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Medical Sales Professional | vNOTES | Gynecology | Women's Health | MIGS | Supporting surgeons in integrating advanced technologies to enhance gynecological surgery

Always keep your pipeline full as a medical sales rep. It’s easy to put all of your focus on one opportunity, but you shouldn’t. Why? 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧. - Keep your pipeline full - Keep having conversations - Don’t put all of your time into one opportunity You’re pipeline can never be too full 🙏🏻 What do you think? Have you learned this lesson the hard way? I have 🙋🏻♀️ #medicalsales #medicaldevice #sales

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Alex Archer

Helping surgical practices optimize patients through nutrition | Orthopaedics | Food-as-medicine

1mo

100% Healthy pipe = low(er) stress life We (or our managers) may all think we are 🧙♂️ wizards and can just pull a different opportunity forward but the reality is most(not all) deals we lack reasonable control of timelines. Our ability to "influence" limited. 1 VAC doesn't get to your agenda item - they won't reschedule for you, you're on next months 1 Board meeting doesn't happen cause of a vacation there and Boom 💥 you're waiting for the next...where someone else is on vacation. I've never seen someone complain about a pipeline being too full Vendela Dubin What do you do with that full pipeline that has too many opportunities for you to close at once? Qualify and re-qualify to prioritize w. a goal oriented lens (against your short and long term quota) - What opportunities CAN you influence timeline on? Is the benefit worth the effort influencing timeline? - What opportunities have defined timelines? Okay, do what you can do keep them on track if they have major impact on your goal but don't bang head against the wall trying to "pull forward a week" - When can you expect to see things close? Is that enough? What if X slips or Y does not approve

David Wilson

Robotics | Scottish | Key Accounts

1mo

One thing about this industry that is baffling, especially within the big strategics, is the lack of CRM and pipeline management tools. Think we in med tech would benefit from tools often found in SaaS companies?

Kris Jones

I like to fix things, all things.

1mo

Super wise advise.

Mace Horoff

I help medical sales professionals to sell more to HCPs / stakeholders & retain business without making costly mistakes. ▶︎1-on-1 & group Medical Sales Coaching ▶︎Medical Sales Workshops ▶︎Medical Sales eCourses

1mo

Excellent perspective Vendela Dubin. Nothing is in the bank until you get the P.O. (and even then...). Focusing on just one opportunity can blind you from the others around you. A sales rep's job is to keep feeding opportunities into the pipeline (and I love your creative scrubsink pipeline metaphor).

Ryan Pitzer 🎯

Repulator | Emotional Support | Box Opener | Friend

1mo

Multiple streams of revenue! Pick up other lines and run with it. Good advice Vendela Dubin

Jesse Solar

Vascular Territory Manager @ Penumbra | PE | DVT | Arterial Thrombectomy | Embolization

1mo

I’ve learned this lesson a couple times. Sometimes when I’m in a hot season of cases for a couple weeks straight, I forget to add in enough sales activity in between. I’ll be crushing number and in front of customers daily for cases and feeling busy, but eventually the funnel dries up and can go cold quick!

Lisa Sullivan

Using patient data and digital technologies to create optimal surgical plans and Aprevo® Custom-Made Anatomically Designed Devices | Medical Device Specialist | OIF/ OEF Veteran | Mother of Four | Spouse of a Saint ;-)

1mo

🙋🏻♀️ Never burn bridges, you never know who’s bridge you may need to stand on or cross.

Rich Ciufo

Med Sales Coaching/Consulting | Medical Device Sales Leader | Product Launch | Start-up | Business Development

1mo

There's a balance of spending lots of time working on that huge opportunity and keeping your pipeline full. You need to know what that balance is. It is vital for sustained growth and success.

Matt Simon, CFP®

I help Medical Device Reps manage money efficiently

1mo

When I first started my career, one of my first sales paid me an $18k commission. I definitely slacked a little after that thinking they'd all come as easy as that one did! I was only 3 months in but I was convinced I'd be making millions in no time 😂

Steven Cook

Growth Mindset | Process Focus | Learner | Strategic Thinker | Analytical

1mo

Great points Vendela. One to add, in my opinion, is if you are representing a product or solution that you confidently believe helps a Patient/Surgeon/Continuum of Care you should be just as passionate about making it available to all those in your area. Thank you for sharing!

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