You just cold called a prospect for a $40M/deal, wants to meet, what's your next move?

True story. gave him a cold call out of the blue, mentioned how I can help him, and he was stoked.


Told me to send him an email and will lock down a time for next week.


I sent him one, he opened it twice throughout the day, no response.


I called him again just now, he picked up while in a meeting super lax and chill, and basically said he cant lockdown a time right now cuz he's in a meeting but it's on his list of to do's.


It's always super awkward when they pick up during a meeting, after I asked if we can lock down a time right now he said he was in a meeting and rushed me off the phone and clicked.


I would give my left arm to get this deal.


Also sidenote: Managers: If your sdr's are expected to bring in 4m revenue in a month, and your meetings are set up on avg deal size etc and how many meetings they need to hit quota, how are we rewarding sdr's for pulling in whales?


I have permission to use ubereats giftcards too.



what to do

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GreenBro
Good Citizen
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BD Director
Time for a digital direct mail pack.  Your benefits to them all over a cool printed pack design with a click button imbedded declaring "press here for your xxxx"... when the dude presses the button a radio signal is sent to a central server (no wifi or mobile signal required) and your digital content (e.g. personalised video) is pinged immediately to their email... PROPER IMPACT... closed a $20m deal with this theatre at pitch stage
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
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Officer of ♥️
VERY INTERESTING. any solutions you know of for this?
GreenBro
Good Citizen
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BD Director
I know a few innovative DM houses can create this material... prob shouldn't promote on here though... CorpBro might block us...  check out market leading direct mail houses and you'll have a ball creating this stuff... bonne chance
SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
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Officer of ♥️
Thanks GreenBro <3 u da goat

@GeneralCorp how do we feel about sharing stuff like this?
SgtAE
WR Officer
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AE
Honestly I think an uber eats gift card is like using a cup of water on a house fire at this point. 

Do you have the ability to delegate it to your VP of sales and still take the credit? At our company deal sizes over a certain amount (Usually 1m USD) can be escalated straight to the CEO for a meeting as it's considered high value. 

My advice would be just go talk to management state this might be out of your depth on this, but still expect them to give you credit, takes the heat off you, gives your credit and let's the seniors handle the future interactions. 
KnightKingORL
Valued Contributor
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Account Executive
Wait and Pray brother
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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What was the outcome?
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When the set prospect whose meeting has been planned and booked by SDR does not join on time and expects the same 1 hour, would you or won't you lend?

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8

Does getting buy in from the prospect to take the cold call work?

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Does getting buy in from the prospect to take the cold call work?
85% Yes
15% No
72 people voted
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Members only

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

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What do you call it when you close a prospect on your first call/meeting?
26% First call close
63% One call close
11% Other (list in comments)
232 people voted