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Elicia H.

Godley, Texas

$50/hr
4.9
954 jobs

With over 20 years of experience in telemarketing and lead generation, along with 5+ years in management, quality control, and supervision, I have the expertise to help your business grow. My skills in appointment setting, cold calling, and contact verification ensure that your outreach efforts are both effective and efficient. I specialize in updating and managing contact lists in real-time, working seamlessly with various CRMs to keep your data accurate and actionable. Whether it’s securing high-quality leads, confirming webinar attendees, or conducting data mining, I bring a results-driven approach to every project. My key skills include: Telemarketing Appointment setting Webinar confirmations Cold calling Data mining & contact verification Working with a variety of CRMs Quality control & supervision Native English speaker Let’s discuss how I can contribute to increasing your business’s success. I’d love the opportunity to bring my skills to your team.

  • Telemarketing
  • Cold Calling
  • Outbound Sales
  • Phone Communication
  • Sales
  • Customer Service
  • Lead Generation
  • Scheduling
  • Data Mining
  • Project Management Professional
  • Business Services
  • Warm Leads
  • Sales Development
  • Business Development
RALLY G.

Manila, Philippines

$8/hr
4.9
26 jobs

Open Minded, always hungry for new information and a top notch work ethics makes me a GOOD INVESTMENT. I have more than twelve (12) years work experience. I have worked on AT&T and Optus Network Telco accounts, American Diabetes Association accounts, YLCN home renovation appointment setting, e-Bridge SEO accounts. Australian based companies i have worked with are Optus network, White Collar Quotes and Automated Receipts. I have worked for both North American and Australian accounts. It is my objective to work with INTEGRITY, COMPETENCY and PASSION. All the Best, Rally Garcia

  • Telemarketing
  • Outbound Sales
  • Lead Generation
Nancy S.

Huntington Beach, California

$21/hr
4.9
77 jobs

* For three decades, I have been working in all aspects of Business Development, Telemarketing and Public Speaking. I would like to support you in making your next campaign a success! * My 13 years as a top producer in Real Estate sharpened my sales and negotiating skills so that I can find a Win/Win in providing a solution to a leads problem. * With years of both B2B and B2C experience and know how to update and best nurture leads, it is easy for me to ask for contact information and other data. Many clients have hired me to connect with C-Level leads so that I can clearly explain an offer and help convey to the lead how we can partner and provide a valuable service. My ability to speak with Executives, Business Owners and professionals of various trades will give you the ability to expand into many different markets. * My talents in telemarketing have given me the strength to nurture and mirror and match leads to develop a sincere connection. I have detailed experience and note taking, so that is clear who are best leads are to follow-up with. You will find that I can assist with helping you to write phone scripts, email templates and an overall marketing strategy if you want to grow a team. * With years of professional speaking and broadcasting in my skill set, you will be glad to know you are well represented on every call. * With market research, I can help you to in obtaining valuable customer feedback when making any needed adjustments to your campaigns or services. * In working with event planners, I can also assist you if you are looking to have leads attend live events or webinars. * Lastly, I do have a certification in Life Coaching. You will find that I am very easy to work with and organized in my communication.

  • Customer Service
  • Data Entry
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Word Processing
  • Public Speaking
  • Online Market Research
  • Product Sourcing
  • Speech Writing
  • Business Coaching
  • Microsoft Word
  • Recruiting
  • Voice-Over
  • Public Relations
  • Customer Support
  • Clerical Skills
Jazzlyn L.

Marikina City, Philippines

$20/hr
4.9
188 jobs

🏆Top Rated Since 2015🏆 ⭐Top 10% of talent on Upwork⭐ ✅ 20 years of experience in Sales, Telemarketing, Business Development and more ✅ High-Level English Communication Skills ✅ Proven Track record in increasing clients’ sales revenue ✅ Sales, Telemarketing, and B2B Development Manager since 2006 🏆MAIN SERVICES OFFERED🏆 ✅B2B Sales Closing Specializing in DIGITAL MARKETING & SAAS ✅Real Estate Inside Sales ✅Business Development ✅Real Estate Appointment Setting and Lead Generation ✅ Telemarketing and Outbound Sales ✅B2B and B2C Cold Calling ✅Sales Acquisitions ✅Project Management ✅ Negotiating and Closing Deals ✅Administrative Work ✅General Virtual Assistance 🏆Work Expertise 🏆 ✅B2B Cold calling and Appointment Setting ✅B2B Sales Development ✅B2B Lead Generation ✅Generating Leads and Data Scraping ✅B2B and B2C Project Management ✅B2B Sales and Closing ✅Scriptwriting, Project Management, and Strategizing 🏆 Software Expertise 🏆 ✅Go High Level ✅Zapier ✅Hubspot ✅Zoho ✅Mojo Dialer ✅Propstream ✅FollowupBoss ✅Firepoint ✅Podio ✅GoDaddy Website Builder ✅Meta Business Ads 🏆Soft Skills🏆 ✅Video Editing ✅Canva ✅Social Media Management ✅Tiktok Account Management ✅Facebook Marketing ✅Content Creation 🏆Hard Skills 🏆 ✅ Sales Closing ✅ End fo End Sales ✅ Real Estate Inside Sales ✅B2B and B2C Sales ✅Project Management ✅Cold Calling and Outbound Sales ✅CRM Management, Automation, and Integration ✅Discovery Call and Meeting presentation ✅Closing and Negotiating Deals ✅Telemarketing Scriptwriting ✅Sales Process Management ⭐ Work Experiences ⭐ 1️⃣Upwork 2015 - Present ➡️Real Estate ISA - Assist Realtors and Real Estate Brokers by contacting and prequalifying homeowners for a buyer or listing appointment. ⭐Worked with companies like ⭐ ✅VentureX ✅ Smartly Digital Solutions ✅The SEO Room ✅The Perna Team at Keller Williams ( Novi, MI ) ✅Amanda Vang, KW ( San Jose, CA ) ✅Liza Dydishka, EXP Realty ( Nashville, TN ) ✅Hutch and Howard Team at KW ( Knoxville, TN ) ✅Christie’s International Real Estate ( Ramsey, NJ ) ⭐⭐SUMMARY ⭐⭐ ✅ 10years of Real Estate Cold VA, Cold Calling, Appointment Setting Experience ✅10years of Real Estate ISA experience ✅Expert in generating HIGHLY QUALIFIED listing and buyer appointments ✅Fully scripted and well-trained ✅Familiar with Mike Ferry, Haro Group, YES Masters, and other powerful scripts. ✅Real Estate Influence: Brandon Mulnerin, Jackie Kravitz, Kevin Ward, Deric Lipski and Colton Lindsay, and Brent Daniels (investor side) ✅Can handle lists like Expired, FSBO, Neighborhood Cold Calling, Absentee Owner, Just Sold, Just Listed, Pre-foreclosure, Auction, Old expireds and many others. ✅ 3:5 listing vs appointment ratio and have a great track record in setting quality appointments. ✅ Knows how to prequalify leads to make sure they are motivated and ready to sell or buy properties. ✅Attended coaching webinars like KW-MAPS Basecamp Coaching led by Anna Krueger of Haro Group and Sarah Jahn ✅Have experience calling for Real Estate Teams, offices, investors, and independent realtors. ✅Dialed for Metro Detroit Area in Michigan, South and East Bay Area in California, Beverly Hills CA, North Carolina, Kansas, Maryland, Georgia and Washington DC, New Jersey, New York, Las Vegas, Orange County CA, and Tennessee real estate market. ➡️B2B SALES DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ⭐⭐Handled industries like ⭐⭐ ✅ Digital Marketing ✅ SEO ✅ Web Design ✅Credit Repairs ✅Mortgage ✅Real Estate ✅ Insurance ✅Health Insurance ✅ Property Management ✅Telecommunications ✅Staffing and Recruiting ✅ Manufacturing and Retail ✅Hotel and Travel ✅Cleaning Services ✅Home Improvement ✅Health and Wellness ✅Software and Apps ✅IT Services ⭐⭐Tasks and Responsibilities ⭐⭐ ✅Cold Call Prospects and set appointments ✅Follow up via text or email, using the CRM ✅Meet clients via Zoom to provide information about our services/products ✅Build Relationships and create proposals ✅Nurture the leads until closing ✅Scriptwriting, CRM Management, App Integrations, Automation and Workflow ✅Training and development ✅Providing Consultation to improve the overall sales process ✅Team Management and Support 2️⃣Acquire Asia Pacific/ Dodo Australia ( 2008 - 2015 ) ⭐Sales Representative and Closer ( 2008 - 2009 )⭐ ✅Cold Call end users and offer telecommunication services ✅Handle a full sales cycle from opening to closing ✅Gather mode of payment and sign up customers ⭐Sales Team Manager ( 2009 - 2015 )⭐ ✅Handle a team of 8 to 10 telemarketers ✅Meet Daily KPIs without compromising the quality ✅Constant sales coaching and mentoring ✅Provide training to ensure telemarketers’ selling skills are honed 3️⃣Epixtar ( 2006 - 2008 ) ⭐Reed Business Information⭐ ✅Cold Call C-Suite Executives of Fortune 500 Companies to prequalify and offer our magazine subscription designed for their specific industry ⭐Discover Card⭐ ✅Cold Call merchants all over the US to offer partnerships and persuade them to accept Discover credit cards as a mode of payment in their store

  • Telemarketing
  • Cold Calling
  • Sales
  • Lead Generation
  • Call Center Management
  • Staff Recruitment & Management
  • Administrative Support
  • Digital Marketing
  • Project Management
  • BPO Call Center
  • Real Estate Acquisition
  • Real Estate Cold Calling
  • B2B Lead Generation
  • Real Estate Lead Generation
  • High-Ticket Closing
Linden Meghan A.

Talisay City, Philippines

$25/hr
4.9
100 jobs

I have 19 years of sales, appointment setting and customer service experience combined. 7 years up-selling and retaining customers. 4 years experience doing outbound calls with 70% being B2B and 30% being B2C. 2.5 years of appointment setting. 3.5 years managing 30 customer service representatives. I am very comfortable doing outbound calling and getting through to decision-makers to set appointments or make sales for you. I speak beautiful English.

  • Telemarketing
  • Cold Calling
  • Sales
  • Lead Generation
  • Customer Service
  • HubSpot
  • Salesforce CRM
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Phone Support
  • Customer Retention
  • Sales Optimization
  • Sales Management
  • Sales Operations
  • Customer Relationship Management
Tabish A.

Lahore, Pakistan

$5/hr
4.9
25 jobs

Availability & Working Hours: (40+ hrs/week). Welcome to my profile. I'm Tabish Ali. I have 3 years of experience in freelancing, I am an expert in Lead Generation, Data Entry, Data Mining, Internet Research, Web Scraping, B2B Lead Generation, Social Media Lead Generation. I am dedicated to my job, keen on details, and can work with less supervision. I am a very hard and fast worker, reliable, detail-oriented, and self-motivated, take every job seriously, and help you achieve the target you aim for your business/company. My Specialties • Appointment Setting • Email Marketing • Email List Building • Virtual Assistants • Web Research • Web Scraping • Lead Generation (Contacts, Email, Phone, Websites) • Data Entry • PDF Conversion, Editing (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) • Experience with web scraping • Expert Excel or Google Sheets All types of Data Entry and Virtual Administrative Support. Tools Master: -Sales Force -Mojo Dialer -Batchdialer -Vulcan 7 -Call tools -Podio -Xencall (Readymode) -Propstream -Trello -Asana -Zoho - Call Hippo - Managing a large amount of inbound and outbound calls in a timely manner. - Following call center “scripts” when answering different queries. - Build sustainable relationships and engage customers by taking the extra mile steps. - Keep records of all conversations in our call center database in a comprehensible way. - Meet personal/team qualitative and quantitative targets To expand your business with qualified leads, contact me today! . Let's discuss the right marketing methodology for your project.

  • Telemarketing
  • Cold Calling
  • Sales
  • Lead Generation
  • Social Media Lead Generation
  • Real Estate Cold Calling
  • Customer Service Analytics
  • Appointment Setting
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Business Development
  • Email Marketing
  • Outbound Call
  • Marketing
  • B2B Lead Generation
  • B2C Marketing

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Telemarketers Hiring FAQs

What is a telemarketer?

A telemarketer is an outbound telephone professional capable of connecting with prospective customers, respondents and others within a target audience for the purpose of sales, surveys or appointment setting. A capable telemarketer exhibits an engaging personality and is able to put others at ease over the phone in order to accomplish their personal or professional objectives. 

How do you hire a telemarketer?

You can source telemarketing talent on Upwork by following these three steps:

  • Write a project description. You’ll want to determine your scope of work and the skills and requirements you are looking for in a telemarketer.
  • Post it on Upwork. Once you’ve written a project description, post it to Upwork. Simply follow the prompts to help you input the information you collected to scope out your project.
  • Shortlist and interview telemarketers. Once the proposals start coming in, create a shortlist of the professionals you want to interview. 

Of these three steps, your project description is where you will determine your scope of work and the specific type of a telemarketer you need to complete your project. 

How much does it cost to hire a telemarketer?

Rates can vary due to many factors, including expertise and experience, location, and market conditions.

  • An experienced telemarketer may command higher fees but also work faster, have more-specialized areas of expertise, and deliver higher-quality work.
  • A contractor who is still in the process of building a client base may price their telemarketing services more competitively. 

Rates typically charged by telemarketers on Upwork are:

  • Beginner: $8 per hour
  • Intermediate: $13 per hour
  • Advanced: $33 per hour

Which one is right for you will depend on the specifics of your project. 

How do you write a telemarketer job post?

Your job post is your chance to describe your project scope, budget, and talent needs. Although you don’t need a full job description as you would when hiring an employee, aim to provide enough detail for a contractor to know if they’re the right fit for the project.

Job post title

Create a simple title that describes exactly what you’re looking for. The idea is to target the keywords that your ideal candidate is likely to type into a job search bar to find your project. Here are some sample a telemarketer job post titles:

  • Telemarketers needed to contact potential customers of our fish tank cleaning services
  • Expert telemarketer that can put our prospects at ease
  • Need telemarketers to contact likely voters for weekly presidential poll

Project description

An effective telemarketer job post should include: 

  • Scope of work: From the ability to connect with various personality types to regularly closing sales, list all the deliverables you’ll need. 
  • Project length: Your job post should indicate whether this is a smaller or larger project. 
  • Background: If you prefer experience with certain industries, products, or a certain time of day, mention this here. 
  • Budget: Set a budget and note your preference for hourly rates vs. fixed-price contracts.

Telemarketer job responsibilities

Here are some examples of telemarketer job responsibilities:

  • Describe the product to prospective customers during outbound calling sessions
  • Work through customer issues pertaining to different products or services
  • Follow script and gather information for daily survey talley

Telemarketer job requirements and qualifications

Be sure to include any requirements and qualifications you’re looking for in a telemarketer. Here are some examples:

  • Must exhibit excellent listening skills 
  • Ability to accurately follow the script and respond to each objection accordingly a must
  • Experience in customer service a plus