Handle 'we tried something like this before and it failed'
Use when a prospect is gun-shy from a past failed solution, to rebuild trust and differentiate.
Script a response to: "We tried something like this before and it didn't work."
My product: {{product}}.
Common reasons those past attempts fail: {{common_failure_reasons}}.
How my approach is genuinely different: {{differentiator}}.
The response should:
- Empathize and treat the past failure as useful information, not an objection to crush.
- Ask what specifically went wrong last time (this is gold for the deal).
- Differentiate based on their answer, not a generic pitch.
- Lower the perceived risk of trying again: {{risk_reducer}}.
Output: the verbal script plus 2 diagnostic questions about the past failure.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{product}}
- {{common_failure_reasons}}
- {{differentiator}}
- {{risk_reducer}}
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