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How Your First Meeting Repels Your Prospective Client

Iannarino

The Gist: The way to a second meeting is a valuable first meeting. The reason clients disengage is because the conversation isn’t one they find valuable. A lot of legacy practices prevent second meetings. How to Avoid a Second Meeting. Recently, I agreed to a video meeting with a sales organization.

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A Short Success Plan for B2B Sales and Enterprise-Level Clients

Iannarino

Understand Client Needs : Beyond the surface, clients seek solutions, not just products. Engage with Enterprise Clients : There was a time when my presence within a company prompted questions about my tenure as one of its employees. Consistent client visits foster loyalty and growth.

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The Importance Of Follow Up

Partners in Excellence

” They stared at me blankly, it turns out they had never followed up on the action plans established in the account plans. No one follows up to see, “What happened?” then to follow up on them. I have a habit, hopefully my clients see it as pleasantly annoying.

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What Does Your Client Gain by Meeting with You?

Iannarino

Sure enough, he followed up with "how's business?" I knew the salesperson would not have much to say when he started our call with, "how's it going," a dead giveaway that the conversation would be short. then pivoted to "What is the biggest problem you have in your business right now?"

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What Your Client Should Expect from You

Iannarino

The Gist: Your clients have expectations for how you use the time they give you. As a result, they refuse follow-up meetings, they rely more on their own research, and they end more deals with a “no decision.” With that in mind, here are a few things your clients should expect from a B2B salesperson.

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How to Prepare for a Client Conversation

Iannarino

The Gist: Preparation can improve your ability to deal with client conversations, especially difficult ones. It is critical that you know your desired outcomes, as well as what your client needs from you. Designing and rehearsing your talk tracks will provide you with confidence and a chance to tighten up your arguments.

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7 Tips for writing the perfect follow-up sales email (according to science)

Gong.io

Subscribe here and follow me to read upcoming research. Or maybe just a quick “bubbling this up” email. ( That’s why the Gong data team analyzed 304,174 emails to learn which prospecting follow-up email leads to more booked meetings. . And book A LOT more meetings. I knew I’d get a reply. .

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