5. Principles of Selling
Make a good personal impression
Know your product or service
Believe in your product or service
Know your customers
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6. Attitude of Smart Salespeople
Do not sell, let the customer buy
Keep your customers happy, they will keep you in business
Have patience
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7. Turn Objections Into Advantages
Consider objections as opportunity
Your solution is sufficient to convince
customer
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8. Use Technology to Sell
Web site
Email & blogs
Webinars & audio conferences
Digital planners & sales software
PDAs for order placement & inquiries
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9. Customer Complaints are Valuable
Acknowledge complaints and criticism
Action is better than reaction
Do not hide things
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10. Market Research
Include brief market surveys with purchases
Ask selected customers to fill out longer surveys
Confirm customer satisfaction regularly
Keep customer records
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11. Business Relationship
Treat every customer as special customer
Never lose trust
Regular follow-ups
First attain customer then retain him
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