5 Reasons Right Now is the Best Time to Cold Call!
Baloney!
There are several reasons this advice is utterly bogus:
(1) Are you a mind reader? Can you always psychically detect when the best moment has arrived to call a particular prospect? If you're this clairvoyant, better take your gift to the racetrack, place some timely bets, and retire while you're young.
(2) There are top executives that arrive at their offices at 6:30 in the morning and don't leave until 8 at night. When is the best time to reach them? There's just no way to know.
(3) You're never going to be in a better mood to make calls than right now. If a prospect crosses your mind, don't hesitate. Call them, and if you must, simply use the "I just thought of you" or "I was just reminded of you," opener.
(4) Salespeople are notorious for believing in superstitions and fabrications. The idea that there are good, better and best times to call, is one of them. Don't buy it. It's just another excuse to be inactive, and you're better off without it.
(5) What if you called someone at the VERY WORST TIME IMAGINABLE? What, then. Pat yourself on the back. Laugh it off. Use it as a fun war story to tell over a beer with your pals. And then move on!
The most important thing about selling, and especially about cold calling is to start and to never stop.
I don't care how rich or successful you become.
Believe me, if there is one truth that works in all circumstances, it's this one:
RIGHT NOW is always the best time to call!
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Best-selling author of 12 books and more than 1,000 articles, Dr. Gary S. Goodman is considered "The Gold Standard" in negotiation, sales development, customer service, and telephone effectiveness. Top-rated as a speaker, seminar leader, and consultant, his clients extend across the globe and the organizational spectrum, from the Fortune 1000 to small businesses. He can be reached at: gary@customersatisfaction.com.
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