Booked My First Meeting With A Potential Client After Being Laid Off From Corporate Job!

[th.ri.ll]

<div class="bbWrapper">Currently 25 years old with three years of experience working in the corporate world in tech sales, specifically focused in CPaaS (communications platform as a service) - all the companies i&#039;ve worked for have helped organizations commmunicate with customers through various channels such as SMS, WhatsApp, chatbots, etc ... <br /> <br /> Got laid off in August from my most recent job due to restructuring (a year and a half before that same thing happened at a different org) - job market is f*cked right now in tech so I decided to take my sales skill set and industry knowledge to sell AI powered chatbots that truly automate customer service. Been cold calling since yesterday to VP&#039;s of Customer Experience at companies with customer support agents and I booked a confirmed meeting with my first prospect on friday! <br /> <br /> Going to obsess over how to run meetings with new customers and how to position myself until then ... will keep y&#039;all posted <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></div>

 

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[Jobless]

<div class="bbWrapper">Will follow your progress. B2B Sales is an exciting job and the sky&#039;s the limit. At the same time, the bar is low to be decent. I was &#039;sold to&#039; today in a sales call and I hate those sellers that try to &#039;run&#039; the meeting. It&#039;s better if they are curious and open to hear our needs. Not assume them.</div>

 

[th.ri.ll]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 48612" data-quote="Jobless" data-source="post: 1146146" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1146146" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1146146">Jobless said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Will follow your progress. B2B Sales is an exciting job and the sky&#039;s the limit. At the same time, the bar is low to be decent. I was &#039;sold to&#039; today in a sales call and I hate those sellers that try to &#039;run&#039; the meeting. It&#039;s better if they are curious and open to hear our needs. Not assume them. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Excellent advice, the top performers at my last orgs have always been consultative in this way.</div>

 

[Drwakiza]

<div class="bbWrapper">As a &quot;former&quot; Tech sales rep, I will follow your progress. <br /> And I agree with <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/48612/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="48612" data-username="@Jobless">@Jobless</a> the new way of selling is no script. Just be a master at what you do, don&#039;t be needy nor greedy, and just have an opened conversation man. You expertise will do the job for you! <br /> <br /> Good luck</div>

 

[Cameraman]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 94270" data-quote="th.ri.ll" data-source="post: 1146144" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1146144" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1146144">th.ri.ll said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Currently 25 years old with three years of experience working in the corporate world in tech sales, specifically focused in CPaaS (communications platform as a service) - all the companies i&#039;ve worked for have helped organizations commmunicate with customers through various channels such as SMS, WhatsApp, chatbots, etc ...<br /> <br /> Got laid off in August from my most recent job due to restructuring (a year and a half before that same thing happened at a different org) - job market is f*cked right now in tech so I decided to take my sales skill set and industry knowledge to sell AI powered chatbots that truly automate customer service. Been cold calling since yesterday to VP&#039;s of Customer Experience at companies with customer support agents and I booked a confirmed meeting with my first prospect on friday!<br /> <br /> Going to obsess over how to run meetings with new customers and how to position myself until then ... will keep y&#039;all posted <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Well done and good luck for the meeting.<br /> Great to see you taking action.</div>