Trust is Better than Selling in Cold Calling
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Trust Over Selling in Cold Calling
In traditional sales, the main focus has often been on closing the deal during cold calls. The goal is usually to push towards a sales event. However, this approach can derail genuine conversations. Before even saying "hello," you have an agenda, and prospects can sense it, leading them to become guarded. When people feel like someone wants something from them, they instinctively become defensive.
Salesmanship vs. Relationship
It's time to rethink the approach to cold calls. When your strategy centers around making a sale, you come across as someone who needs to be monitored. This self-focused mindset makes it hard to build trust because it doesn't consider what's important to the other person.
Instead, aim to build trust into your cold calling process. When people feel you're genuinely interested in them, they’re less likely to be suspicious. This can lead to pleasant and productive dialogues about whether what you're offering makes sense for them. Ultimately, people prefer to do business with those they trust.
Here are two key mindset shifts to help move away from a sales-focused approach:
1. Let Go of Control
Attempting to control the outcome of a cold call prevents conversations from having a natural rhythm. If your focus is solely on gathering information or closing a sale, prospects can sense the lack of personal connection.
To shift into a more positive approach, consciously release the need to control the call's outcome. This allows you to be relaxed and helpful, which the other person can feel. When they realize there’s no push for a specific outcome, a space for mutual exploration opens up, positioning you as a trustworthy individual.
2. Focus on the Prospect
Starting cold calls by talking about your product often leads to people tuning out. You're a stranger asking them to step into your world.
Instead, step into their world by considering what matters to them. Put yourself in their shoes and address potential problems they might have. For example, if you provide invoice management systems, you could say, "I'm just calling to see if you’d be open to exploring new ways to solve revenue loss from unpaid invoices."
By focusing on their issues from the start, you’re not talking about yourself but showing concern for their problems. This approach fosters open, trusting conversations.
Without reliance on strategies or sales pitches, you can communicate as a real person to another real person. This opens opportunities to explore together whether what you offer fits their needs, and the difference will surprise you.
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