5 Essential Elements for Your Next Win-Loss Survey

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    Corey Quinn

    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    Improve your sales process with these key survey components...

    Just audited a rock-solid win-loss survey.

    (They're for gathering feedback from prospects after a sales process)

    Here are 5 must-have elements for your next one:

    1. Prospect Background: Industry, company size, and revenue. Context is king, folks.

    2. Pre-Sales Experience: How'd they hear about you? What was their initial impression? This sets the stage.

    3. Evaluation Criteria: What factors mattered most? Price, features, support? Get specific.

    4. Sales Team Performance: Did your team listen, understand, and connect? This can make or break the deal.

    5. Decision Outcome: Did they choose you, a competitor, or no one? And most importantly - why?

    Bonus: Always ask about potential improvements. It's gold for your product and sales teams.

    Pro tip: Keep it under 10 minutes. Respect their time, get the essentials.

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    Founder, Deep Specialization™

    Corey helps founder-led agencies scale through Deep Specialization™ and programmatic M&A. Former CMO of Scorpion ($20M to $200M). Author of "Anyone, Not Everyone."

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