Pre-Frame (only if required, such as when the prospect keeps pushing for price or to be emailed a quote):
At this point, we’re not sure if we can help you just yet. We’d first have to know things like how much you’re spending on electricity to see if we can even help you. Are you with me on that?
If they say no:
What makes you say that? OR Why not?
If they say yes:
What do you like about it?
Use sparingly: Anything else you like about it?
Partner rebuttal - if they keep saying, “I’m the decision maker” or “My partner doesn’t need to be there.”
That’s fair enough. I respect the fact that you might be the sole decision-maker here. The thing is, we’ve had these conversations a few thousand times by now, and we always find that one of two things happen if we proceed with just one of you.
One, we get to the end of the next call, which usually goes for 30 - 45 minutes, and it’s so much information that you end up wanting to book another call with your partner so they can help you make the right decision. Then we have to repeat the process again and have another 45-minute call, which just doubles the time that the process takes.
The second is, we do get to the end of the next call, and you move forward with it, and then your partner comes home, doesn’t like the fact that you’ve done it without him/her, and they call us up the next day to cancel it, which just wastes everyone’s time. Do you see what I’m saying here?
So, how do you think we should proceed from here so that we can make the best use of everyone’s time?