LinkedIn User Learns Lesson In B2B Sales After Proposing To GF, Internet?Is?Confused
The romantic seashore proposal photo was accompanied by a lengthy statement detailing what the proposal had taught him about B2B (business-to-business) sales.
An entrepreneur in the United States provided content for meme-makers with his LinkedIn post about his alleged learnings on "B2B sales" after proposing to his girlfriend over the weekend. Bryan Shankman, the proprietor of a California-based company that organizes sales calls with qualified leads, used LinkedIn to share a photo of himself proposing to his girlfriend.
Man learnt B2B sales lesson after proposing to his girlfriend
The romantic seashore proposal photo was accompanied by a lengthy statement detailing what the proposal had taught him about B2B (business-to-business) sales.
"Like a well-run sales cycle, key milestones must be met throughout the relationship to ensure a Closed Won status at the end," Shankman wrote, and proceeded to write seven more points in the post.
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Business "learnings" from his partnership included language like prospecting, discovery, demo, pricing, negotiations, objection resolution, and close. He expanded on each of the seven points.
"After the deal is closed, there is a lot of work to do. The journey continues with planning and constant communications to ensure ongoing satisfaction," the entrepreneur wrote.
Internet says 'LinkedIn can't be real'
Shankman's LinkedIn observations, which have gone viral, sparked a rush of jokes, memes, and satirical perspectives across the internet as well as in the comments part of the post.
"You're lucky that you're the owner. If you were on my team I would fire you for the following reasons," a LinkedIn user commented and proceeded to list three humorous reasons.
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"I am sure your soon-to-be wife is super pleased that you treated her like a sales prospect. Good luck," another user said. "I'm gonna need to see the onboarding and expansion plans, next," wrote a woman on LinkedIn.
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