Stop Wasting Time on Unqualified Prospects
About this episode
David Blaise and Jay McFarland discuss the pitfalls of pursuing unqualified prospects in sales.
Unqualified prospects can be a huge waste of time. Lately, I’ve been on a bit of a kick in terms of commitment versus interest. If you’re interested in the possibility of working with us, that’s very different than if you’re committed to getting the results you want in your business and working with us to do it. David: Hi, and welcome to the podcast. In today’s episode, co-host Jay McFarland and I will be discussing the pursuit of unqualified prospects. Welcome, Jay! Jay: Hey, it’s so great to be here again, David, and I always love the topics that we get into. I think usually, I’m in pursuit of just any prospect. I don’t give a lot of thought to are they qualified, are they not? It’s like, just send me all the leads and I’ll sort through it. I’m sure I’m wasting a lot of time doing that. David: It’s funny, isn’t it? It’s like just looking for warm bodies. Anybody who can fog a mirror, right? And to some extent, that’s part of every process. Because we really don’t know who’s qualified and who’s not until and unless we have a qualification procedure in place to figure…
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Host: David Blaise
Guest: Jay McFarland
Topics covered
- unqualified prospects
- commitment vs interest
- lead qualification
- sales strategy
- marketing
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