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ofallcustomerinteractions
takeplaceoverthephone,
soit’sincredibletofind
thatsomanycompanies
today still fail to make
everycallcount.
Withonlya20secondwindowtoraiseinterest,
salespeopleneedtobeabletopresentclear,
relevantinformationtoguidethesalestraight
fromtheget-go.
Spendanhourlisteninginonyourteam’ssales
callsandaskyourselfwhichoftheseisabetter
representationofwhatyouhear:
If the first story sounds more familiar, your
salespeople aren’t connecting with your
customers where it counts. They’ve got a
customer insight problem, which in turn
means you’ve got a junk call problem.
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Misplaced,mistimedor
misjudgedsalesattempts
20%
10%
20%
50%
A
5% Smalltalk
20% Anticipatinga
customer’sneeds
30% Timelyup-selling
thatgrowsanaccount
45% Smartcross-sellingthatadds
newproductlinestoanaccount
B