This document provides guidance on sales strategies and techniques. It discusses identifying prospects versus shoppers, qualifying prospects, providing information to prospects, marketing strategies, product ranges that meet specific needs versus broad generic needs, obtaining wallet share in the marketplace, building rapport with prospects, asking questions to understand what is important to prospects and gather information, handling objections, being a professional salesperson, and following up with prospects. The overall message is that focusing on understanding and meeting the prospects' needs through questioning, providing solutions, and building relationships is key to sales success.
Getting Inside Your Client's Head for Better Solutions
Sales Guide for Results and Growth
1. Sales
For Decisive Actions and Sharp
Results - Guaranteed.
Business
Directors
2.
3. Someone is a PROSPECT if
they...
And, you collect their...
4. The Sales Vacuum
Niche
Product
Range
Specific Need
Product Range
Broad Based/Generic
Product Range
QUALIFY Qualifying
Script
PROVIDE INFORMATION
10X10
Marketing
Strategies
The Market Place
5. 4 Types of Salespeople…
Waits for someone to ask if they can buy …
6. 4 Types of Salespeople…
Talks about nothing more than the product …
7. 4 Types of Salespeople…
Promises the World just to get a sale …
8. 4 Types of Salespeople…
Helps the customer find what they need …
21. CHARACTERISTICS
D: Dominance
Driving Demanding
Determined Decisive
Doer Dynamic
Dramatic
• See a favorable environment as one in
which challenges can be overcome
• Try to change, fix or control things
22. CHARACTERISTICS
i : influence
Inspirational Inducing
Impressive Interactive
Interesting Interested
Impressionable
• See a favorable environment as one in
which they can influence others
• Try to interact and persuade others
23. CHARACTERISTICS
S: Steadiness
Supportive Submissive
Stable Sentimental
Shy Status Quo
Specialist
• See a favorable environment as one which
they can keep as steady as possible
• Being cooperative, supportive, and
agreeable
24. CHARACTERISTICS
C: Conscientiousness
Cautious Competent
Calculating Concerned
Careful Contemplative
Compliant
• See a favorable environment as one in
which they can bring order
• Try to work within established rules,
guidelines and procedures to ensure
accuracy and quality
25. The Professional Salesperson’s
Meeting Client’s NEEDs
Focus on your Prospect’s Needs, not
your product, nor your Needs and
you’ll always come out in front
44. Handling Objections ...
Agreement...
Any Other Reasons Besides... ?
If __(reason)__ was OK... Go ahead... ?
If NO... must be another reason can I
ask what that is... ?
If YES... Then let’s invest some time
looking at __(reason)__
45. Being Professional...
Develop a Sales Kit... Build Rapport...
Dress Well... Suit or Find what’s important to
similar... Your Prospect...
Always be On Time... Always Follow Up...
Keep in Touch... Ask for Referrals...
Pre-Frame Prospect... Send Thank-you
Do Your Homework... Cards...
Keep Testimonials... Be Consistent...
46. The Sales Vacuum
Niche
Product
Range
Specific Need
Product Range
Broad Based/Generic
Product Range
QUALIFY
PROVIDE INFORMATION
10X10
Marketing
Strategies
USP & Guarantee Wallet Share
The Market Place
47. Someone is a SHOPPER if
they...
And, you confirm their...
Editor's Notes
Prospects are those people that you first communicate with and they communicate with you, Now it’s over to you to take action
You get their details…if you do it right. Remember we are talking here about a planned approach…not just waiting for people to turn up. Think back to when we first contacted you….do you remember. You were a suspect until you gave me some information. I didn’t move without that. SHOPPER Someone who buys once
I’ll bet you all know these…. They come in with a pad open ready to take your order. It’s almost as though it’s YOUR privilege to buy from them.. Is this you? DO you have respect for your clients? THE PRODUCT PUSHER
These people just go on and on about the features and benefits. I’ve done this myself….someone is ready to buy and I missed the signals….It was about me! So how much is it about you versus them? Remember your USP process… THE OVER SELLER
They just never shut up!! It’s the greatest thing since sliced bread…High Cs They’ll give you anything just to get the sale. I’ve done this in the early days…I can’t tell you the number of times I walked out from an appointment and said to myself….SHUT UP!! THE PROBLEM SOLVER
I like these…..it’s about ME! But what’s important here? DISCUSS It’s not about you, or your product necessarily. It’s about satisfying their need, and what’s important here?? Knowing your USP and your target market needs. SO WHAT TYPE ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOUR SALESPEOPLE? SALES MADE SIMPLE
Today we are talking about…. SELLING SALES Activity Ask for a definition…write it on the whiteboard So what is the definition? Ask if they sell or let people buy. 4 Types of salespeople
So what get’s people to have a need? Let’s start with ….. BELIEFS. Refer back to last session and the filters diagram. DISCUSS 5 BELIEFS
OK Make a list of each of these….. 3 minutes 1 on each DISCUSS 80:20
Forget the piece of paper or the coins…. Think about it….Imagine you had $1Billion… EXERCISE Feel what that feels like. DISCUSS Would you back yourself? COMMUNICATION
So moving from beliefs what else makes a difference? ASK Which is more important DISCUSS Refer to Pareto 80:20 If it’s only 20% Logic, why do most sales people focus on selling facts. They spend at least 80% and often more on that. What about the emotion? If it’s 80% then focus on that…PAIN or PLEASURE. Find it out and use it. Refer to my sales process in their diags…. 5 beliefs about MONEY
So with confidence, you also need….. Now here’s the catch.. It’s not about what goes out from you…. It’s about what goes into them. DRAW A > INTERFERENCE B Note interference as beliefs, opinions, ideas. It’s about understanding this. The language system - VAK
So let’s take it to the next level….. Give an example of each…. Eg…I like you and trust you. NLP
SO who’s heard of this?? Exercise ….DO it with someone to demonstrate Explain the difference between match/mirror and mimic Make a point of Alan Pease book 4 steps to learning
Explain at a high level. Tell the story at the beach So which are you? You’ll get to complete an exercise on this for homework. 3 tools of communication
OK Now let’s look at who you are, and how you can learn to read others.. DISC
OK LET’s now look at the detail. We now have lots of tools to work out others, before we even start talking with them. Now let’s look at the process Questions We were born with 2 ears and one mouth…use it in that proportion. QAQAQA
This is all a bout a process. Ask who has done sales training? Go through the steps. QUESTION CYCLE
ON big sales, make sure yo are talking with the right people. Don’t be afraid to ask who else….frame it up that it’s important to them. Help them out. Remember you are not selling…you are helping them buy. BUDGET
OK LET’s now look at the detail. We now have lots of tools to work out others, before we even start talking with them. Now let’s look at the process Questions We were born with 2 ears and one mouth…use it in that proportion. QAQAQA
Explain Remember the 80% emotion? If you can lead them to that the you will have them…it’s when they start asking how or why that you know you’ve got them. Just keep digging deeper… Remember don’t sell…lead them to a solution. Let them buy OLD VS NEW
Explain the difference. QUESTION FUNNEL
It’s important that you don’t oversell. Explain the slide. See the key…emotion. Work it. These keep cycling until they buy. If they show any resistance go back to the question softeners. AUTHORITY
YOUR PURPOSE STATEMENT
Add this to the QAQA process. Remember the 2 ears? Then give encouragement DO the card exercise. LET THEM SELL THEMSELVES
Ask how much they’ve got to spend..respect they have a limit and work to it. GIVE A SOLUTION
So now you should have enough to give them a solution. Note at this point you haven’t yet sold to them.. You’ve spent most of the time framing it up and gathering information. By now you should know absolutely whether they want your product or not. And if you don’t…go back and keep asking questions. TEMPERATURE
Just read it out TEMPERATURE CHECKING
Slide EITHER/OR
Remember the waiter…give choices that need a choice response. Remember the card…which would you choose ASSUME THE SALE
Always assume you have the sale. If not they’ll pick it up. WOULD IT BE OK
Then provide the first steps. SALES KIT
Then provide the first steps. SALES KIT
Explain Give an example HOMEWORK
GO through slide BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER
Notice again you get more information. This never stops… it’s the key to ongoing relationships. If you train your customers early, they will be giving you more info every time they shop with you . Don’t be scared to ask….people like to feel important. Its about relationship building . CUSTOMERS