A few days ago, I received a call:
Sales Rep 1: “Do you need a payment gateway for your website?”
Me: “We already have one.”
Sales Rep 1: “Still, you can give multiple gateway options to your customers. I’ll mail you the details.”
Me: “Ok, please do.”
The next day, another person from the same company called:
Sales Rep 2: “I understand you need a payment gateway for your website.”
Me: “We don’t. Your colleague spoke to me yesterday. He mailed me the details.”
That conversation ended quickly. And so did their chance to make a sale.
The Lesson
Today, with CRM systems everywhere, there’s no reason for such disjointed follow-ups. Every rep should know the status of a lead before reaching out. When that doesn’t happen:
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Prospects feel unheard.
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The company looks unprofessional.
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The lead goes cold before it even warms up.
For a company selling something as technical as payment gateways, poor sales coordination is not just sloppy – it’s fatal. They don’t lose the deal to a competitor. Their own process kills the lead.
Takeaway
A good product won’t save you from a bad sales process. One missed sync in the funnel is often the difference between a new customer and a lost opportunity.
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