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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pushback

The Objection Assassin AI Prompt

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Cris Guido
May 26, 2025
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Let me tell you something that's gonna save your business...

Every single day, your dream customers are walking away.

Not because your product is trash. Not because your price is wrong. Not because they don't need what you're selling.

They're walking away because you haven't answered the ONE question screaming in their head.

◇ "Yeah, but what if..."

◇ "This probably won't work for me because..."

◇ "I tried something like this before and..."

I learned this the hard way when I watched a $10K deal evaporate in real-time.

Picture this: I'm on a call with this company CEO. Everything's going PERFECT. She's nodding, asking good questions, even mentioned budget approval.

Then she hits me with: "This sounds great, but we tried working with an agency last year and got burned. How do I know you're different?"

And I FROZE.

I gave some generic response about "our proven process" and "client testimonials."

Total amateur hour.

She thanked me politely and never returned my calls.

That night, I realized something that changed everything:

Every objection is just a fear dressed up as logic.

And if you can't speak directly to those fears? Game over.

The problem is most people handle objections like they're playing defense in overtime. Scrambling, reactive, hoping to survive until the buzzer.

But here's what the pros know...

The BEST objection handling happens BEFORE the objection gets raised.

Think about it. When someone says "your price is too high," they're not really talking about money. They're saying:

◇ "I'm scared this won't deliver the results I need"

◇ "I got burned by expensive solutions before"

◇ "I need to justify this to my boss/spouse/board"

See the difference?

Most people hear "price objection" and start discounting. Winners hear "trust and value objection" and start story-telling.

But here's where it gets REALLY good...

You don't have to guess what objections are coming. Your market is literally TELLING you every single day through:

→ Comments on your posts

→ Questions in sales calls

→ Concerns in customer support

→ Feedback from lost deals

The goldmine is right there. You just need to dig it up systematically.

And that's where AI becomes your secret weapon.

I've been using this prompt framework for months now, and it's scary good at pulling together objection responses that actually WORK.

.Because "I can't afford it" means something different to:

→ A startup founder vs. enterprise buyer

→ A busy mom vs. college student

→ Someone who's been burned before vs. first-time buyer

Generic objection handling is like bringing a butter knife to a gunfight.

This prompt gets you the surgical tools you actually need.

Copy this prompt and watch what happens:

The The Objection Assassin Prompt:

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