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This is Dave Brock’s Blog.
It offers my views on a variety of business, sales, marketing, and leadership topic. My goal is to make a difference for you, the reader, in both your professional and personal lives.
A critical question for every sales professional is the question of “What’s next,” particularly as we look at the deals we seek to move forward. Too often, doing deal reviews, sales people share what’s happened, but struggle with the question of “what’s next?” They know they are trying to win a deal, too often, they respond, “Well, I’ve got to get an order.” But when probed, “What are the next things that have to happen to get the order?” The majority of sales people that can answer the question, generally respond, “We have to do a discovery call, we have […]
Read MoreThis afternoon, the phone rang, I picked it up, “Hi, this is Dave Brock.” Clearly, there was a sales person on the line, she said, “May I please speak to Dave?” (You can see this call going south already.) When I responded it was me, without taking a breath, she launched into a 97 second pitch. I tried to interrupt, but she wouldn’t have any of that. At the end of the pitch, again without taking a breath, she asked, “Can I schedule a meeting and demo?” My response was, “No.” Without, a pause, she went for her alternate close. […]
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