Hi dear consulthons,
One of my favourite pictures showing the attitude and wrong approach of most of the Companies to the Optimization Process is attached here.
Have you faced the same problem? 90 % of the Customers are saying they need your Product / Service but they "don't have time now", "they are overloaded" because it's a "tough period" and they are "understaffed" and etc....
They confirm their interst and you know it's real and you have the solution for their bottlenecks but still they are not available for a meeting because of the above reasons.
How you cope with this?
I would be happy to receive your valuable opinion.
Milena

In a sales context this is a frequently given client/prospect objection. In my experience it is often not the only real objection to proceeding. Only by finding valid reasons to remain engaged will you be able to make any progress to resolving these objections.
It may be better to find oblique ways to maintain contact, for example by offering information that you think may be of value to them in a different context, than to keep directly pushing your agenda.
Ultimately there will be no sale untll they not only acknowledge the need but also perceive the time to be right. This is a situation where close personal contact with the decision makers is the only way to identify to right way forward. Trying to rigidly apply a process will simply alienate them.