Surrogate Authority

Problem:  The majority of Pamela’s prospects were Fortune 1000 companies that were headquartered outside her geographic territory.  Unfortunately, most of the people who had final decision-making authority on her product were at headquarters and she often had to deal with local decision influencers who could not make the final decision.  She was frustrated by this [&hellip

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Stump the Gatekeeper

Problem:  Sara was becoming increasingly frustrated in her efforts to reach the decision makers when she was prospecting.  Time after time access was blocked by the gatekeepers and information gatherers.  It often seemed like there was a conspiracy to keep her from speaking to the top-level people.  She had tried various tactics, but nothing was [&hellip

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Sleepless in San Diego

Problem:  Marcia was a successful life insurance agent, but she suffered from insomnia every time she made a sale.  When we asked why, she replied that about 40% of the time, when she closed a deal, the new “client” would call her the next day (but usually not during working hours) and leave a voice [&hellip

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Set the Trap… for Yourself!

Problem:  Jack had been with the company for only two years, yet he was considered their most technically competent salesperson. He was the “go to guy” when the other salespeople needed someone to talk to about solutions, specifications, and competitive information.  He was an expert when it came to product knowledge.  Yet he had the [&hellip

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ROI4Sales Webinar with Sales Coach

Transcript of the entire Webinar John:                Hi, everybody. Welcome to the Adapt or Fail webinar this afternoon. This is John Schumann. I’m from the Whetstone Group. Let’s cover just two things before we get into the program. I’d like to get a little bit about ROI4Sales and then a little bit about the Whetstone Group; [&hellip

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Presenting to a Group

Problem:  Darrell sold complicated software solutions to manufacturing companies.  His was a complex sale in that several fact-finding meetings were typically required and the presentation often was to a group of 4-5 senior company executives.  Trying to get a commitment with so many involved was difficult.  He always felt like he missed presenting some important [&hellip

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