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Are Cancelled Appointments Really a Complete Loss?

The Sales Hunter

A prospect or customer cancels an appointment. Sure, but you don’t have to view cancelled sales calls as lost opportunities. ” If a customer cancels an appointment, the last thing you should assume is that you lost the sale. .” It’s happened to every salesperson at one point or another.

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10 Unfavorable Selling Conditions That Prevent Sales Success

Understanding the Sales Force

They couldn’t cancel somebody else’s room to accommodate us, but they did waive the cancellation fee and give us a full refund for the weekend. You must pull out all the stops and sell your value without trying to win with low-margin, low-retention pricing.

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Pipelinerpreneurs: The Importance of Understanding Lost Opportunities

Pipeliner

The difference between a won and a lost opportunity is sometimes very narrow. The good news is, we don’t lose all of our opportunities. Understanding why opportunities are lost is vital to winning more of them. Within the Pipeliner administration interface, the “loss reason” field for opportunities can be customized.

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TSE 1304: How To Generate Interest In Lost Opportunities

Sales Evangelist

How To Generate Interest In Lost Opportunities Every so often, a prior interest doesn’t end with a good close. Sometimes, there are lost opportunities. As a salesperson, how do you generate interest in lost opportunities? At that point, you label the deal as a lost opportunity and end it. How did you do it?

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation. Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success.

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How Risk Reversal Language Will Help You Accelerate Your Sales Cycle

Sales and Marketing Management

Have you ever been ready to pull the trigger on a purchase, but felt so uneasy about the decision that you decided to cancel it last minute? But your next major opportunity for improvement lies in soothing your prospect’s pre-purchase anxiety and mitigating their risk with a liberal use of “risk-reversal language.”. Think About It….

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8 of the Most Difficult Types of Prospects (& How to Deal With Them), According to Real Sales Leaders

Hubspot Sales

Clearly articulate the problem or opportunity, the proposed solution, and the expected benefits and outcomes. She says, “Following the pandemic, we have been dealing with prospects and clients who have gone back and forth with confirmed events, canceled confirmed programs, and asked for last-minute changes. Or, tell a compelling story.