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The Value of Effective Appointment Setting Explained

The Value of Effective Appointment Setting Explained

March 29, 2021Pearl Lemon Leads TeamAppointment Setting, Lead Generation

Appointment setting: It is a universally difficult part of business development, and the most common roadblock to growing your business through increased sales.

For most businesses, no sale will happen without first speaking directly with a prospect. If you can get in front of (or on the phone or computer with) a prospect, you can make the sale, right? You have great salespeople who can close all kinds of deals if given the chance.

The sales presentation itself is rarely the challenge; getting the presentation set up is. Your success as an entrepreneur/salesperson/company calls for you to become a better appointment setter.

Here are some that might help you set more appointments, rather than just make a bunch of unproductive calls that steal away precious time from your day with little to no ROI.

DON’T LET PROSPECTS THINK YOU NEED THIS DEAL

While there are some things you really do need, such as air, water, food, and shelter, you don’t need any single business deal. If prospects sense fear in your voice (as in a fear of losing the deal), they instantly pull back, or worse still, try to take advantage of that fear to negotiate all kinds of unreasonable concessions.

The ‘trick’ here is to engage prospects with an if-you-don’t-buy-from-me-it’s-not-the-end-of-the-world attitude without sounding like you don’t care about them.

YOUR FIRST GOAL IS TO HELP THE CUSTOMER

Prospects will instantly resist setting an appointment with you if they think you’re just in it for you. Right up front in the first seconds of the first contact, you must sell service, not selfishness. This is especially important because before you even open your mouth, your prospect is already in a defensive mental position. B2B appointment setting is even harder because as a business sales rep you have to present your whole organization and it can make it hard to relate.

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OTHERS LOVE WHAT WE OFFER, AND YOU WILL TOO

One of the most effective ways to break the ice early and have a prospect respond with genuine interest is to offer an example of how you helped another customer with a problem common to the industry.

For example, you could say, “XYZ company was losing a lot of money because of early expiration of inventory. We introduced our system, and they began saving $35,000 a year, with a payback time of six months. Have you ever had a similar problem with your inventory? When can we talk about that?” Short, sweet and to the point. This is a surefire way to get a qualified lead because they know how you will be able to help them.

Value of Effective Appointment Setting Explained

OUTSOURCING YOUR APPOINTMENT SETTING

Not every salesperson is a great appointment setter, even if they follow these tips. Or, they are great appointment setters but need to focus more of their time on selling. In other words, they need to be fed a stream of appointments that have already been made for them, so they can get on with what they do best; closing the deal. Scheduling appointments is time-consuming.

All kinds of businesses, large and small, across all kinds of niches, outsource their appointment setting. However, if you want to outsource this task to one of the many appointment-setting services out there, you should be extremely cautious in whom you choose.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT APPOINTMENT SETTING SERVICE FOR YOU

Google appointment setting service and you’ll be faced with a HUGE list of companies vying for your business. Obviously, every single one of them will have a blurb – that then leads to a website – promising that their company is the best possible choice. That they can set you the most appointments, at the best rates. So, how do you even begin to make a choice? Here are some pointers.

EXPERIENCE IS EVERYTHING

With so many third-party lead generation and appointment setting companies to choose from, you should (scratch that, must!) look for those who can demonstrate real, verifiable experience in appointment setting, not just in general lead generation.

Competency is as much an important trait for an appointment setting team as is having a talent for selling. The team you hire needs to have proven experience and they need to be real.

What do I mean by that? Too many lead generation and appointment setting services consist of a single entrepreneur and an ever rotating set of freelancers working for a few bucks an hour. There is no consistency, no real team and no expected level of experience. In short, there is no company. A potential client or sales lead can feel that from how you present yourself so having a professional approach to this by outsourcing your appointments will help you seem trustworthy and help you with closing sales.

CAN THEY MATCH YOUR COMPANY’S TONE?

Every company has a corporate voice, or a brand tone. For some it is rather serious and formal. For others, like our sister company, Pearl Lemon, a lighter tone is the mark of their brand. Here at Pearl Lemon Leads we are also rather lighthearted, but we know how to get more serious when it’s called for.

The best appointment setters ensure that their tone matches that of your business whenever they interact with your prospects. If they make use of scripts, those scripts are bespoke in nature and tailored specifically for your business. Or at least that’s the way we do it at Pearl Lemon Leads and we believe that it’s the very best way to do things, and our results – I’m pleased to say – bear that belief out.

CAN THEY KEEP IT UP?

In terms of generating sales appointments, it’s crucial that you feed your pipeline continuously with warm prospects who are ripe for conversion. Three sales appointments just won’t cut it. You need to make sure that the sales cycle keeps turning, so you will have to opt for an appointment setting service that knows how to deliver the results you need and do so on a consistent basis.

Ready to work with an experienced, proven appointment setting team that will get you the results you need? Contact us today to learn more.

FAQs

How do I become a successful appointment setter?

To become a successful appointment setter you need to provide a solution to people with a problem. Think about why they should book an appointment for you and who you can help them. For more details look up “appointment setting lead generation”

How do I turn leads into appointments?

Use a sales appointment setting team to turn your leads into appointments! Show your leads that you have a solution to their problems and an appointment can help them out!

What is lead generation and appointment setting?

Lead generation is the process of turning people into leads and then a customer. There is a whole process to lead generation and appointment setting can be apart of the process. Lead generation appointment setting is a way to guage who is interested in your company and can be a potential customer.

What is appointment setting?

Appointment setting refers to people (typically a sales team) that will contact potential clients and aim to set an appointment with them. This process can also be called outsource appointment setting depending on the way a client is contacted.

Does appointment setting really work?

Sales appointment setting really does work and is effective based on a few factors. Your sales appointment setter has to be skilled in way where they can turn a maybe into a yes! Another factor depends on who is being contacted. Lead generation appointment setting can provide the right steps to narrow down potential people contact.

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