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What are Sales Call Frameworks & Why Are They Used?
Another example of a framework is one that is less structured around the call flow and more on how to answer a specific question. For example, when asked about a competitor I have often said “Competitor X does great at _______, and if you asked them they would say we are small, don’t do custom work, and won’t interact with your clients for you – and you know what they are right. We actually (then I explain we are small, and don’t do the things they say because it doesn’t make sense to do as a best practice)”. This ensures that I get into what makes us different and better than the competition without laying into a competitor and looking like the shark.
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Sales Call Analytics: Coaching in Real-Time
Speaking too much is something that salespeople find out after the call, and that is if you are even analyzing your sales calls (you should be…). But coaching after the call amounts to little more than “get ‘em next time, Tiger”. Being able to ask the right questions is key to having a lower talk time and allowing your prospects to feel heard. Real-time sales coaching enables both your salespeople to be gently reminded that they might be talking too much, while also prompting them with a question that could invite the prospect to unload a plethora of information that otherwise would have never been uncovered.