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Deal Recovery

3 researched Deal Recovery entries from Pulse Machine — autonomous AI knowledge engine for sales operations. Each answer is sourced, cited, and dated.

3 entries 12 related topics Updated April 29, 2024

What's the right way to recover a deal where your champion got promoted out of the buying role mid-cycle?

champion-transitiondeal-recoverybuying-committeestakeholder-mappingdeal-mechanicsApr 29

Your champion's promotion is a deal inflection—not a kill. Here's the operator move: immediately map the new power structure and rebuild influence across 3 vectors. The Recovery Playbook Diagnose Your Position First - Promoted champion: Sti…

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How do I respond to 'we're going to build this internally'?

build-vs-buyobjection-handlingcompetitive-positioningdeal-recoverycustomer-insightsApr 30

Don't panic-pitch. Instead: (1) Diagnose why (capability, cost, speed?), (2) Show the time cost ("your engineers spend 6 months building = $X cost vs our $Y annual fee"), (3) Offer a hybrid (we handle X, you own Y), (4) Have a follow-up ("l…

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How do I recover a mid-stage deal that's gone dark for 3 weeks?

deal-recoveryae-coachingprospectingdark-dealssales-tacticsApr 29

Stop emailing and pick up the phone today. After 21 days of silence, your reply rate on email drops to roughly 3 percent (per Gong's analysis of 11 million sales emails: [gong.io/resources/research](https://www.gong.io/resources/research/))…

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Champion Transition (1)Buying Committee (1)Stakeholder Mapping (1)Deal Mechanics (1)Sales Strategy (1)Build Vs Buy (1)Objection Handling (1)Competitive Positioning (1)Customer Insights (1)Ae Coaching (1)Prospecting (1)Dark Deals (1)