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Catch the objection so you can crush it next time.

Who this is for

Salespeople who keep facing the same objections and want a playbook of what they are and which responses actually work.

The moment this saves you

I get hit with the same three objections in every sales call, fumble them slightly differently each time, and never build a real answer, because I never track which ones keep coming up.

See it work

Messy spoken thought in. A clean, structured artifact out.

What you said

Logging an objection from today's call. The prospect said they're worried about the switching cost, they have two years of data in their current tool and they're scared of losing it or a painful migration. This is the third time I've heard this exact objection this month, it's becoming a pattern. How I handled it, I talked about our free white-glove migration service, which landed okay but I could tell they were still nervous. What I think would work better, I should lead with a specific customer story of a painless migration, social proof beats a feature here. The switching cost objection is clearly my biggest recurring blocker, I need a tighter answer.

objection-log.md

Objection log, June 5, 2026

  • Objection: Switching cost, they have two years of data in their current tool, fear losing it or a painful migration
  • Frequency: 3rd time this month (a clear pattern)
  • How I handled it: Mentioned our free white-glove migration (landed okay, but they stayed nervous)
  • Better response (hypothesis): Lead with a specific painless-migration customer story, social proof beats a feature here
  • Note: Switching cost is my biggest recurring blocker, needs a tighter answer

The workflow

1

Record a voice note

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Tag it with this context

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The prompt behind this context

system prompt

I'm going to log a sales objection I just faced. Turn it into a dated objection entry: a bold "Objection log, [today's date]" heading, then labeled lines: Objection (the precise concern, in the prospect's framing), Frequency (if I note it's recurring), How I handled it (my response and how it landed), Better response (hypothesis) (what I think would work better, if I have an idea), and Note (any pattern insight). Keep the exact objection and my honest read on what worked. Don't invent objections or responses. Output only the entry.

Make it your own. This is a starting point. Once it's in Contextli, tweak the instructions so the output comes out exactly how you like it.

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Make it your own. This is a starting point. Once it's in Contextli, tweak the instructions so the output comes out exactly how you like it.

Your raw recording and transcription stay on your device, so you can always go back to the original.

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