If at the End of a Sales Call, Commitment Is

question 87

Multiple Choice

If at the end of a sales call, commitment is not obtained, salespeople should analyze the reasons and determine whether

• A) more sales calls are necessary to obtain commitment.
• B) the prospects objections should have been challenged more strongly.
• C) information given could have been manipulated to hide the products shortcomings.
• D) the prospect decisions could be influenced by deprecating the competing product.

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