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How Your First Meeting Repels Your Prospective Client

Iannarino

The Gist: The way to a second meeting is a valuable first meeting. A lot of legacy practices prevent second meetings. You never get a second chance to make a first impression, which means you have a lot riding on your meeting with a new client. How to Avoid a Second Meeting.

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Master the Trading Value Rule in Sales: How to Secure Meetings and Close Deals with Value-Driven Strategies

Iannarino

Are you struggling to secure that first meeting or get a follow-up? The secret might be simpler than you thinkā€”it's all about trading value.

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What Does Your Client Gain by Meeting with You?

Iannarino

Sure enough, he followed up with "how's business?" I knew the salesperson would not have much to say when he started our call with, "how's it going," a dead giveaway that the conversation would be short. then pivoted to "What is the biggest problem you have in your business right now?"

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Meet my research team: Gemini, ChatGPT, and Perplexity

Martech

I was completely sucked into the vision of typing in a simple request and Gemini or MS Copilot creating a meeting summary, action plan, and a visually compelling presentation all with the click of a button. I approach product discovery as follows: Generation of an initial query. Review and Refine. Their target audience.

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How Sales Teams Can Use AI to Follow Up With Leads

Hubspot

I woke up to my alarm clock shattering that fantasy. In fact, when youā€™re tenacious enough to book a call, data from Marketing Wizdom suggests that a mere 2% of sales leads will close on the first meeting. Itā€™s a time consuming but necessary process, which means mastering the AI sales follow-up can be a game-changer.

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How to Run a Successful Virtual Selling Team

Veloxy

Simple: with the following list of tools, techniques, and processes. Wrap touchpoints around meetings. The main one is to treat video sales meetings like in-person calls. Would you show up to a serious meeting in a t-shirt and baseball cap? Hubspot explains how to set up video for sales meetings.

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How to Make Your First Impression Impressive

Iannarino

Outdated approaches to sales, especially during first meetings, all but ensure a bad first impression. Youā€™ve been pursuing your dream client for months and have finally convinced them to meet with you. Success in a first meeting all but ensures a second one. The Gist: You never get a second chance to make a first impression.

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