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Timothy Schucker shows how to open a sales call without sounding like a telemarketer. Instead of announcing yourself and your company, reference something specific like a Facebook form or a shared connection to start a real conversation.

Timothy Schucker shows how to open a sales call without sounding like a telemarketer. Instead of announcing yourself and your company, reference something specific like a Facebook form or a shared connection to start a real conversation.
When I am calling on the phone, there's a point of familiarity.
You want to approach with.
Who here wants to hang up on.
A telemarketer when they get called?
Every hand went up, including some of.
The people in the back that I didn't think were listening. They hate telemarketer.
Who's going to hang up on their.
Best friend when they call?
What about Mom? You guys hanging up on mom when I say? Hey, is Hilda there?
Yes.
Hey, it's Julian. It's Julian. Okay. Yeah, it's Julian. Yeah. You filled out this form on Facebook. I was giving you a ring because you had listed that your high school mascot was a pirate.
Is that correct?
Manually type that in on Facebook.
You gonna have a conversation with me?
Notice how I didn't say, hey, this.
Is Julian from Jet Financial Group calling.
You about your insurance.
Policy because nobody cares. They're gonna hang up on you. I would hang up on you.