{"id":248,"date":"2017-01-03T09:10:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T09:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/?p=248"},"modified":"2023-10-12T09:28:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T09:28:36","slug":"how-to-stop-chasing-prospects-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-chasing-prospects-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Chasing Prospects Forever?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>To no surprise prospects who agree to work with you and say \u201clet\u2019s get started\u201d, with no warning just disappears. The biggest challenge faced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/saas\/crushing-your-sales-quota-in-2018-the-essentials\">sales people<\/a> is perhaps the problem of chasing prospects.<\/p>\n<p>Talking about the dynamics of cold calling, we usually expect and hope that the prospect is going to be receptive to whatever we say. However, a prospect instead of thinking \u2018ok, this may be interesting\u2019, here\u2019s what they\u2019re more likely to think \u2018\u201dGreat, we don\u2019t know each other, and you don\u2019t even have an idea that whether we need your product or not and still you have decided to make this call anyway\u201d. \u00a0And adding to our misery, the myriad of advertising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/sales\/email-writing-mistakes-that-wreck-your-deals\">emails and sales<\/a> calls have made people lose their interest in even listening to a sales pitch. In such a scenario, sales professionals continuously invent ingenious ways to make their voice heard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Chasing.jpg\" alt=\"How to Stop Chasing Prospects Forever \" width=\"647\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Chasing.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Chasing-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The main themes that I try to teach Salespeople is that rather than going the hard way, you could employ a few hacks and tricks to get your prospects chasing you instead:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Be_insanely_confident\"><\/span>1. Be insanely confident<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-chasing-prospects-forever\/#1_Be_insanely_confident\" title=\"1. Be insanely confident\">1. Be insanely confident<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-chasing-prospects-forever\/#Why_it_is_expected_to_work\" title=\"Why it is expected to work?\">Why it is expected to work?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-chasing-prospects-forever\/#2_Depend_less_on_cold_calling\" title=\"2. Depend less on cold calling\">2. Depend less on cold calling<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-chasing-prospects-forever\/#Why_it_is_expected_to_work-2\" title=\"Why it is expected to work?\">Why it is expected to work?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-chasing-prospects-forever\/#3_Qualify_OUT_the_prospects\" title=\"3. Qualify OUT the prospects\">3. Qualify OUT the prospects<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-chasing-prospects-forever\/#Why_it_is_expected_to_work-3\" title=\"Why it is expected to work?\">Why it is expected to work?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>As quoted by William Clement Stone, \u201cSales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman, not the attitude of the prospect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Your confident-self has the ability to win you sales more than anything else. When you believe in yourself and your product, the prospect is expected to reciprocate the same way.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_it_is_expected_to_work\"><\/span>Why it is expected to work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>While chasing prospective customers\/clients, there are chances of getting turned down with the blink of an eye.<\/p>\n<p>The level of confidence that you have going into a sales call would be decisive enough to judge whether sales will be made or not? Your job, as a sales professional, is about transferring your energies and enthusiasm into the prospects, making them believe in your idea.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Depend_less_on_cold_calling\"><\/span>2. Depend less on cold calling<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For those unfamiliar with the term, \u2018<em>Cold calling\u2019<\/em> refers to the unsolicited calls or visits in an attempt to make the sales.\u00a0 Cold calling is rarely appreciated by anyone so it would be best to keep it as an optional approach rather than deploying it as a regular practice.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_it_is_expected_to_work-2\"><\/span>Why it is expected to work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Cold calling might work in some situations but it is often known to annoy the prospects, pushing them off the cliff. Therefore, all those who have been able to understand the customer psyche can validate the fact that cold calling rarely works.<\/p>\n<p>In a survey conducted to understand the success rate of cold calling, it was found that 72% of cold calls get outright rejected, whereas only 28% listen to you till the end of the call (still not making the purchase and will let you know later). Out of these 28% prospectives, only 0.3% gets converted. Need we say more?<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Qualify_OUT_the_prospects\"><\/span>3. Qualify OUT the prospects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Instead of pitching to all the prospects you come across, what could really work for you would be shortlisting the clients\/prospects who are most likely to buy the product.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_it_is_expected_to_work-3\"><\/span>Why it is expected to work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Taking this into practice will not only save your time but also help you to strategize accordingly to acquire the prospects that are most likely to come on board. Here, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/sales-automation\">CRM software can come<\/a> to your rescue; researching and understanding a customer\u2019s pattern which can provide further insights on how likely they are to buy the product.<\/p>\n<p>Give it your best shot with the most confidence, deliver your sales pitch right and they will surely be on your radar of prospective clients.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To no surprise prospects who agree to work with you and say \u201clet\u2019s get started\u201d, with no warning just disappears. The biggest challenge faced by sales people is perhaps the problem of chasing prospects. Talking about the dynamics of cold calling, we usually expect and hope that the prospect is going to be receptive to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"To no surprise prospects who agree to work with you and say \u201clet\u2019s get started\u201d, with no warning just disappears. The biggest challenge faced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/09\/crushing-your-sales-quota-in-2018-the-essentials\/\">sales people<\/a> is perhaps the problem of chasing prospects.\n\nTalking about the dynamics of cold calling, we usually expect and hope that the prospect is going to be receptive to whatever we say. However, a prospect instead of thinking \u2018ok, this may be interesting\u2019, here\u2019s what they\u2019re more likely to think \u2018\u201dGreat, we don\u2019t know each other, and you don\u2019t even have an idea that whether we need your product or not and still you have decided to make this call anyway\u201d. &nbsp;And adding to our misery, the myriad of advertising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/02\/email-writing-mistakes-that-wreck-your-deals\/\">emails and sales<\/a> calls have made people lose their interest in even listening to a sales pitch. In such a scenario, sales professionals continuously invent ingenious ways to make their voice heard.\n\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Chasing.jpg\" alt=\"How to Stop Chasing Prospects Forever \" width=\"647\" height=\"429\">\n\nThe main themes that I try to teach Salespeople is that rather than going the hard way, you could employ a few hacks and tricks to get your prospects chasing you instead:\n<ol>\n \t<li><strong>Be insanely confident<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nAs quoted by William Clement Stone, \u201cSales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman, not the attitude of the prospect.\u201d\n\nYour confident-self has the ability to win you sales more than anything else. When you believe in yourself and your product, the prospect is expected to reciprocate the same way.\n\n<strong>Why it is expected to work?<\/strong>\n\nWhile chasing prospective customers\/clients, there are chances of getting turned down with the blink of an eye.\n\nThe level of confidence that you have going into a sales call would be decisive enough to judge whether sales will be made or not? Your job, as a sales professional, is about transferring your energies and enthusiasm into the prospects, making them believe in your idea.\n<ol start=\"2\">\n \t<li><strong>Depend less on cold calling<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nFor those unfamiliar with the term, \u2018<em>Cold calling\u2019<\/em> refers to the unsolicited calls or visits in an attempt to make the sales.&nbsp; Cold calling is rarely appreciated by anyone so it would be best to keep it as an optional approach rather than deploying it as a regular practice.\n\n<strong>Why it is expected to work?<\/strong>\n\nCold calling might work in some situations but it is often known to annoy the prospects, pushing them off the cliff. Therefore, all those who have been able to understand the customer psyche can validate the fact that cold calling rarely works.\n\nIn a survey conducted to understand the success rate of cold calling, it was found that 72% of cold calls get outright rejected, whereas only 28% listen to you till the end of the call (still not making the purchase and will let you know later). Out of these 28% prospectives, only 0.3% gets converted. Need we say more?\n<ol start=\"3\">\n \t<li><strong>Qualify OUT the prospects<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nInstead of pitching to all the prospects you come across, what could really work for you would be shortlisting the clients\/prospects who are most likely to buy the product.\n\n<strong>Why it is expected to work?<\/strong>\n\nTaking this into practice will not only save your time but also help you to strategize accordingly to acquire the prospects that are most likely to come on board. Here, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/sales-automation\">CRM software can come<\/a> to your rescue; researching and understanding a customer\u2019s pattern which can provide further insights on how likely they are to buy the product.\n\nGive it your best shot with the most confidence, deliver your sales pitch right and they will surely be on your radar of prospective clients.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[65,44,66,67],"class_list":["post-248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sales","tag-chasing-prospects","tag-sales","tag-sales-challenges","tag-sales-techniques"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Stop Chasing Prospects Forever? - Salezshark Blogs \u2013 Check out our blogs to get the expert views on CRM, Database, Sales and Marketing Automation topics, trends and advices<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salezshark.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-chasing-prospects-forever\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Stop Chasing Prospects Forever? - Salezshark Blogs \u2013 Check out our blogs to get the expert views on CRM, Database, Sales and Marketing Automation topics, trends and advices\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"To no surprise prospects who agree to work with you and say \u201clet\u2019s get started\u201d, with no warning just disappears. 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