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The Eight Spookiest Moments in Sales

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On a good day, sales is the greatest job in the world. On a bad day, it can be truly terrifying.

In honor of Halloween, we’ve rounded up eight of the most chilling moments in the life of a sales rep. If you’ve got any sales horror stories of your own, please email them to growth@nutshell.com.

1) You’re coming off a killer month, and realize you have no leads in your pipeline. None.

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2) Your prospect asks, “Did you catch the game last night?” and you have no idea which game they’re talking about.

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3) You’re doing a screenshare demo for an important client, and your website stalls out within the first two minutes.

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4) It’s the last day of the month, and the prospect who you need to close in order to hit your quota isn’t answering their phone.

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5) When you see how much tax is taken out of your bonus check.

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6) A prospect brings up a political opinion that goes against everything you stand for, and won’t let it go no matter how many times you try to change the subject.

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7) You’re in the middle of a discovery call and the prospect starts commenting on the lovely sound of your voice.

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We’ll end with this tale of terror sent to us by Penji co-founder Johnathan Grzybowski:

“Back when we were an agency, we had a digital board for each client with a list of things our clients love. We went into extreme detail because it helped us further understand who we were working with, and also if we needed to send them a gift we knew what to buy.

“Somehow, that board was added onto a proposal.

“To make a long story short our client at the time read the board, which included this sentence: ‘NAME, loves to drink a glass of white wine after work.’ It was delivered to not only her, but to every decision maker within the company. We immediately got a phone call from them, and needless to say, we didn’t get the contract.”

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Related: What’s the craziest sale you’ve ever made?

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