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Applying D2D Tactics to Break Through Customer Objections and Win In Sales with Lenny Gray

πŸ“… October 28, 2020 ⏱️ 1:11:05 🎀 Tommy Mello, Lenny Gray

Chapters

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  • 0:00
    Intro & meeting Lenny Gray
  • 3:26
    How door-to-door has exploded since the 90s
  • 7:46
    Creating your own demand
  • 8:51
    How a market is organized & the math
  • 13:09
    Building beyond door-to-door (diversify)
  • 16:22
    Designing the pay structure across industries
  • 19:05
    Retention: door-knocked vs SEO accounts
  • 21:45
    Pre-qualifying the companies he'll work with
  • 24:29
    Summer sales vs year-long / hybrid programs
  • 28:18
    Pros and cons of door-to-door
  • 34:15
    The sad tale of the door-to-door business owner
  • 38:00
    Why he wrote Door-to-Door Millionaire
  • 40:39
    The 'good news, not a salesperson' approach
  • 47:05
    The Great Eight objections & transitional phrases
  • 50:47
    Reciprocity, influence & reading buyers
  • 51:53
    Hiring the right happy, quick-witted rep
  • 1:01:00
    Book recommendations
  • 1:03:13
    Is door-to-door right for you? Closing

Speakers

T
Tommy Mello
Host β€” A1 Garage / Home Service Expert
L
Lenny Gray
CEO, DDD Marketing & Rove Pest Control; author of Door-to-Door Millionaire

Key Takeaways

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Door-to-door sales creates demand where none existed β€” it defies market cap because a rep can generate his own destiny, and companies often post their best years during tumultuous economic times.

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Never build a whole company on door-to-door alone; the magic formula is using D2D to establish daily presence and brand while diversifying into SEO, service quality and retention so you can eventually grow without it.

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Do the simple math before recruiting a team β€” signing bonuses, iPads, shirts, management and recruiting costs mean you can pay out more than you take in if production and residual retention don't hold up.

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Quality of service beats everything: with plenty of options for customers, the right systems and a genuinely good service are what keep door-knocked accounts from churning.

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The biggest mistake reps make is sounding the same as everyone else β€” use a transitional 'good news, not a salesperson' approach, address a known concern first, and lead with the assumptive 'trucks in your area' framing.

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Just ASK β€” improving average ticket and closing comes down to asking; qualify buyers by whether they ask about price or discount, and gauge whether to sell now or set a comeback appointment for spouse decisions.

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Hire genuinely happy, quick-witted people who can smile and 'bounce house' their way through a conversation; that entertaining, likable presence buys the extra seconds needed to get past objections.

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