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description: Can artificial intelligence help you know what to say and when to say it to close more sales? Chris Orlob, CEO of Gong.io, says it can and he has proof.
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# Use AI From Gong.IO To Close More Sales With Chris Orlob

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## Follow This Proven System To Close More Sales

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- The talk-to-listen ratio you need to follow to stack the odds in your favor of closing the sale
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- When top-performers mention price in their conference calls
- When you need to discuss price, but what you must establish first
- What one word helps improve your forecast accuracy 73%
- What negative conversational signals are and how to handle them
- How to treat non-committal language from prospects
- What it means to have a "gun-ho" prospect and what are the chances of closing them
- What happens when you take the guesswork out of sales
- How to take the guesswork out of sales

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- Visit [Gong's home on the web](https://www.gong.io/)
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- "[We analyzed 25,537 B2B sales conversations using AI - Here are the 5 things we discovered](https://www.gong.io/resources/labs/taking-the-guesswork-out-of-sales-call-effectiveness/)"

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