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Feb 2023
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133 (Sell): Identifying the difference b...

Armand Farrokh & Nick Cegelski
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FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS

  • If you don’t dig into their self-diagnosis, you lose credibility. When you hear their diagnosis, ask why they came to that conclusion and then begin to unpack it.
  • Unpack the diagnosis by starting with the questions that will most likely get you to the answer quickly.
  • Once you know the key metrics that drive their business (e.g., open rates, reply rates), you can deposit and add value by sharing industry benchmarks of what those could be.
  • Prospect by identifying the top 2-3 problems that most people don’t know that they have, then try to find out where the prospect realistically lands currently. 


PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB

  • Founder & CEO @ Flip the Script
  • Head of Sales Development @ Chorus.ai
  • Regional VP of Business Development @ G2
  • Sr. Manager, Inside Sales @ Gong.io 


RESOURCES DISCUSSED

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