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Work through a fictional wholesale buyer conversation from qualification to proposal, objection, and follow-up. Practice asking useful questions rather than pushing a scripted close.
Four guided lessons, hands-on decision sequences, practice checks, and final decisions. Build a plan, test it, then examine the reasoning. Progress stays on this device only.
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After this lesson: Ask whether the buyer has a need, decision process, and feasible timing.
A promising account is not a committed order. Learn its current category, shelf constraints, volume, procurement process, and success measures. Record what the buyer says and seek permission before proposing.
A base exchange buyer has shelf space in November, needs a 90-day pilot, and requires vendor setup by September. The seller records the deadlines and qualification requirements before quoting.
Use the briefing above. Select the actions in the order you would take them, then run the sequence.
Apply it: Choose the question that uncovers a real buying constraint.
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After this lesson: Connect price, volume, replenishment and evidence to the buyer's criteria.
A proposal should reflect the buyer's shelf constraints and operating requirements. State case pack, lead time, landed pricing, replenishment, returns, and pilot success measures. Confirm profitability for both sides using verified costs.
The seller proposes a 12-store, 90-day pilot with a stated case pack, delivery schedule, and a weekly sell-through report. The proposal references the buyer's earlier dates rather than a generic deck.
Use the briefing above. Select the actions in the order you would take them, then run the sequence.
Apply it: Choose a proposal that is easy for the buyer to evaluate.
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After this lesson: Distinguish a price objection from a cash, risk, or operational concern.
Do not discount before understanding the reason. Ask what threshold or risk the buyer needs addressed, then model the effect of any change on contribution and service. A concession should have a defined exchange.
The buyer says the unit price is high. The seller asks about target shelf price and margin, then offers a smaller pilot and tests whether the economics work before changing wholesale price.
Use the briefing above. Select the actions in the order you would take them, then run the sequence.
Apply it: Respond to a margin objection without losing visibility into profit.
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After this lesson: Separate a positive meeting from an approved purchase order.
A good conversation ends with a specific owner, document, deadline, and next decision. Internal approval, vendor onboarding, and a signed order can be separate steps. Forecast a sale only at an evidence-appropriate stage.
The buyer likes the pilot but needs category review by Friday. The seller sends specs and pricing Thursday, records the Friday decision, and does not treat the meeting as booked revenue.
Use the briefing above. Select the actions in the order you would take them, then run the sequence.
Apply it: Choose the appropriate forecast stage for an unapproved pilot.
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Three new scenarios check what you retained. A missed answer opens a worked explanation and a reworded question.
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