Morning everyone.
Bit of a long read for you all this morning but thatās what this is for I guess.
Anyway, I seem to be coming across the same 2 āobjectionsā nearly every time I get a hold of a CFO/Financial director.
Scenario 1) give them my pitch and they say āweāve already got something in placeā
I dig into this a bit and ask as Callum, Benjamin and others have told me to and ask if what they mean to say is that āitās perfectā most of the time Iāll get a āyeah it isā and then again, Iāll try dig a bit deeper, then go into the whole āso even if there was someone who could do a better jobā¦ā spiel and always end up with a āno, we wouldnāt be interestedā - now, the reason I ask and am unsure is because in my mind that is the prospect disqualified, they have solidified their need (rather, lack of) for my product/service. Yet, my management are on my back saying that āI didnāt pitch the productā āstop trying to tell them to say that itās perfect because theyāll just say it isā etc etc.
Scenario 2) after the pitch, they turn around to me and say āitās just not a priority for us right nowā
Again, Iāll dig into that a bit. Try find out whether itās a statement of fact or just something to get me off the phone. Iāll say something similar to ācan I ask, what is a priority for you right now?ā And from here, Iām not too sure where to take it.
Any suggestions on how to deal with both scenario 1 & 2? The hardest part for me is trying to get the prospect to discover they have a problem for themselves or at least itās a big enough problem for them to prioritise/invest in solving.
Bonus points for anyone that helps me with this -> I feel like Iāve disqualified the prospect out and done all I can but like I said in scenario 1, management are all over me because of the fact that Iām disqualifying and not even trying to book a meeting with the ones who have been disqualified. Bad management/company? Get out as soon as I can?
Looking forward to the slander/suggestions/mockery in the comments below.