaging: Do's and Don'ts
Whether we like it or not, voice mail has become the first step in the sales process. There is quite a bit of debate surrounding whether to leave voice mail messages or whether to just keep dialing a number in the hope that the prospect will answer the phone. We vote for leaving voice messages....why miss an opportunity to create an impression?
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