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Straight Line Persuasion

A sales methodology revolving around quick, efficient sales calls.

Straight Line Persuasion is all about maintaining control of each interaction by leading the prospect in a "straight line" right towards the sale. It’s used by sales reps who need to rip through a high number of calls per day.

The three tenets to Straight Line Persuasion are:

1. Develop rapport quickly
2. Gather intelligence (qualify) quickly
3. Control the interaction

Straight Line Persuasion isn’t used much as a formal methodology, but this is the typical strategy of elite sales reps in logistics, finance or any other volume-dependent industries where reps need to make as many calls per day as possible.

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