I’m getting more “send me something” requests than actual meetings. They want a deck, a one-pager, a case study, and pricing, and then they disappear for two weeks. Do you have a go-to way to turn the “just email it” crowd into real conversations? I’m debating whether I’m being too accommodating or not helpful enough.

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I started replying with "happy to send that over, let's do a quick 15 minute call so I can tailor it to your situation." It's pretty effective at filtering people out. If they can't get on a call for 15 minutes, they were never serious about buying anyway.

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Thanks! I will try this!

I always take the "send me something" as a brush off. A soft no, even. I try not to invest too much time into it because it's usually just a polite way to say no thank you without actually saying no thank you.

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Thanks.

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