3 Tips to Leaving a Voice Mail That Sells

voicemail is the bane of most salespeople's existence it is frustrating to make 20 dials and get 19 voicemails but this is the world of prospecting that we live in however voicemail does not have to be a lost opportunity if you have the right strategy you can use voicemail to your advantage and really get a response in this video I'm going to teach you the three tips to leaving a voicemail that actually sells check it out number one make commitments and stick to them at the end of your voicemail say something like if I don't hear

back from you by Monday I'll try you on Tuesday the 5th by doing that what you're doing is you're letting the prospect know that you really are committed to having this interaction and by the way when Tuesday the 5th actually rolls around be sure to actually follow up on that day keep it organized in your CRM system whether you use salesforce.com or something else be sure that you have a specific note to actually call that person on that day by sticking to those commitments your prospect is going to be much more likely to ultimately respond

to you or give you a call back number two be persistent this could not sound like more trit advice but it is so important when it comes to phone prospecting most salespeople give up after one or two voicemails I see it all the time in my work people will say well I left a voicemail and they never called me back so they must not be interested but the reality is that it may take seven to 10 voicemails before you're likely to get a response from someone who's actually going to be interested hang in there and

expect that this is going to take some time be willing and organized to stay on top of someone over the course of many months leaving seven 10 even more voicemails if you have to number three be provocative be willing to have some fun with the voicemails that you leave most salespeople are leaving really serious and quite frankly boring voicemails say something like George I've had a tough time getting through to you and I figure it's because you're either super busy or you want nothing to do with me if it's the latter feel free to let

me know by leaving a voicemail that's just a little bit tongue in cheek you're likely to wake that Prospect up from that trance that they're in and actually elicit a response so there are the three tips to leaving a voicemail that sells which of the ideas did you find most useful I want to hear from you be sure to share Below in the comment section and I will get to every single comment if you enjoyed this video click right here right here for a free ebook on 25 tips to crush your sales goal also if

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