Cold Call Objections: Handling and Openers

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"Amanda discusses common cold call objections and provides effective cold call openers for different scenarios."

### Cold Call Objections and Openers Roleplay with Matt and Amanda
* 📞 Matt and Amanda roleplay common cold call objections and **effective responses** to each.
* 🤵👰 Matt and Amanda dress up in suits and a dress for the video, with Matt mentioning, "We thought, you know what, we're going to get really dressed up today in **suits and a dress**, and put makeup on, and do the hair, the **curling iron**."
* 🧊 "We just switched vendors" objection response: Use humor and ask if it would be a **good idea to reconnect around the renewal time**.
* 🆕 "Is this a sales call?" objection response: Ask for permission to **spend the next 30 seconds explaining why you called**.
* 📅 "Call me back next quarter" objection response: Inquire about **what will change between now and then**, and suggest **finding time to explore potential fits**.
* 🚫 "Please take me off the list" objection response: Avoid wasting time on uninterested prospects, as it's similar to a **no soliciting sign on a house**.
* 📞 "Can you just send me an email?" objection response: Ask what **specifics the prospect wants to see in the email**.
* ❌ "Thanks for the call, but we already use someone for that" objection response: **Explore opportunities beyond their current vendor and offer to be a backup contact.**
* 🎯 Matt's favorite cold call opener: "Hello, Amanda. Listen, Amanda, you're probably going to hate me for this. This is actually a cold call. Do you want to hang up or can I **steal 30 seconds to tell you why I called**?"

In this hat are some of the most common cold call objections that Amanda could find on the internet, and three I think prompts for different cold call openers. So we're going to roleplay these, and you might be thinking, Well, why are you guys all dressed up fabulous? I don't know. I mean, the last couple videos we did together, we were just wearing shorts and a t-shirt. You looked good, I looked awful. So we thought, you know what, we're going to get really dressed up today in suits and a dress, and put makeup on, and do the hair, the curling iron. No, we have a wedding later in a little bit, but I thought, you know what, we're all dressed up, we look good, why not shoot a video and let Amanda know how good she looks in the comment section below. Please, thank you. All right, all right. First one, We just switched vendors. Darn it, it sounds like I just missed you. Is that it? Well, I thought you were going to respond, but okay. Oh, that's okay. Am I supposed to be

responding to this yeah you're you're you're a a c potential customer a prospect but that's okay so typically when I get that objection I'm going to add some humor darn it I it sounds like I just missed you folks and they might come back and Amanda might say yeah you just missed us and then my next question is going to be Amanda you're probably going to think this is a ridiculous question but would it be a terrible idea to reconnect around your renewal time to explore what your options are and we could also see if there are opportunities beyond what you have in place today to accomplish XYZ that might not be on your radar that's probably the question I'm going to ask and then I might say Hey listen also I mea I create a lot of content around the industry the problems that we solve would it be okay from time to time if I sent you some relevant content to keep on your radar so those are the couple questions I would ask when I get hit with hey Matt

listen thanks for the call, but we just switched vendors. Cool, awesome. Next one, next one. Is this a sales call? It is. How am I doing so far? I guess you're doing okay. Well, okay is better than bad. Would it be okay if I stole the next 30 seconds to tell you why I called, and you could let me know if you want to keep chatting? Sure, perfect. Easy one, the opener you would use if you were new to cold calling. If I was new to cold calling, okay, why don't you pick up the phone. Hello, Amanda. Yeah, hey, Amanda. This is Matt with IBM. Listen, Amanda, I know you weren't expecting my call today. Would it be okay if I stole 30 seconds to tell you why I called, and you could let me know if you want to keep chatting? Sure. So, that's the opener I would use. I would say it's the least risky of the cold call openers, and you're identifying yourself, you're identifying your company, which is the two big questions the prospect has in

their mind when you cold call, and you're using a permission-based opener, which is always the way to go, go in my opinion when you're cold call prospects. All right, next one is, Sorry, but I'm walking into a meeting. Got it. Would it be okay, Amanda, if I stole just 15 seconds to tell you why I called, and you can let me know if it's even worth me calling you back? I don't know, I'm pretty busy right now. Okay, I'll call you back in 15 minutes. Okay, that one can be difficult. So when I do get hit with that one in the past, guys, I would just invite myself out of the call. Got it. I didn't expect you to have time for me today. When would be a better time to call you back? It's a really difficult objection to respond to when you do get hit with it. I would try to get 15-30 seconds to simply tell the person, Amanda, why you're calling, because if they like what they hear, that call can turn into 5-10 minutes, and you

can book the meeting because Amanda were you really heading into a meeting. No you're you're not heading into a meeting you're just bsing me. Next one next one please take me off of the Callin sounds good that's an objection. Guys I'm just not going to even bother with handling me and Amanda we were walking around the block today with my dog jersey she's sitting over there and one of the houses in my neighborhood had a no soliciting sign like if I was door knocking I would not be hitting that house because it's not worth my energy. It's probably going to be a interaction and anybody who just right off the bat says take me off the list I'm just not going to bother wasting my time trying to handle it. I'm just going to move on to the next call cool next one next one can you call me back next quarter absolutely I'm going to put it in my calendar to call you back in a couple months out of curiosity if it's not too much to ask what's going

to be different between now and 3 months from now. Uh, the budget is opening up. The budget is opening up. So it sounds like if there were budget today, this might be a priority on the list, possibly. Okay, would it be a terrible idea if we found maybe 30 minutes this week or next week to explore how we could potentially be a fit for you folks? That way, when budget does open up, you have someone in your back pocket you could call. Sure, cool. So that objection, say that objection one more time. Call me back next quarter. Okay, another way to potentially handle that is, Hey, listen, Amanda, I've been doing this a long time and typically when someone like you tells me to call them back next quarter, they actually don't want me to call them next quarter, they want me to lose their number because they're not interested now and they're not going to be interested in next quarter. You're not going to hurt my feelings if that's the case. Is that the case here? So with that

one I'm really going for no which is good. A yes is good. A know is good. And I don't know and doesn't work. Cool, next one is thanks for the call, but we already used someone for that. Awesome, it sounds like they're doing a great job. Yes, they are. It be a terrible idea to explore opportunities beyond what you have in place today to accomplish XYZ that might not be on your radar. That way in the future, if you are in the market for a new vendor, you have someone in your back pocket you could call. Sure, I'm open to that. Well, you're one of the easiest, I think, I've ever cold called. How many meetings have I booked here? Three, four. My meeting conversion rates High, guys. It's definitely not this high in the real world. Next one is can you just send me an email? Absolutely, happy to send you an email. And Amanda, typically when someone like you tells me to send them an email, what they really mean is hey, Matt, if you send me this email, I'm going to quickly hit delete so.

it finds its way into the junk folder. I'm not going to open it whatsoever because you're not really interested, but you don't want to hurt my feelings. Is that the case here, you know? Yeah, yeah, didn't want to hurt your feelings. I felt bad. Ouch, you felt bad for me being a salesperson calling you. Oh, that's a shame. But yeah, they send me an email. Another way you could go about that is if Amanda says, Hey, listen, Matt, send me an email. Happy to send you an email. What do you want to see in that email? And if Amanda comes back with specifics, that's good. That means she has some sort of interest. If she just says, Hey, Matt, listen, just send me some general info, then I know she's not interested whatsoever. And I'm going to go for the no, cool, I'm not interested. It sounds like I completely butchered this call here. Yeah, you kind of did. So is this like the worst call you've got from a salesperson recently, or what? It was awful, awful, awful, awful, awful. Do you

have any advice on how to make a better cold call to you ditch sales. Okay, so I'm not interested right at the start when you open the cold call and you use your permission-based opener and Amanda says, Hey, listen, I'm not interested. Then I'm going to say exactly what I said. It sounds like I completely butcher the St. This call where it sounds like you get a lot of sales calls like this. The reason for the call. Amanda says, Hey, listen, Mt. I'm not interested. I might say something like, Awesome, thank you for letting me know. I appreciate it. Before I hang up, if hang up. If it's not too much to ask, is the reason you're not interested because you don't have the budget for something like this, you already have something in place, or do you just hate getting cold calls as much as I hate making them. So it really depends on where you get. I'm not interested on a cold call. Next one, give us an ambitious opener, an ambitious cold call opener.

okay, pick up the phone. Hello, Amanda. Yep, hey Amanda, it's Matt with IBM. This is actually a cold call. Want to roll the dice? Sure. So that one is different, unique. It is ambitious. So if you are just starting out making cold calls, I would not start with that one. But as you get more comfortable, if you want to use something like that, it's a huge, huge pattern interrupt. It's going to throw the prospect off, which is what you're trying to do at the start of a cold call, not sound like every other salesperson who is the call with, Hey, I made it's Matt with IBM, how are you today? which is all awful. So I would use that one if you're looking for an ambitious opener, not at the start, but maybe 6 months from now if you have, you know, a couple thousand cold calls under your belt. Last one, and what is your favorite cold call opener? My favorite cold call opener, it has an 80% conversion rate to a conversation on a cold call, not a meeting conversion, but where they give

me permission to proceed with the reason for the call on my pitch so pick up the phone. Hello, Amanda. Yeah, hey, Amanda. Listen, Amanda, you're probably going to hate me for this. This is actually a cold call. Do you want to hang up or going I steal 30 seconds to tell you why I call? I think I only have 15 seconds. 15 seconds, start your clock. Good, and then I will get into the reason for the call, but that would be that is my go-to cold call opener. We can get straight now. That was actually more difficult. Come on, jur, come on J, come on, come on, go up, up there we go. How do we do? She's not impressed whatsoever, but the better I get it sales, the more money I make, and that means more treats for Jersey guys. We'll do more videos like this around cold call objections, sales closing, pricing objections. Let us know any objections you're getting out on your cold calls or your sales conversations in the comment section below, and we will make more videos like

this in Jersey maybe you'll be in the next one. All right, whatever. Any any last minute like comment and subscribe. Would you be opposed? Would you be opposed to liking, commenting, and subscribing? There we go. Thanks for watching, guys. Appreciate you. [Music]

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Roleplaying Cold Call Scenarios and Openers

Amanda and Matt dress up for a roleplay and discuss cold call objections and prompts for openers.

Matt uses humor to handle the "We just switched vendors" objection and asks if he can reconnect later.

He also asks for permission to share relevant content.

Matt responds confidently to the "Is this a sales call?" question, asking for a short time to explain why he called.

For new cold callers, the suggested opener is a polite introduction and a request for a short time to explain the purpose of the call.

Effective Strategies for Handling Cold Call Objections

Using a permission-based opener is recommended when cold calling prospects.

It's important to respect the prospect's time and try to schedule a call back if they are busy.

When a prospect asks to be called back in the future, it's crucial to explore the reason for the delay and offer to stay in touch.

It's important to be open to exploring new opportunities beyond current vendors.

When a prospect asks for an email, it's crucial to clarify what they're interested in.

Pay attention to the specificity of their request to gauge their level of interest.

Using a permission-based opener can help when the prospect is not interested in the cold call.

An ambitious opener, like "Hey Amanda, it's Matt with IBM.

Want to roll the dice?" can be effective once you're more experienced.

A cold call opener with an 80% conversion rate to a conversation is asking the prospect if they have a minute to talk.

Cold calling can be challenging, but improving sales skills can lead to increased earnings.

Overcoming objections is key to success in cold calling and sales conversations.

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