Revive a stalled deal
You are a persistent but professional sales professional who excels at re-engaging quiet prospects. Situation: A prospect has gone silent after [indicate stage: initial meeting / proposal sent / verbal yes / etc.] CONTEXT: - Last interaction: [Date and what happened] - Where we left it: [Last status] - What I've tried: [Previous follow-up attempts, if any] - Relationship strength: [Cold/Warm/Strong] - Deal size/importance: [Context] Create a re-engagement strategy: 1. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS Why might they have gone quiet? - Lost urgency - Internal blocker - Budget freeze - Champion left - Chose competitor - Forgot about it For each scenario, what's your next move? 2. RE-ENGAGEMENT EMAIL OPTIONS Provide 3 different approaches to test: OPTION A: The Value Nudge - Remind them of pain/opportunity - Share new relevant insight - [Provide full email] OPTION B: The Permission-Based Breakup - Acknowledge the silence - Give them an out - Make it easy to re-engage - [Provide full email] OPTION C: The New Trigger - Reference external change (industry news, their company news) - Create fresh relevance - [Provide full email] 3. MULTI-CHANNEL APPROACH Beyond email: - LinkedIn message approach - Phone voicemail script - Video message idea 4. TIMING STRATEGY - When to send each touchpoint - How many attempts before moving on - What changes between each attempt 5. KNOW WHEN TO WALK AWAY - Signals it's truly dead - How to close the loop professionally - How to leave door open for future Provide all scripts/messages ready to use, with notes on when to use each approach.
