What was your first sale like?

My first sales attempt sucked. I got putdown and had nothing to say, no idea how to approach it.

I was thrown to the wolves on day one, and after I got rejected by all in my list, my mentor called the clients one by one and closed them on the call.

Was your experience something similar??

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Blackwargreymon

Politicker

MDR

First close ever, I vividly remember sweating through my shirt from nerves (luckily I had a jacket). The negotiations were in person, I am pretty sure I looked like a train wreck. But, they signed.

Clashingsoulsspell

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ISR

I was an SDR and my mentor was an AE who sat next to me.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

Honestly it was so long ago I don't remember.

But remember rejection and failure are temporary. They make you better and stronger.

newboy

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Complete Sales team

I haven't closed a single cold call till date. can only close ones already interested in product. started 1 yr ago as part time sales + marketing intern.

Then they started giving me most of marketing tasks.

CoorsKing

WR Officer

Retired King of the Coors Knights

First closed sale or first attempt? My first attempt I thought we were crushing it only to find out the competitor boxed us out at the exec level. I had forecasted it as commit as well. That was when I learned to always push higher in an org, and there is ALWAYS risk until the ink dries.

First close ever, I vividly remember sweating through my shirt from nerves (luckily I had a jacket). The negotiations were in person, I am pretty sure I looked like a train wreck. But, they signed.

newboy

Valued Contributor

Complete Sales team

"Always push higher in org." Can you help me on that?

RedLightning

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Mid-Market AE

I was an SDR and my mentor was an AE who sat next to me. I was on a cold call and got the guy on the hook and then he threw an objection at me. I was still at a point where everything was brand new and was genuinely curious and asked a great question that poke a huge hole in his objection. It wasn't a surgical question or anything just the type of thing a 5 year old would say that points out a flaw in something. He then did an on the fly demo with the AE sitting next to me who closed the deal.

newboy

Valued Contributor

Complete Sales team

Wow!! That is just dreamy.

MR.StretchISR

Politicker

ISR

Honestly it was so long ago I don't remember.

Mr.Floaty

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BDR

First closed sale or first attempt? My first attempt I thought we were crushing it only to find out the competitor boxed us out at the exec level. I had forecasted it as commit as well.