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Some salespeople love to hear themselves talk so much they never learn about their customers. Others waste a client's time running down their standard questionnaire so they "can learn about their business."

Try to find a balance. "What We Found" is a good approach:

How to Identify Client Pain Points | Inc.com

I use this style organically on the phone, in emails and on pitches. It's very conversational, and you can work in recent successes easily, even if you do not name them. You could say, "I was just talking to one of our new clients about this. They are a small manufacturer who was challenged with blah blah blah. What we found is..."

In a way, it's a version of the old Feel-Felt-Found, but less formulaic.
#found #wwf
  • Profile picture of the author Rus Sells
    Thanks for this great share but I sort of agree with the comments on the post. I can see how it's effective with people we already have a relationship with but not for initial prospecting.
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