I just went on-site with a prospect for the first time in 18 months

Felt so good to sit in the same room with the C-suite. Got to answer their questions face to face, go down rabbit holes, connect with them on a personal level over lunch, and ultimately moved the deal forward much faster than I would have been able to virtually. Honestly the demo itself had some issues (poor wifi at their site) but even through all the lag time, we accomplished so much. Was I able to take 10 calls today with 10 different prospects/customers? No. But this one 4 hour block I spent with real decision makers who had to devote their time and attention to me and my team accomplished about as much as several individual virtual calls I would have had to coordinate with them. Felt good to be back. Now i'm addicted to the road again!

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funcoupons
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Happy to hear, Harry! My company has always been primarily phone sales but I'm so excited for in person SKOs, conferences, and meetings again. Had enough of this virtual bullshit.
HarryCaray
Notable Contributor
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HMFIC
Couldn't agree more.ย  So glad to see smiling faces in person again.
funcoupons
WR Officer
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Man, the thought of getting to see people's bare faces without stupid masks gets me all hot and bothered.ย 
HarryCaray
Notable Contributor
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HMFIC
haha yeah major turn on.ย  Forgot to mention that part - zero masks, lots of handshakes, no mention of covid at all.ย  Was really refreshing.
funcoupons
WR Officer
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You're killing me here. I'm happy for you!
SlinginSoftware
Politicker
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Account Executive
uuuuhhh...I can't wait to be back on the road.
HarryCaray
Notable Contributor
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HMFIC
in my happy place again
harebrained
Politicker
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Enterprise Account Executive
Wow I'm jealous - I'm in the states but work for an Aussie company and they are freshly terrified of COVID. It's gonna be awhile...
HarryCaray
Notable Contributor
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HMFIC
that's a real bummer, sorry to hear that.
Achiever
Contributor
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Head of Cloud, Infra and Security Sales
Travel starting next week for me. Nothing better than shaking hands and closing deals in person!
HarryCaray
Notable Contributor
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HMFIC
Hell yeah.ย  I look forward to actually getting the verbal selection in person, or maybe even getting contract docs signed while I'm on-site.ย  Haven't experienced either of those yet.
CaneWolf
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Call me what you want, just sign the damn contract
Admit it, you burped without thinking about it.
HarryCaray
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HMFIC
I don't understand what you mean tbh
BusinessUnusual
Executive
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Senior Account Executive
Man I'm jealous!ย  It's been almost two years since I last sat in front of a prospect, demo'd, negotiated, closed a deal....two damn years!ย  Still don't believe virtual selling is never going to replace face-to-face interactions.ย  That four hours you spent with the C-Suite was worth 10 days of zoom meetings...
MR.StretchISR
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ISR
You know what really grinds my gears? People who film themselves doing a good deed and post it on social media.
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Pointed a prospect to a competitor. They came back 3 months later!

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Do you pick up the check all the time when you go out with your prospect until closing? Or is it just the first time?

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How often do you pick up the check?
20% Just the first time
76% Everytime
5% Why would I pick up the check anytime?
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Can you name the thing you hated the most being a first time manager?

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