Actually, I’m surprised it’s taken this long. People, including me, have been experimenting with ChatGPT. It’s an exciting tool, offering interesting potential. But, I’ve been waiting for the people to exploit this tool to fill our inboxes and feeds with “junk.” And we are starting to see the “experts/gurus” giving advice about how ChatGPT can be used to generate more and more content.
These experts offer us the magic tricks to get ChatGPT to generate endless content with which to fill inboxes.
So I decided to do an experiment:
Dave asks ChatGPT: “What are different questions I could be asking about prospecting and cold calling?”
ChatGPT responds:
There are many different questions you could be asking about prospecting and cold calling, depending on your specific needs and goals. Here are a few examples:
How do I find potential customers or leads to contact through prospecting and cold calling?
What are some best practices for creating a prospecting or cold calling script or outline?
How do I effectively introduce myself and my business during a cold call?
How can I overcome objections or objections during a cold call?
What are some techniques for building rapport and credibility with potential customers during a cold call?
How can I measure the effectiveness of my prospecting and cold calling efforts?
How can I improve my conversion rates when prospecting and cold calling?
How can I use prospecting and cold calling to build long-term customer relationships?
How can I use prospecting and cold calling to generate leads for my sales team?
How can I use prospecting and cold calling to create new business opportunities?
This isn’t a bad response, it’s nothing new, it’s nothing really insightful. But it’s equipped me with stuff to fill inboxes with. I decided to take each one of these questions, asking ChatGPT for its advice.
Dave asks ChatGPT: This is the first question on the list above: “How do I find potential customers or leads to contact through prospecting and cold calling?”
ChatGPT responds to this question it generated:
There are several ways to find potential customers or leads to contact through prospecting and cold calling:
Purchase a list: You can purchase a list of potential leads from a list broker or lead generation company. These lists are often segmented by industry, location, or other criteria, and can be a good starting point for your prospecting efforts.
Research online: Use online resources such as LinkedIn, company websites, and trade publications to identify potential leads. You can also use social media and online directories to find potential leads in your target market.
Network: Attend industry events, join trade organizations, and connect with other professionals in your field to find potential leads.
Referrals: Ask your existing customers if they know of any potential leads or if they would be willing to refer you to their colleagues or contacts.
Cold calling: Use cold calling as a way to find potential leads. Start by calling a list of companies in your target market and ask to speak with the decision maker.
It’s important to remember that finding potential leads is just the first step in the prospecting and cold calling process. You’ll need to follow up with these leads and effectively communicate the value of your products or services in order to turn them into customers.
Again, not a bad answer, nothing great, but nothing fundamentally wrong, and nothing any sales person shouldn’t already know.
And I did the same thing with each of the other questions……. But I won’t inflict them on you.
But I thought, there are a lot of questions about prospecting and cold calling, I wonder what some other questions might be, so I asked the same question I originally asked, again
Dave asks ChatGPT: “What are different questions I could be asking about prospecting and cold calling?”
ChatGPT responds:
Here are a few more questions you could be asking about prospecting and cold calling:
How can I create a targeted list of potential leads for my prospecting and cold calling efforts?
How can I effectively use social media and online tools to find and connect with potential leads?
What are some strategies for following up with leads after a cold call or initial contact?
How can I handle rejection or rejection during a cold call?
How can I personalize my approach when prospecting and cold calling to increase my chances of success?
How can I use prospecting and cold calling to generate leads for different stages of the sales funnel?
How can I use prospecting and cold calling to nurture leads and move them closer to a purchase decision?
How can I use prospecting and cold calling to gather valuable market insights and feedback from potential customers?
How can I use prospecting and cold calling to build brand awareness and establish myself as a thought leader in my industry?
How can I use prospecting and cold calling to drive traffic to my website and other online assets?
In about 5 minutes, with just one fundamental question, I have generated 22 posts or emails I can use to fill your feeds and inboxes. And I could probably keep repeating this process forever
Bring on Gartner’s new observations about it requiring 66 touches for one meeting, I’ve got that nailed through ChatGPT. In fact, I’ll take that challenge and raise Gartner another 66. 132 outreaches, no problem!
And this is the insight/advice the “experts/gurus” are providing people.
Sure ChatGPT generates content that isn’t bad, but so far nothing that’s really insightful or specific to me. It never challenges me with “Why is that so important to you? What have you been doing in this area? What works/doesn’t work?” It gives me information related to my query–but doesn’t give me any real insight, examples, or supporting data. It doesn’t help me understand what it means to me and my situation. It can’t help me make sense of what I learn, or even better filter things. Instead it just adds more generalities.
I’m certain the tool will evolve and improve, but there are real limitations to it’s capability. It doesn’t understand a specific context, it can’t engage in conversation. It relies on patterns, yet in complex B2B selling each situation and individual is, ultimately unique.
As I reflected on my five minute exercise with ChatGPT, I started wondering, “How can I discover whether a piece of text might be original thought, or generated by ChatGPT? I decided to ask ChatGPT
ChatGPT responded:
There are a few ways you can determine whether a piece of text might have been generated by a language model like GPT-3:
Look for repetitive or odd phrasing: Language models can sometimes generate text that is repetitive or includes unusual phrasing, as they are not able to fully understand and replicate human language patterns.
Check for grammar and spelling errors: While some language models are able to produce text that is free of grammar and spelling errors, others may produce text that includes mistakes.
Consider the context: If the text you are reviewing seems out of context or unrelated to the topic at hand, it could be a sign that it was generated by a language model.
Research the source: If you are unsure whether a piece of text is original or generated by a language model, you can try searching online to see if the text appears elsewhere. If you find the same or similar text on multiple websites, it is likely that the text was generated by a language model.
It’s important to note that language models like GPT-3 are getting increasingly sophisticated, and it can be difficult to distinguish their output from human-generated text. Ultimately, the best way to determine whether a piece of text is original or generated by a language model is to carefully evaluate the content and consider the context in which it was produced.
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