Do you have a landline at work? Make sure that all your phones, personal and business, have good clear, professional English voicemail greetings.
Leaving Sales Voicemail Scripts is a Standard Practice. Surprisingly, most salespeople would agree that leaving voicemail message scripts for their prospects is the bare minimum. Before you stop contacting your prospect, you need to make five to six phone calls. Therefore, it’s important to learn the best ways on how to leave a message.
.
When you get this message, please call me back at [Your Phone Number]. That number again is [Your Phone Number] and ask for [Your Name]. I look forward to speaking with you, and I guarantee you’ll be glad you returned this call.”
At the beginning of the show, I used an example of a voicemail greeting – I used the name Luke Skywalker. He is a character from the Star Wars movie for those of you who hadn’t heard of Luke Skywalker before.
Home How It Works Impact Integrations Solutions ClientPoint & Partner Solutions Communications Scheduling CRM & Marketing Automation E-Sign Proposal & Document Automation Content Management Top of Funnel and Content Project Management Infrastructure ClientPoint Insights Get the latest insights and updates Read our blog ClientPoint Customers Featured Customers Pricing About Us Contact Blog Login
In those cases, you might like to save that voicemail somewhere other than your phone for safekeeping or sharing.
Remember, you need real-world situations to prepare for the sales game. Role play with colleagues and friends to get honest feedback.
If I get a message like that – I would be wondering: Who is me? I still like it when people leave their name, I don’t have to be guessing who is calling.
After you have stated the nature of your call, you want to be sure to close out your voicemail confidently. If you say something similar to “please call me back”, or “I really need to talk to you” you run the risk of coming across overly excited and potentially a little desperate.
The next example is for a voicemail message left for a prospect or client you are getting back to: “Hi _________, this is ________ _________ getting back with you at (your company). I’m looking forward to speaking with you because we just (give an update here – you have a new special, new product update, added a new client they would know about), and I know that based on (their specific need you uncovered during the last call) this is going to make it even easier for you to (give the benefit you both discussed). I’m excited to share this with you.
Simply speak into your phone or computer while recording a greeting with your business phone service. If you need to create your own audio file, the voice memo app on your phone should do fine.
You can also head to Settings → Wi-Fi → and toggle it off. Now try using voicemail.
HI, you’ve reached (name). I’m so sorry I can’t pick up the call right now because I am standing right behind you. GOTCHA.
Press 2 to continue recording. (In other words, the # is a great “Pause” key; it holds the recording while you think.)
If wading through voicemail messages isn’t your idea of fun, you may want to steer the people to other ways to reach you. For example, many people leave their cellular numbers. Great in emergencies, but watch out, because many times you are out of range or your cell phone is off, so the caller gets ANOTHER voicemail system.
As you practice and score your sales voicemails, you’ll start to determine some best practices. Write these down, and use them as an outline for future calls. Here are a few of my best practices.
A bubble in the space-time continuum has connected your line to a channeler in the 23rd Century. Any message you leave will be broadcast into the future….