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  1. No reply after several follow-ups.
  2. Should I close your file? Mind if I close it for now?
  3. No, don't close it, let's talk.
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Break-Up Email

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  1. Hi {{FirstName}}, it's {{YourName}} from {{Company}}.
  2. I'll be honest, this is a cold call. Give me twenty seconds?
  3. Ok, go ahead.
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Cold-Call Opener Script

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  1. Ask how well the demo matched what they need
  2. Raises hesitation or remaining doubt
  3. Propose a specific next meeting with a date, live on the call
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Demo-to-Next-Step Transition

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  1. Goal: {{TheirGoal}}. Current gap: {{TheirProblem}}, costing {{ImpactOrCost}}.
  2. Next step is {{NextStep}} on {{Date}}, with {{WhoElseNeeded}} included.
  3. (confirms or corrects, which keeps the deal moving on their terms too)
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Discovery-Call Follow-Up Email

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  1. State the agenda and confirm the time upfront
  2. Ask permission to ask a lot of questions, and explain why
  3. Agrees and opens up instead of staying guarded
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Discovery-Call Opening Script

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  1. Last time we spoke you mentioned {{SpecificPoint}}...
  2. Reply not now and I'll stop chasing, or pick a day for a call
  3. Not now, thanks.
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Follow-Up Email After No Reply

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  1. What's this regarding?
  2. Answer honestly and specifically, not with a vague pitch line.
  3. (transfers you, or gives you real information instead of a brush-off)
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Gatekeeper Call Script

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  1. I came across your post on {{Topic}}, the point about it stuck with me.
  2. No pitch, just think we're in the same corner of the world.
  3. Accepts the connection.
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LinkedIn Connection Message

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  1. Confirming our call on {{Day}} at {{Time}}, for about {{Duration}}.
  2. Agenda: {{AgendaItem1}}, {{AgendaItem2}}.
  3. (shows up, because the meeting now has a clear shape and a stake)
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Meeting Confirmation Email

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  1. You mentioned {{TheirStatedProblem}} is costing you {{Impact}}.
  2. Next step: {{NextStep}} on {{Date}}.
  3. (forwards it internally, using your own recap of their problem)
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Post-Demo Recap Email

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  1. Starting {{Date}}, your price changes from {{OldPrice}} to {{NewPrice}}.
  2. State the real reason plainly, and what stays the same.
  3. (reads a direct, confident notice instead of a defensive one)
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Price Increase Notice

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  1. It's too expensive.
  2. Ask the diagnosing question that splits budget from value
  3. Re-anchor the price against the cost of the problem they described
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Price-Objection Response Script

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  1. Anchor the ask to the result you just delivered
  2. Narrow the ask to a specific type of person, not "anyone interested"
  3. Names someone and forwards the ready-made intro message
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Referral-Request Script

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  1. Hi {{FirstName}}, it's {{YourName}} from {{Company}}, my number is {{Phone}}.
  2. I'm calling about {{SpecificReason}} at {{TheirCompany}}.
  3. Again that's {{YourName}}, {{Phone}}. Thanks {{FirstName}}.
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Voicemail Script

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  1. Open with the result they got, or were on track to get
  2. Raise the renewal or return only after that, not as an invoice
  3. Feels continuing is the obvious next step, not a fresh decision
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Win-Back / Renewal Note

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