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Ali Hammoud's avatar

I think I speak for everyone who reads this post when I say that we need more information on the Kit-Kat guy.

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

😂😂😂 twas the weirdest ending to a date I’ve ever been on! I actually can’t remember his name but do remember he worked in ecommerce somewhere 😂😂

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Aneisha Velazquez's avatar

I’m interested in hearing more about your sales call process!

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

Good to know!! I’ll definitely pop it on the line up

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Priyanka Kanagaraj's avatar

I took a lot of notes from this post. Super valuable content. Thank you so much for posting it Anna.

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

You’re so welcome! What resonated most?

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Noel Vincent Potage's avatar

Great content. And like the others, I'd love to learn more about your sales process.

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

Thanks Noel! Stay tuned 👀

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Levi Nelson's avatar

Great content in this one! I've never tried to be good at sales, so this was pretty eye-opening for me. I'd love more sales content like this!

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

I think sales is one of the biggest blind spots for people, especially in the early years of moving out of full time employment into working for themselves. Happy to share more!

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Zed's avatar

It's so interesting seeing how the machine works, thanks for sharing

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

No probs!

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Jane McCarthy's avatar

I love seeing these actual emails and exactly the language you're using. This is so helpful. Thank you for sharing!!! J

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

Pleasure!

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Chibuzo's avatar

Yes pleeease, share the sales discovery process! Always look forward to your stuff! xx

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

Thank you! And noted 🥰

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Benoit Laflamme's avatar

Hi Anna, I relatively new on this Stack and so far it's really been useful to me. I'm in the early stages of flying solo and it's good to be able to rely on people who have been there before. The only fun fact about this one is I've been lucky enough to get through the last 25 years without needing to date at all thanks to a steady relationship, but I can still understand the parallel. I'm sure I would be completely lost if I had to start again in the swipe left-swipe right reality!

I will definitely inspire myself from your tailored pitch.

I'd be keen to contribute to the early review of your sales discovery calls.

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

Welcome! So lovely to have you here 🥰

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Anne Warren's avatar

Yesss this is so relatable! My foray into fractional / project-based work came right after a few years of active dating (was new to the dating scene after one very long relationship) and the parallels were REAL!

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

Honestly, it’s basically the same!! Haha

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Jen Phillips April's avatar

Great post, Anna! The 3-6 month sales cycle is real! Sometimes it’s even longer. It’s can be tough to balance the nurturing and you have some good, actionable tips.

I’d love to know how you handle sales calls va intro calls. There’s certainly nuance there and I’d love to hear your approach. 😊

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

It’s so real! A lot of people don’t realise it takes that long, but the rejection and/or slog gets easier if you know what you might be in for. And thanks! I’m popping it on the line up for a future post 🥰

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Ioné Sterental's avatar

Thank you so much for providing a peek behind the curtain here, Anna! Found this super helpful, bookmarked, and already shared with two friends who'd also find this valuable. Love your content!

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Anna Mackenzie's avatar

Oh thank you!! And thanks for sharing it far and wide. Means a lot! ❤️❤️

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