Closing the Deal: Getting That Project

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Closing the Deal:

Getting That Project

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Closing the Deal

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Via ThisIsIndexed.com

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“We’re on a road to

nowhere”

- Talking Heads

”Road to Nowhere”

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Closing the Deal

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1. Set the stage

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1. Set the stage

2. Find prospects

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1. Set the stage

2. Find prospects

3. Do the research

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1. Set the stage

2. Find prospects

3. Do the research

4. Proposal pitch

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1. Set the stage

2. Find prospects

3. Do the research

4. Proposal pitch

5. Close the deal

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1. Set the stage

2. Find prospects

3. Do the research

4. Proposal pitch

5. Close the deal

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You are a

professional

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Not just physical

appearance

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Title: Eidtor

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Email:

partygurl69@aol.com

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Closing the Deal

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Closing the Deal

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“If I can’t see examples of their work

beforehand, I won’t make the call.”

- TT, Life Technologies

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Make the content

interesting.

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“If I have two candidates, I’ll call

the one with LinkedIn references

first. They’re pre-vetted. It

eliminates an entire step in the

discovery process.”

- KG, Roche

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1. Set the stage

2. Find prospects

3. Do the research

4. Proposal pitch

5. Close the deal

Cold call

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“Hello from the other side.

I must have called a

thousand times.”

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- Adele

”Hello”

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Inbound inquiry

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“You start a conversation you

can't even finish it.

You're talking a lot, but you're not

saying anything.”

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- Talking Heads

”Psycho Killer”

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Image via U.S. Navy

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“We need a white paper

to give a clear explanation

of our technical benefits.”

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“We're looking for a dynamic

activator to generate key

synergies within our strategic

revenue-generating ideation

technologies.”

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Referral

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Closing the Deal

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“If there’s anything that you want

If there’s anything I can do

Just call on me and I’ll send it

along

With love, from me to you.”

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- The Beatles

”From Me to You”

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1. Set the stage

2. Find prospects

3. Do the research

4. Proposal pitch

5. Close the deal

Listening

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“Bigmouth strikes again.”

- The Smiths

”Bigmouth Strikes Again”

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Via ThisIsIndexed.com

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1. Set the stage

2. Find prospects

3. Do the research

4. Proposal pitch

5. Close the deal

“Let us leave the

confusion

and all disillusion behind.”

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- Dean Martin

”Volare”

We’re all on the

same page

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Perception

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1. Set the stage

2. Find prospects

3. Do the research

4. Proposal pitch

5. Close the deal

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Bonus advice!

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“I was looking for a job,

and then I found a job.

And heaven knows I'm

miserable now.”

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- The Smiths

“Heaven Knows I’m Miserable

Now”

“How do I know

when to fire a

client?”

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“We’ve been in worse

jams than this,

haven’t we, Hildy?”

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- Cary Grant

His Girl Friday

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“You may say to yourself,

my god, what have I

done?”

- Talking Heads

“Once in a Lifetime”

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“10% of nothin’...

let me do the math

here... nothin’ into

nothin’,

carry the nothin’....”

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- Jayne Cobb

Firefly

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@clearwriter

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