Anyone got any good stories of having walked past your competitor in the lobby/seen them dropping off doughnuts/pitched right after them etc?
Looking for some entertaining war stories!
Competitor War Stories
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TennisandSales
Politicker
4
Head Of Sales
back in the day when I was selling investments I was at some stupid networking event where they gave a few ppl time to talk in front of the group. (total waste of time as I look back on it but what ever)
a guy from another firm got up talking about why a specific product he sells is the best. (annuities)
Well I was suppose to talk after him and I had prepared to talk about why THAT product actually sucks and ppl should buy a different one(mutual funds).....awkward. Wouldnt have been so bad if we were not RIGHT after each other.
After my talk the dude was pretty pissed and thought I was trying to shit talk him and steal his prospects (which i guess he wasnt wrong about). He tried to be all passive aggressive with me the rest of the night and it was pretty uncomfortable.
anyways, i left financial services because i hated being 100% commission.
a guy from another firm got up talking about why a specific product he sells is the best. (annuities)
Well I was suppose to talk after him and I had prepared to talk about why THAT product actually sucks and ppl should buy a different one(mutual funds).....awkward. Wouldnt have been so bad if we were not RIGHT after each other.
After my talk the dude was pretty pissed and thought I was trying to shit talk him and steal his prospects (which i guess he wasnt wrong about). He tried to be all passive aggressive with me the rest of the night and it was pretty uncomfortable.
anyways, i left financial services because i hated being 100% commission.
BlueShirt
Contributor
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SDR
yeah damn that made me uncomfortable reading it, sucks to go first!
JDialz
Politicker
1
Chief Operating Officer
lmaooooo this is gold
JustGonnaSendIt
Politicker
3
Burn Towns, Get Money
Many moons ago in a past life at a SaaS startup, I won a deal against an incumbent who is either #1 or #2 in the space depending on the year. They had been in this account for 20+ years.
I had the CRO and AE from competitor roll up to me at my Gartner booth a few months later and give me the most passive-aggressive congratulatory handshake I've ever had. Felt like I was being stared down by the mob.
I had the CRO and AE from competitor roll up to me at my Gartner booth a few months later and give me the most passive-aggressive congratulatory handshake I've ever had. Felt like I was being stared down by the mob.
BlueShirt
Contributor
1
SDR
Satisfying as hell though!
JustGonnaSendIt
Politicker
0
Burn Towns, Get Money
Oh, for sure.
Justatitle
Big Shot
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Account Executive
Trade Show, the trade show coordinator set my old company's booth up right next to our largest competitor, people kept passing their booth and coming directly to ours, the competitors reps had dagger eyes and if looks could kill I'd be dead right now
JDialz
Politicker
1
Chief Operating Officer
We don't have competitors B)
BlueShirt
Contributor
1
SDR
Lucky you!
washedD1soccer
Politicker
0
Regional Sales Manager
Lost a deal because my competitor had sex with my prospect. Jokes on her... he was a fat piece of shit.
BlueShirt
Contributor
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SDR
That is....rogue
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