English edition — entering and operating in the Japanese market. The full library is in Japanese.
Sales process
In Japan, 'we'll take it back' is a handoff, not an answer
Your Japan rep closes the meeting with the buyer saying they will take it back and consider internally. HQ hears a soft yes, or a soft no, and the deal sits in the CRM as 'evaluating' for a quarter. It is neither. It is the moment the deal is handed to seven or more people your team will never meet, with no record of the handoff on either side. What to ask before leaving the room, where to put the follow-up date, and the two fields to add.
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