{"id":10218,"date":"2019-08-18T23:31:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T23:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandler.dsstaging2.com\/case-study\/5-ways-to-work-smarter-not-harder-in-hvac-sales\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T17:25:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:25:51","slug":"5-ways-to-work-smarter-not-harder-in-hvac-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/whitepapers\/5-ways-to-work-smarter-not-harder-in-hvac-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Work Smarter, Not Harder in HVAC Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/whitepapers\/5-ways-to-work-smarter-not-harder-in-hvac-sales\/#5_Ways_to_Work_Smarter_Not_Harder_in_HVAC_Sales\" >5 Ways to Work Smarter, Not Harder in HVAC Sales<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sandler.com\/whitepapers\/5-ways-to-work-smarter-not-harder-in-hvac-sales\/#GET_THE_GUIDE\" >GET THE GUIDE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Ways_to_Work_Smarter_Not_Harder_in_HVAC_Sales\"><\/span>5 Ways to Work Smarter, Not Harder in HVAC Sales<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>How to avoid waiting until &#8220;bid day&#8221; to start negotiating.<\/li>\r\n<li>How to establish a pipeline full of new prospects that can make decisions.<\/li>\r\n<li>The best ways to stop letting your prospects control the sales process.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Improve your HVAC sales process &amp; close more deals.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>To take advantage of the increasing opportunity for new business, you need to apply strategy and methodology to your sales process on a consistent basis. 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