Sales Gravy

APRIL 14, 2025

There is a big challenge in todays marketplace thats popping up left and right for sales professionalsDecision Deferment Objections. Decision deferment objections are a natural consequence of fear. Tough Objections? Buyers read The Wall Street Journal or check their news feeds, and the headlines scream Turmoil! They panic.

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Mr. Inside Sales

JULY 24, 2022

One of the best things about sales is that you already know what all the objections are. For every sale, there are only about five core objections: price, think about it, talk to someone else, etc., So, why not eliminate, in advance, your top one or two objections? The post Don’t Handle the Objection—Eliminate It!

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The Pipeline

JULY 15, 2013

The problem is that too many sales people allow the statement about timing to throw them off or give up on an opportunity, not just for themselves, but for the buyer, and by extension the buyer’s company and objectives. “75% The simplest and most effective way to do that is to move the discussion off time and on to their objectives.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

In a recent survey of 1,000 IT decision makers at Fortune ranked, small and medium-sized companies, DiscoverOrg found cold – sales calls and e-mails affect and “more importantly disrupt vendor selection.”. Further, “nearly 600 said an outbound call or e-mail led to an IT vendor being evaluated.”. Developing client/prospect objectives.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

If you are the incumbent, the best way to avoid a client to change vendors, is to continuously introduce change in how your product helps the client achieve their objectives. It has been shown that opportunities have a greater likelihood to fall apart long before the talk of vendor or selection begins.

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The Pipeline

JULY 28, 2014

In these circumstances, where say marketing and production have to find common ground, the focus, and as a result, the glue that will hold things together, is Why they are embarking on their chosen course to achieve their stated objectives. The other benefit is when there is a bake-off at the time the implementers are selecting vendors.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Remember that last sale that you made where you ran into an objection? We all know that selling doesn’t really start until we run into an objection. The reason is, objections allow us to get an idea of what our prospect is feeling internally. We’re going to focus on overcoming objections in five steps.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

These are not bad, but are usually product or vendor centric. One way to deal with this, as I have stated in the past, is to leave the product in the car, and go in with the goal of understanding their objectives, gaps and hurdles in their way to achieving those objectives. Some believe they do this but they do not.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 22, 2021

And while the premise may work in discussions of love and other subjective endeavors, value is more objective than subjective. Given the objective nature of business, value is not in the eyes of the beholder, it is measured by outcomes. This is opposite to what you see in business, where things can very much be judged objectively.

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Mr. Inside Sales

AUGUST 22, 2019

Instead of ad-libbing, they have learned, internalized, and use best practice responses to the objections and stalls they get over and over again. When you are in the market again, could I be one of the vendors/suppliers/sources you go to for a quote?”. We do order, we just don’t need any now”]. Response #6. Upcoming Schedule.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Pricing continues a key factor in winning or losing sales opportunities, and while few vendors take pride in being the low cost provider, at times it seems they set out to be just that, or they take few steps to avoid it being forced on them. By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca. Either way expectations have been set.

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MTD Sales Training

MAY 3, 2020

Price will be the major factor and they will just bombard you with price objections and that they can “get it cheaper” elsewhere. You’re still classed as a vendor though and the deal is a business transaction rather than a business relationship still. As I said earlier if you sell a transactional product, fair enough.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Do the same for objections, what will they be, hear how you would answer them; all this allows you to not hear most things the first time during the actual meeting. Go through all the questions they may have, and think about how you may answer; picture yourself asking what you want to know, and go through the various answers they may give.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Not to appear overly Pollyannaish, but why not start off by focusing on the buyer’s objectives, not only a much more pleasant start to things, but one with so much more potential. If in the end, their pain is involved in shaping their objectives, then yes, deal with it for what it is. Bad news – it will not be because of pain.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Don’t take my word, here are some eye-opening insights from TrustRadius’ 2017 The B2B Buying Disconnect: Vendors focus on providing material that buyers don’t find very useful or trustworthy. Vendors overemphasize selection criteria that aren’t important to buyers. Make them proficient in conversational in business.

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The Pipeline

JULY 29, 2013

In the world of buyers and sellers, these occurrences and experiences lead to more effort and complexity in getting future deals done as buyers become more hardened and sceptical of new vendors, and stick with what they know. In addition, these should be directly tied to the buyer’s objectives. How do I know what their objectives are?

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Mr. Inside Sales

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Based on how successful my last blog was on handling the objection: “We’ve Already Got a Vendor for That,” I thought I’d give you another proven response to help you overcome the objections and resistance you get daily. They know the “Price is too high” objection is just another smokescreen. And most do! Listen here!

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Mr. Inside Sales

JANUARY 19, 2024

I know it makes sense to have several vendors you can check pricing and availability with, and having another supplier in your back pocket is only going to help you, right?” [Get The next time you get this objection, use the script above and watch how much more effective you become as a sales rep. That’s what most blow offs are!

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Mr. Inside Sales

JUNE 7, 2024

Questions while qualifying: Closed ended: “Do you ever use an outside vendor?” Assumptive: “How often do you use outside vendors?” Assumptive: “Hi, can you connect me with __ please?” (or or just—“Hi, __ please.”) Closed ended: “Are you the best person to speak to about this?” Assumptive: “How do you get involved in this?”

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 20, 2024

When salespeople talk to clients whose own customer data is shared with vendors or partners, they hear just how valuable good compliance and privacy practices are to them. Yet, your customers know when privacy is not present, and they will take action accordingly.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Streamline Recruits by Getting on Approved Vendor Lists. But if you can find ways to conserve time and resources for your organization, you get on approved vendor lists to save time and resources. Check out our guide, “4 Ways to Get on the Approved Vendor List for IT Staffing,” to land on approved vendor lists for IT professionals.

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SalesFuel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

You can optimize these assets, among others, to overcome objections that are increasingly common in this competitive market. The B2B Buying Experience and Overcoming Objections New research from Dentsu underscores just how much the B2B buying experience has changed in recent years. Being included requires you to be visible.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 2, 2020

Accuracy: Generally speaking, the closer a vendor is to the data source — the more accurate the data will be. If a vendor did nothing to maintain the accuracy of their data, they would have very few customers. The vendor should be able (and willing) to provide specifics. If you have questions or concerns, ask.

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Mr. Inside Sales

MAY 22, 2020

Let me ask you this: When things settle down and you get back into the office, and back to doing business again, what does your ideal vendor look like?”. Response: “Right?! I know just what you mean. I know just what you mean. Here’s the good news: we’re on hold here, too. Get Access Today.

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Zoominfo

JULY 2, 2020

Before you even draft your first email, it’s important to identify the specific goals and objectives you’re looking to achieve with your new automation platform. To determine your goals, consider your overall company objectives. Make sure your goals align with these high-level objectives. Increased revenue? Brand awareness?

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The Pipeline

MARCH 13, 2017

The main reason is that most vendors and sellers spend time and effort to differentiate themselves from other products, companies, or sales people. What some vendors think is really different, may not be that important to the market, which is likely why the others have avoided it. Buying and selling are very subjective experiences.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 1, 2021

You can't exactly wing business-wide objectives. Those individual pieces are most commonly referred to as operational objectives. Operational objectives are often confused with strategic objectives — longer-term, organizational goals that can guide an operations team's immediate plans and actions.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 26, 2013

What is important to you when it comes to choosing a vendor? You want insight into your buyer’s goals & objectives, obstacles & fears. Use open-ended questions such as: What put you in the market for a solution? How did you initially become aware of our solution? What approach were you previously using to address this issue?

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

No call objectives are stated or achieved. Selecting a vendor to partner with. Then they all went home. Life got in the way. A year later you ride in the car with a rep. He takes you to a big appointment. Amazed, you watch him visit with the prospect. The rep believes he’s impressed you by showing you how much rapport he’s built.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2020

An original promise of SaaS was that it would take the pain away from internal IT personnel and transfer it instead to the technology vendor, which specializes in the thankless job of establishing the optimal hosting environment and maintaining the software for many clients at once. Managing the technology, however, is just the first hurdle.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 13, 2025

I wish vendors would look at their product training costs and reallocate some funds to make their sellers better business consultants. This is one of many measurable activities that a manager can use to grade the opportunity objectively and tie to a milestone achievement. Confusing activity with progress.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 20, 2020

Forrester estimates that 82% of buyers will have viewed at least five pieces of content from the vendor that wins their business. In this way, you are always moving toward your primary objective. Even if you fall short of your objectives, you’ll be ahead of the pack. But don’t merely accept digital, learn to use it effectively.

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Mr. Inside Sales

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Many sales reps still have trouble handling the initial resistance statement: “We’re all set,” or “We already have a dealer/supplier/vendor for that.”. Adapt them to your style and product or service, and start getting past this common objection. If you struggle, too, then you’ll love the proven response below. We’re all set”.

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The Pipeline

MARCH 30, 2021

I don’t know about you, but I don’t handle vendor disappointments well. Yet many vendors ignore this, set expectations they know are a stretch just to get another MRR stream. The alternative to setting questionable expectations, is to set specific expectations vis-à-vis the prospects business objectives.

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Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It’s no wonder that the most liked blog post I’ve put out over the last two years deals with a proven way to overcome the rejection and the objections you get while cold calling. There are many variations of the “ We are all set ” objection. Again, “We’re all set” is not an objection, it’s just a blow off. Let me ask you…”.

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Sales Gravy

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Im Jeb Blountbestselling author of Fanatical Prospecting, Objections, Sales EQ, and INKED. Nobody wants a vendor who goes dark when the pressure is on. Im Jeb Blountbestselling author of Fanatical Prospecting, Objections, Sales EQ, and INKED. Nobody wants a vendor who goes dark when the pressure is on.

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