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Youre selling something to someone who just wouldnt budge. No matter how you angle your pitch, how well you attempt to align your solution with their needs, or how many glowing testimonials you share, theyre just not buying it. Truthfully, gap selling takes patience, practice, and persistence to master.
Let me list a few: Why do customers buy a ton of seats up front , when they could start with a few and buy more later? Leads dry up at the end of the year, for natural reasons. Because there’s no intrinsic reason for the customers to buy then. It’s not the slick pitch. It’s not the hard sell.
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I’ve always been intrinsically motivated by helping others. You can even get involved — we’re giving 12 individuals the opportunity to deliver a 5-minute pitch to a VIP panel made up of 20+ of SaaS’ top sales, marketing, and venture capital executives. That is not a reason to give up. Learn more here.).
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