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Sep 2024
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246 (Lead) Challenging Your Reps on Thei...

Armand Farrokh & Nick Cegelski
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FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS

  • Instead of lecturing a rep who hasn't followed expectations, ask what's preventing them from doing the task. This helps identify roadblocks or allows the rep to own up to the issue.
  • When discussing reasons for making a change, focus on three questions: Why do anything? Why with us? Why now? The "why now" should have a specific date tied to an event.
  • Link the urgency of change to concrete events, such as a software switch, new hire, market trends, or growth initiatives like entering a new market.
  • Ask your reps key questions like when the economic buyer last bought something similar and who typically pays for software in their industry to ensure they understand the buyer’s decision-making process.


PATH TO PRESIDENT’S CLUB

  • Head of Sales, Retail @ Ascend
  • Strategic Account Manager @ Ascend
  • Strategic Accounts @ Sourcegraph
  • Head of Enterprise Sales @ Segment
  • Enterprise Sales Executive @ Braintree (a PayPal company)


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