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Thursday, January 23 2020
Why You Need To Call A Payroll
You just hung up the phone after a great conversation with a new prospect. Although the person responded well to your story, you are feeling great about closing this new deal. But after sending off a proposal to the prospect, they ghosted you. Now what? When a prospect goes silent, most salespeople will send a few e-mails as a quick follow-up – a message that asks what their thoughts were on the proposal, etc. And yes, sending off an e-mail will show your sales manager that you are “following-up.” Don't Exclusively Rely On An e-Mail To Get The Payroll Deal Done. As I advise all my clients’ payroll salespeople, you just can’t rely on an e-mail for getting a payroll deal done. Yet, over and over again, many salespeople tell me that a payroll deal is lost just because a prospect went silent on them. If your payroll prospect has stopped replying to your e-mails, this is when you should pick up the phone and call them. Although you might have to leave a few voicemails, you still need to keep trying. But please, don’t stalk them; therefore, I recommend using my 2/4 call strategy (2 calls in 4 business days). Many Payroll Deals Can Be Salvage If You Will Pick Up The Phone. In today’s digital age, a phone call has become one of the most underutilized tools by payroll salespeople. Here are a few reasons why you need to call a prospect:
Send This e-Mail To A Prospect Who Ghosted You (After My 2/4 Call Strategy). After making your follow-up calls and leaving a few voicemails, I highly recommend sending the e-mail I have listed below if the prospect still remains silent. [First Name]: I have called a few times in the past few (days/weeks) and have not heard back from you. And since I want to be professional in my follow-up efforts with you, it would help me a lot if you would let me know how I should reconnect with you; I will take it from there.
If you would hit the reply key right now and type the number that best describes things, I would greatly appreciate it! Name – Title P.S. You will find attached a one-page list of client testimonials (and the value we provided them) from businesses similar in size to yours. Executive Summary: Although e-mails are valuable, you need to blend in a series of phone calls and e-mails to get the payroll sale done. Remember, a phone call allows you to gain greater transparency on where a prospect stands on making a buying decision. Friday, January 03 2020
8 Prospecting e-Mail Tips For
You might have heard that e-mail marketing is a waste of time because prospects are too busy to open an e-mail from someone they don’t know; however, statistics show many “cold e-mails” are still being opened. To help you receive a better e-mail response from your database of payroll prospects, CPAs, and yes, your payroll clients, I have listed a number of quick tips below. 1. Proof Your Campaigns: The #1 thing you can do is print AND triple check your e-mail marketing campaigns. Look for typos, formatting errors, no low-risk offers, etc. 2. Write Enticing Subject Lines: The difference between a great subject line and one that is less than stellar, is the difference between an e-mail getting read and one that gets ignored. 3. Talk Like A Real Person: If your subject line reads like spam, it will be treated as one. Here are some words that could trigger a spam filter:
4. Personalize Your e-Mail: Whenever possible, you should personalize your subject line to include a prospect’s name or company (or both). According to MarketingDive, personalizing an e-mail subject line can boost open rates by 50% and increase click-to-open rates by 58%. Click Here To Read MarketingDive’s Article. 5. Tell The Reader What’s In It For Them: When it comes to your low-risk offer, focus LESS on explaining how your product or service works, and more on how it can add VALUE to their business.
6. Format Your e-Mails For Smartphones: With a prospecting e-mail, what you include in your message is just as important as how your message is read on a smartphone. Fact: 70+% of smartphone users will delete an e-mail if it doesn’t look good on their smartphone. By the way, 30% - 33% of your prospects are reading your emails on their smartphones. 7. Know When To Send A Follow-Up e-Mail: Although the majority of your cold prospecting e-mails are still met with a cold shoulder, you need to focus on the nurturing aspect. That said, keep 80% of your e-mail campaigns “educational” in nature. 8. Vary Your Messaging: If a prospect who opened your initial e-mail has gone cold; I highly suggest sending the following types of campaigns to re-engage them:
The Real Leads Will Come From Doing This. After sending an email campaign, I highly recommend picking up your phone for a quick “Oh, by the way,” call. If you’re a client of ours, you know exactly what type of call this is! If you don’t, contact me directly for the answer. Executive Summary: Getting a prospect’s attention in a crowded inbox takes skill. To help you cut through all the marketing noise, you need to look at e-mail marketing as a long-term process, i.e., drip marketing, as it takes multiple follow-up e-mails. Last but certainly not least is this: Almost every prospect is worth sending multiple campaigns; however, the ones who have opened your campaigns are the ones to keep after. |
