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Do Prospects Lie to Your Salespeople Like the Airlines Do?

Understanding the Sales Force

Do the airlines and the FAA seriously expect us to believe that when there is no WiFi on the plane our devices will interfere with navigation but when there is WiFi on the plane the devices won't interfere? Prospects must think that salespeople are morons. They must think we are morons. Do you know who else thinks we are morons?

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10 Prospect Rules That Salespeople Must Learn to Break

Understanding the Sales Force

The same can be extended to the airlines where the virus won't spread if you are unmasked with your mouth open to eat or drink, but will most certainly spread if you are sitting with your mouth closed without a mask. Have you or your salespeople ever been told by a prospect that they can't:

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You Need To Trust You

The Pipeline

Lack of pretenses invites input, and by presenting a blank canvass allows the prospect to think out loud and paint. You have all read about what the people in an operating room and an airline learned from each other, right? The more you can demonstrate that thinking and attitude to prospects and buyers, the more they will trust you.

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Your Prospect Knows More About You Than You Think

The Sales Hunter

Don’t kid yourself — the prospect with whom you’ve set up a meeting knows more about you than you realize. Not a whole lot, but it allows people from airline employees to customs agents to police and others to determine if you can proceed. Yes, the passport is an official government document, but what does it say?

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Do prospects lie? How does the answer impact sales success?

Anthony Cole Training

Many years have passed since that day and I've had the opportunity to talk to hundreds of prospects and sales people about their prospects. Prospects must think that salespeople are morons. After all, these lies continue to work for them, as much as the airlines' lies get us to power down our devices.

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Have You Spoken With Your E-Quaintance Lately?

No More Cold Calling

I love Southwest Airlines and I love reading Spirit Magazine. In business, some seemingly insignificant cyber contacts can translate into real-world job prospects, or even (gasp!) Here’s how to attract sales prospects in a tech-focused world.). You may learn that what the prospect thought they needed is indeed not the case.

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How to Create Quality Content When Nobody Wants to Do It

SBI Growth

This is content that aligns with the prospects buying process. It pulls prospects through the buyers journey faster Your internal team has more product knowledge than any 3rd party content writer. Think of frequent flier programs in the airline industry. The solution is to create an internal content marketing capability.

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