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Before You Fire That Prospect . . .

Posted August 11, 2014

When it comes to pursuing a prospect, I see lots people who give up way too early and you know what . . . I also see lots of people hanging on way too long.

Truth be told, I see both sides of this one because on one hand we don’t want to just give up. On the other hand, we don’t want to expend resources on something that just isn’t going to happen.

Kind of a damned if you do, damned if you don’t scenario . . . no?

Perhaps the answer lies in removing the extremes from our choices and selecting a safe middle of the road approach. That’s why, I don’t give up . . .

I alter the frequency of contact!

Perhaps I’ll call them twice a year unless one of my Google or SocialMention alerts tells me “Get in there now dude!”

This way, I’m not giving up while at the same time I’m not expending my resources on someone who has told me “No”.

Personally, I see no downside in continuing with a modified contact frequency.

Things have this crazy habit of changing and there is zero return on firing a prospect simply because they fired you. You’re the one who gets to say when it’s over!

Too many times we’re guilty of perceiving a “No” as a door slammed shut for all eternity. The sad part is that we fail to realize, that we in fact were the ones who welded the door shut . . . not the prospect!

Something to think about as you continue your journey to be that sales rock star you deserve to be!

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