EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 1 MIN
#1024 - How to Open a Door When the Door Looks Closed
from The Daily Sales Message · host James Newell - Clear Sales Message™
"We're happy with our current supplier." It feels like a dead end. It doesn't have to be.𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: why pushing back on a happy customer damages trust, a single question that opens the conversation without attacking their supplier, and how to handle both outcomes cleanly.Telling someone their current supplier isn't good enough is a fast way to end the conversation. It questions their judgement and puts them on the defensive. There's a much smarter move.James shares a question that gets the prospect to surface their own frustrations, without you having to say a word against the competition. If they bite, you have something real to work with. If they don't, you park it and move on. Either way you come out looking confident and professional.𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱Happy with current supplier objectionHandling supplier loyalty objectionsSales prospecting objectionsHow to open closed prospectsB2B cold outreach objectionsSales questioning techniquesCompetitor displacement in salesLong term follow up strategySales psychology and trustThis is episode 1024 of the Daily Sales Message podcast.Hit follow so you never miss an episode..𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesnewelluk/.📩 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲Daily practical sales tips covering sales messaging, sales psychology, B2B selling and conversion improvement.Most deals are lost in explanation, not negotiation..𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 (𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽-𝗯𝘆-𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽)https://www.practicalsalestraining.com.𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴https://www.clearsalesmessage.com.Clear Sales Message™ helps companies communicate their value clearly so buyers understand faster and buy with confidence.
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"We're happy with our current supplier." It feels like a dead end. It doesn't have to be.𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: why pushing back on a happy customer damages trust, a single question that opens the conversation without attacking their supplier, and how to handle both outcomes cleanly.Telling someone their current supplier isn't good enough is a fast way to end the conversation. It questions their judgement and puts them on the defensive. There's a much smarter move.James shares a question that gets the prospect to surface their own frustrations, without you having to say a word against the competition. If they bite, you have something real to work with. If they don't, you park it and move on. Either way you come out looking confident and professional.𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱Happy with current supplier objectionHandling supplier loyalty objectionsSales prospecting objectionsHow to open closed prospectsB2B cold outreach objectionsSales questioning techniquesCompetitor displacement in salesLong term follow up strategySales psychology and trustThis is episode 1024 of the Daily Sales Message podcast.Hit follow so you never miss an episode..𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesnewelluk/.📩 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲Daily practical sales tips covering sales messaging, sales psychology, B2B selling and conversion improvement.Most deals are lost in explanation, not negotiation..𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 (𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽-𝗯𝘆-𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽)https://www.practicalsalestraining.com.𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴https://www.clearsalesmessage.com.Clear Sales Message™ helps companies communicate their value clearly so buyers understand faster and buy with confidence.
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