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Do You Prep for the Call? You Should!

The Sales Hunter

Guest post Monday and we have Ken Thoreson of Acumen Management Group sharing why it is so important to be prepared for that important sales call. As a rookie salesperson, I learned that when it comes to making sales calls, it’s best to follow the Boy Scout motto: Be prepared. ” “How will you open the call?”

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Call Prep, Doing The Work!

Partners in Excellence

It seems in virtually every professional endeavor that the prep work is as important, sometimes, more important than the actual work itself. They master the basics–they know how to run the plays, do the procedure. They master the basics–they know how to run the plays, do the procedure. They don’t outsource it.

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A Better Way To Data Driven Discovery

Tibor Shanto

I had the opportunity to dissect a recorded Discovery call with a team last week. Great exercise, more companies should follow their lead. As an interruption, we need to move the call to where the outcome has greater value than the interruption. Remember, you prepared for this meeting, (let’s say), they have not.

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How to Prepare for a Client Conversation

Iannarino

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. I almost called this post “How to Have a Difficult Conversation with Your Client.” The key is preparation.

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How to Get Me To Do Your Podcast — And Probably Other Busy People, Too

SaaStr

Yet, folks tend to do the ask … wrong. Let me tell you what folks do wrong (and folks like Harry Stebbings never do): Don’t drop me on an EA to schedule. Harry doesn’t do it, I don’t do it. The EA can do the links, the Zoom, etc. Don’t you have Google?

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Meeting And Call Planning, Getting The Most Out Of Each Meeting

Partners in Excellence

What we do, why we do it, who it’s for… The reality is few training programs address these things well, focusing instead on how we do these things. We just do what we have always done, moving unconsciously through our and our customer’s days. Originally, on average, we had 22 meetings/calls to close.

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Sales Call Planning: How To Plan – And Win – Your Next Call

Gong.io

You might win your next sales call before it even starts. Yes, I’m talking about sales call planning. Here’s what I mean: You’re not just making a sale, you’re building a relationship, one that you hope lasts a long time. Sales Call Planning Tip #1: Review account history. No, it isn’t a new “sales hack”.