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Oct 18, 2022 29 min

When to challenge a prospect?

from The Modern SaaS Podcast Hosted by Yaagneshwaran Ganesh, Stephen Cann

In this episode, Stephen Cann (Director of Enterprise Sales, Avoma) and Yaag discuss how and when to challenge your prospect during a deal? Stephen shares his experience on how to challenge the prospect across stages such as prospecting, discovery, indecisive moments, and more. ➡️ Key Points⁣ covered 00:00 - Intro 01:37 - Challenging the prospects all the time 03:05 - Challenging at the prospect stage 04:15 - The key is to understand the problem 04:35 - Qualify and turn down meetings 06:10 - What to look for in the discovery stage 07:59 - Challenging during prospecting vs discovery 08:30 - Need to identify the perceptions of the prospect 10:20 - Helping to surface the problems 11:37 - Digging into the problem 2-3 levels deep 14:40 - Go beyond symptoms to understand the pain 15:40 - Don't be a Labrador rep :) 16:18 - Getting something in return for specific requests 19:48 - What to do when you sense indecision? 22:56 - What gives you the authority to challenge? 26:34 - Key takeaways

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