OldDogNewTricks

Sales guy

Valued Contributor

What do you call it when you close a prospect on your first call/meeting?

I'm curious if different parts of the world have other names for this phenomenon in transactional sales

What do you call it when you close a prospect on your first call/meeting?

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Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

9

War Room Enthusiast

A miracle? An illusion? Freaky Friday?

Santipodero

Politicker

1

Sanix

I would say a strange Friday lol

AlphaCharlie

Arsonist

7

Account executive

Monday.

OldDogNewTricks

Opinionated

3

Sales guy

I think we have a winner, @AlphaCharlie 😁

AlphaCharlie

Arsonist

2

Account executive

Is it you?

funcoupons

WR Officer

4

👑

Impossible

Lenca

Politicker

4

BDR

A once in a lifetime opportunity!

Incognito

WR Officer

3

Master of Disaster

Unicorn

CuriousFox

WR Officer

3

🦊

Miracle.

Onemoredial

Valued Contributor

2

Account Exectutive

On the spotter

OldDogNewTricks

Opinionated

3

Sales guy

Ohhh nice, I've never heard that one, @Onemoredial. Is that a UK regular saying?

Onemoredial

Valued Contributor

1

Account Exectutive

Could easily be a UK thing, prior to this company I was involved in large enterprise cycles so we didnt really have a term for it so I only know it from my current company

DaveGreen

Arsonist

2

Head of Sales

Same!

Beans

Big Shot

2

Enterprise Account Executive

The Jay-Z, only need one take.

OldDogNewTricks

Opinionated

1

Sales guy

That's good

Stratifyz

Big Shot

0

Account Executive

Or you could go Nas with the one mic.

poweredbycaffeine

WR Lieutenant

2

☕️

Coffee break.

sneakysnek

Politicker

2

KCSM

"Snipe"

"Quick flip"

alecabral

Arsonist

1

Director - Digital Sales Transformation

Freaking awesome is what I call it!

OldDogNewTricks

Opinionated

2

Sales guy

Indeed @alecabral - especially on outbound, its a rush!

CaneWolf

Politicker

1

Call me what you want, just sign the damn contract

A thing that doesn't happen.

sales4lyf

Politicker

1

Business Development Manager

Deal in a day

Beasthouse

Opinionated

1

Corporate trainer

hole in one or a prom date

OldDogNewTricks

Opinionated

2

Sales guy

Prom date!

Hole in one works

Beasthouse

Opinionated

1

Corporate trainer

a properly prepared and informed rep who engaged with a ICP at the proper time where their need and timeframe lined up due to the relevance prepared by a trained professional.

Stratifyz

Big Shot

1

Account Executive

Oh come on… don’t do that to us 😂

Beasthouse

Opinionated

0

Corporate trainer

hahahaha had toooo lol

Santipodero

Politicker

1

Sanix

they call me sensei

Sniper

Valued Contributor

1

Enterprise Account Executive

One shot kill

OldDogNewTricks

Opinionated

3

Sales guy

I've heard this one from some old stockbrokers. They also tried to get the sales floor to call it a "suicide"... thankfully never caught on

sonofapitch

1

Account Executive

One n done

OldDogNewTricks

Opinionated

1

Sales guy

Solid 👌

LowHangingFruit

Good Citizen

1

Account Executive

FRAUD 😵‍💫

Beasthouse

Opinionated

1

Corporate trainer

in time share we called them laydowns cuz they where gonna get it anyways but its nice when they starfish for you

SammySandbags

Politicker

1

Account Executive

Bluebird

OldDogNewTricks

Opinionated

1

Sales guy

Second vote for that one! Never heard it until now

Blackwargreymon

Politicker

1

MDR

Impossible

rushabhpatel

0

Director of Sales

007

PhlipOut

Politicker

0

Account Executive

a bluebird or a gift

TheHypnotist

Executive

0

Sales Manager

Flucky, with a capital F (if you're selling big ticket items like me anyway!)

OldDogNewTricks

Opinionated

1

Sales guy

Flucky hahaha love it

Error32

Politicker

0

ISR

Lemonade as a 10 yr old- absolutely crushed

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