Recession talk tracks

Well howdy. Although today is showing a brief run, I'm sure most of you are still feeling the woes of the economic slowdown. Of course, it's mostly at the C level where the hammer gets brought down, so I wanted to ask you savages what talk track has been working best for you at that level?

I know this will depend on the industry, but for my industry, it's all around upskilling the workers they have and "doing more with less" [people]. Are there any tactics you've been using in your outreaches that have been successful? And while you're meeting with them, how do you break through the objections around tightening budgets?

Much love

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