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Navigate Sales Funnel

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Navigate Sales Funnel

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

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2 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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There are 2 modules in this course

In this module, you will develop a shared, operational definition of the B2B sales funnel that you can reliably use in real sales conversations, pipeline reviews, and negotiation planning. You will not focus on tactics or scripts. Instead, you will learn to internalize the funnel as a decision-alignment framework—one that explains why certain actions work only at specific moments in the buyer journey. You will learn to differentiate stages based on buyer readiness and seller intent, rather than surface-level activity labels. You will understand that each funnel stage exists to reduce a specific type of risk, such as misfit, misalignment, premature commitment, or negotiation friction. You will also examine common breakdowns caused by stage confusion, such as proposing before discovery or negotiating before qualification.

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2 videos1 reading2 assignments

In this module, you will move from knowing the B2B sales funnel to using it as a practical decision framework. While the previous module focused on understanding the six funnel stages, this one focuses on application and judgment. You will learn to place real sales activities into the correct stage based on intent, buyer readiness, and risk. You will correct a common professional mistake: assuming that sales activities automatically define the stage. Instead, you will evaluate why an activity is being performed and what decision it is meant to support. For example, you will learn that a demo can function as discovery, proposal support, or negotiation reinforcement depending on context. You will understand how misplacing activities creates friction, confusion, and resistance—often mistaken for buyer objections.

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2 videos1 reading2 assignments

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