In this episode, Antonella O’Day joins Rachel to discuss best practices on managing the transition of prospects from initial interest to buying intent. Over the course of the conversation, Antonella touches on the need for sellers to approach early sales calls with a mindset of curiosity, shares strategies for testing a prospect’s intent in order to qualify deals early on, advises reps to make use of mutual action plans (MAPs) to build consensus and trust, and supplies questions to help reps gauge progress.

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Creating a Compelling Business Case | Ascender Course
Moving Buyers to Action | Ascender Article
How to Convince Your Customer to Take Action in Your Sales Process | Ascender Article
Helping Customers Persuade Themselves | Ascender Video
How Do I Get My Customer to See the Importance of My Differentiation? | Ascender Video
How to Uncover Buyer Needs | Podcast
Aligning with Corporate Initiatives | Podcast
Developing Mutual Action Plans | Podcast

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