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Building rapport: How storytelling helps you win over leads in live chat

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Date Published
Author
Jessica Schurman
Word Count
815
Company Posts That Month
8
Language
English
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No
Summary

In sales, building rapport with leads in real-time is crucial, and live chat presents a unique challenge. Storytelling can help establish trust by communicating value in ways that people respond to, particularly for B2B buyers who value emotional connections. To tell effective stories in live chat, it's essential to adopt a conversational tone, take a genuine interest in the prospect's business, and share real customer case studies that personalize their success. By doing so, salespeople can transform back-and-forth exchanges into meaningful relationships, engage prospects in an authentic way, and prove the value of their product by sharing stories of customers who have achieved success with it.

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