By Alexis Craig For a long time, I couldn’t make a cold call. I have a stutter and it’s noticeable when I’m nervous or talking to strangers. But I wanted to see if I could use cold calling as a lead acquisition and growth strategy. I initially expected cold calling to be a large waste of my time. I believed all …
Top 3 Mistakes Agents Make on the Phone
By Alexis Craig Why are so many digital marketing companies saying that prospecting over the phone is dead, while they try to sell you over a cold call? I don’t care that my mom likes to ignore my calls, prospecting on the phone isn’t dead. It can be an effective sales channel when used right. The problem is that most …
8 Ways to Improve Your Daily Prospecting
By Nico Hohman As a sales professional, you should be conducting direct sales activities everyday that will add new prospects into your lead list. But sometimes you get into a rut or you need new ideas to help grow your list. Here are eight ways to improve your daily prospecting routine in order to get more clients. 1. Inspect Your …
No Cookies For You
By Melissa Krchnak Jim Rohn asks, “What does the word ‘no’ mean to a child? Almost nothing.” He’s so right, too. I have two nieces under the age of 6 that I just spent last week with and they couldn’t understand “no” any less. No candy. No soda. No dessert until after dinner. No playing with your Happy Meal toy …
Is the Real Estate Business Today Making Us More Social?
By Subhi J. Gharbieh Being a REALTOR® for a little more than four years now, I have a good understanding of how to approach my business today. I think it is safe to say that when I got into the business, “cold calling” was pretty much being phased out. With the emergence of federal and state Do Not Call laws, …