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Know real differentiators

Talk this through in your own words: "The buyer says 'Just send me an email.' What's the best move?" Finish with the next move.

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Know real differentiators

A tooling objection is a discovery opening if you know what's actually different. You don't need a competitive teardown - you need one or two honest, specific contrasts so "we use Copilot" becomes a question instead of a wall.

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Don't trash the competitor

Bashing Copilot or Windsurf reads as insecure and disrespects a buyer who chose it deliberately. Acknowledge that the incumbent works, get curious about the gap and let a concrete difference do the persuading. Engineers trust the rep who says "that's a solid tool" far more than the one who calls it garbage.