Cold Call Opening Lines: The First 10 Seconds

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1. "How are you today?" It announces a script. The honest answer is "I was fine until this call", and both of you know it. “the opener that invites a no gets one.” "We're a leading provider of..." Nobody has ever wanted this sentence. It answers a question they did not ask about a company they have not agreed to care about.

   In Cold call opener mistakes

2. The first response is a reflex “"I'm not interested" at second eight is not a decision about your product.” That does not mean push through it. It means answer the reflex rather than the words:

   In Not-interested objections

3. The first response is a reflex “It is the reflex that ends unwanted calls, and it fires before comprehension.” That does not mean push through it. It means answer the reflex rather than the words:

   In Not-interested objections

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