Monster-Proof Your Sales: How to Stop Ghosting, Vampires, and Zombies
Shadows are getting longer. Coffee cups are suddenly pumpkin-spiced. And your sales pipeline? It’s starting to look like a haunted house.
But the scariest part isn’t the cobwebs gathering on stalled deals. It’s the monstrous sales habits lurking beneath the surface that are stealing your time, draining your energy, and keeping you from closing deals on the first call.
Let’s pull back the curtain on these sales monsters and show you how CrankWheel can help you turn your haunted pipeline into a revenue resurrection.
Zombie Accounts: The Undead in Your CRM
They linger in your pipeline like the living dead. Shuffling forward just enough to avoid being marked “lost,” but never quite converting.
Zombie accounts are the prospects who went cold weeks (or months) ago but somehow never got buried. They clog your CRM, drain your team’s focus, and make your forecasting look like a horror show.
The problem: Most sales reps send another follow-up email into the void, hoping for a miracle. Spoiler alert: zombies don’t read emails.
The solution: Instead of chasing the undead, revive your momentum while the lead is still warm. Call instead of writing. Share your screen. Walk them through the offer. Give them something to react to, not something to ignore. If you prefer an asynchronous approach, record a sales video using CrankWheel, send it to them, and then pounce on them with a call when you get notified they are playing it back.
When you create a live moment, whether it’s a quick demo, a personalized walkthrough, or a short sales video, you spark real engagement that no email can match.
Because the fastest way to close the deal is to make it impossible for your prospect to go dark in the first place.
Ghosts: Don’t Get Left in the Shadows
The call went perfectly. Your prospect was engaged, asked all the right questions, and seemed ready to move forward.
Then… crickets.
They vanished into thin air. No response to your follow-ups. No returned calls. Just radio silence, a ghost of a prospect.
Ghosting happens when there’s too much time between interest and action. The longer you wait to close, the more likely your prospect will disappear into the follow-up abyss.
The problem: Traditional sales processes depend on scheduling another meeting, sending a proposal, or waiting for “the right time.” By then, your prospect has moved on—or worse, found a competitor who closed them faster.
The solution: CrankWheel helps you close on the first call, before ghosts have a chance to haunt your pipeline.
With instant screen sharing, you can show your offer, walk through pricing, and answer questions in real-time. No need to schedule a follow-up meeting or send a proposal they’ll never open. Just one click, and they see your screen in seconds.
The Time Vampires of Zoom
They lurk in your calendar, draining hours of your week with meeting invites, login screens, and the dreaded “Can you see my screen?” loop.
Time vampires steal your most valuable resource: time! They leave you exhausted playing tech support before you’ve even started your pitch.
The problem: Traditional video conferencing tools require downloads, account creation, and technical troubleshooting. If your prospect isn’t tech-savvy (and let’s face it, many aren’t), you waste precious minutes just getting the call started.
The solution: CrankWheel stakes the vampire dead.
With instant share links, you can show your screen in seconds. No software downloads required. Even if your lead’s tech skills are… well, undead-level, they can still see your screen with a single click.
Less waiting. More closing. And no more “Let me send you a Zoom link” delays.
Pro tip: Time is your most valuable asset. Protect it by eliminating friction at every step of the sales process.
Frankenstein Tech Stacks
Your CRM. Your dialer. Your screen share tool. Your scheduling app. Your proposal software.
You’ve stitched together a tech stack with duct tape and prayers, and now it’s a monster of its own creation.
The problem: Every time you switch between tools, you lose focus, momentum, and deals. Your prospects notice the fumbling. Your reps get frustrated. And your close rates suffer.
The solution: Instead of stitching together half a dozen disconnected platforms, consolidate your sales process into a single, simple workflow.
Use tools that talk to each other. Automate the handoffs. Centralize your data so your reps can focus on selling, not switching tabs. Whether it’s through CRM integrations, shared dashboards, or unified communication tools, the goal is the same: less friction, more focus, faster closes.
For example, integrate CrankWheel with one of 6 supported CRMs like HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho or GoHighLevel, so that you can launch it directly from your CRM and automatically capture meeting details and recordings on the lead in your CRM.
No more bolts. No more stitches. Just a lean, mean, deal-closing machine.
The best tech stack is the one that gets out of your way. Simplify your tools, and watch your productivity soar.
The Mummy’s Wrap-Up
The call went great. Your demo was flawless. Your prospect seemed ready to buy.
But somehow, the deal gets tangled in follow-ups, proposals, and “next steps” that stretch on forever.
The problem: Traditional sales processes rely on post-call momentum—sending a proposal, scheduling another meeting, waiting for signatures. But momentum fades fast. The longer it takes to close, the more likely your deal will get endlessly wrapped up.
The solution: CrankWheel helps wrap it up fast and clean.
Share your proposal on the call. Walk through pricing while you still have their attention. Get the signature before they hang up.
Because the best deals aren’t made after the call, they’re made during it.
Turn Your Haunted Pipeline Into a Monster Mash of Closed Deals
This Halloween, don’t let your revenue turn into a horror story.
With CrankWheel, you can:
- Close on the first call by showing your screen instantly, before prospects disappear
- Eliminate tech friction with one-click screen sharing that works on any device
- Bring dead leads back to life with real-time demos or sales videos that reanimate cold conversations
- Keep your sales stack lean and clean by simplifying your tools and focusing on what matters
Stop letting ghosts, vampires, and zombies steal your deals. Monster-proof your sales process with CrankWheel.
Ready to turn your haunted pipeline into a revenue resurrection? Start your free CrankWheel trial today, and see how easy it is to close more deals—without the monsters.