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Let me hit you with something that'll make you rethink most organization's entire sales operation: Your setter is more important than your closer. I know that sounds crazy. But hear me out. Think about it like this: You could have the greatest closer in the world on your team—someone who converts at 50%+ and knows every framework inside and out. But if your setter can't get qualified prospects TO that closer? Or worse, if they're burning leads before they even hit the call? You're dead in the water. Here's what most sales companies miss: The setter is your company's FIRST human contact with a prospect. Not the ad. Not the landing page. Not the email sequence. The setter. That means everything—and I mean EVERYTHING—about how your prospect perceives your company is shaped in that first 3-5 minute conversation: - How professional do we sound? (Tone, energy, confidence) - Do we actually care about them? (Pace, listening, respect) - Are we legit or just another sales pitch? (Qualification, not desperation) - Is this worth their time? (Value framing, urgency without pushiness) If your setter shows up sounding like a robot reading a script? Dead. If they're talking too fast because they're nervous? Dead. If they're not qualifying properly and just booking anyone with a pulse? Dead. (And now you've wasted your closer's time AND burned a lead.) Here's the truth: A bad setter will tank your show-up rates, destroy your brand reputation, and create a revolving door of unqualified appointments that frustrate your closers and kill morale. But a GREAT setter? They're setting up your closer for the easiest close of their life. The prospect shows up pre-framed, excited, qualified, and ready to buy. What makes a great setter: ✅ They sound human, not scripted ✅ They match energy and pace to the prospect ✅ They ACTUALLY qualify (not just book) ✅ They build micro-rapport in seconds ✅ They respect the prospect's time and intelligence ✅ They handle objections without being pushy

I’ve been seeing more and more salespeople try to learn 10-15 different closing frameworks at once & consume new sales content every week… and their performance has gotten worse. Here’s why: If you’re taking less than 30 calls per week, you realistically only need 2-3 core frameworks mastered. And if you’re booking 10-15 appointments/week… you probably need ONE solid framework you can execute flawlessly. The problem with “more techniques” is that you don’t have the call volume or rep frequency to even master that many approaches. And because your volume is so low, what ends up happening is you half-execute one or two methods while the others collect dust in your notes app. The problem isn’t “this framework doesn’t work for me” The problem is your execution is too inconsistent because you’re trying to juggle too many strategies at once. You don’t need more techniques… you need to MASTER THE FUNDAMENTALS. As you take more calls and build confidence in your core framework, you’ll naturally adapt and expand because you’ll recognize specific objection patterns and develop instinctive responses that compound your results. So… choose 1-2 PROVEN frameworks that align with your personality, master them through consistent execution on real calls, & SCALE your call volume to where adding new techniques actually makes sense. And last note… if your close rate is crushing it and you’re consistently hitting 40-50%+ because you’ve mastered the fundamentals, you don’t need to consume new sales content every week just because other reps are doing it… Just increase your call volume and perfect your execution until you start to see diminishing returns from the same approach, then layer in advanced techniques that address the specific objections you’re encountering at scale. TL;DR: Stop treating “learn more tactics” as the default solution. Your winning framework doesn’t always need constant complexity—it needs more REPS behind it. Scale volume first, add techniques when the data tells you to.