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Smart Calling
Art Sobczak
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Overview of Smart Calling

Forget cold calling anxiety. "Smart Calling" revolutionized telephone prospecting, hitting #1 on Amazon's sales charts. When Michael Caruso landed one of his five biggest deals using Sobczak's techniques, he admitted: "It literally saved my job." What fear is holding you back?

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The Cold Call Revolution: Why Smart Calling Works

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Cold calling is dead-long live Smart Calling! Traditional cold calling deserves its reputation as a soul-crushing exercise in rejection. Blindly dialing strangers with generic pitches creates anxiety in salespeople and annoyance in recipients. But here's the revelation that transformed the sales world: the telephone remains the most direct route to decision-makers when used intelligently. Consider Scott-Vincent Borba, who built a $5 million business in his first year through strategic prospecting calls, securing deals with retail giants like Saks and Sephora. Even after becoming established, his continued prospecting efforts resulted in 50% annual revenue growth. His secret? Research before calling and treating everyone-including executive assistants-as key influencers. The philosophy is simple: if you want something, make it happen rather than waiting for it to come to you. Smart Calling transforms the traditional approach through intelligence gathering, conversational engagement, and helping prospects take actions they feel good about. The difference becomes immediately apparent: while the "dumb caller" makes classic mistakes-using wrong names, stating products without value explanations, asking to "take" time-the Smart Caller references personal details, addresses actual business challenges, and offers relevant solutions that create interest rather than resistance.

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Creating Value Propositions That Actually Matter

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Intelligence: The Smart Caller's Secret Weapon

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Setting Objectives and Reframing Rejection

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Mastering Opening Moments and Voice Mail

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Smart Questions Lead to Smart Sales

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The Mental Game: Your Ultimate Sales Advantage

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