This document summarizes a workshop on accelerating sales and generating income. The workshop objectives are to understand the seven stage sales cycle, apply it to businesses, find needs in potential clients, and address objections. The workshop is led by Mellissa Norman, an expert in digital media, social media, and sales who works with companies to integrate online and offline sales. The workshop covers the sales cycle, qualities of effective salespeople, and how to approach clients, find their needs, address objections, and close deals.

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Accelerating Sales and Generating Income
DIGITAL 2012
MEDIA-SAUCE & Creative KTN
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Workshop objectives
By the end of the workshop you will be able to :
• Understand the seven stage sales cycle
• Apply how the sales cycle to your business
• Explain how to find a need with your potential client
• Describe how to answer objections
28 March 2012
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Mellissa Norman
• Ran a book selling business in USA @ college
• Worked as a sales consultant for corporates; Npower, Robert
Half
• Trained BBC suppliers & 200+ other companies
• Worked as a Producer for TV/Film for 12 years
• Work with digital, design and social media companies to
integrate off and online sales activities
• Directed Social Media Week in London, raised 75k in 4
months
• Am the Theme Champion for Business Models and Growth
28 March 2012
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What attributes does the stereotypical
sales person have?
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Shiny suit
Talks to much
Tries to sell you
Does not respect your time
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Thinks more about their targets than you
Makes it hard for you to say no
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The Triangle of Sales
Attitude/mind set
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The cycle of sales/biz dev
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Preapproach Approach
Solidifying
Finding a
the
need
sale/referrals
Getting the
Pitch
deal
Objections
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Apply it to your
company
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Pre Approach
PRE THE APPROACH
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THE APPROACH
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Use Names
Give them many chances to say no
Modify your approach when using social
media
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Ask the right questions
Active listening skills
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Situational
Problem
Implication
Need/payoff
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Objections
We don’t have that budget
Don’t have the time
We have a current supplier
I need to ask my boss...
Procrastination
Can get an agency cheaper
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Uncovering the real objection...
Objections
‘I know you probably have a reason to
say that?’
Make it final -‘Is this the only reason
that you would not work with us?
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VALUE V COST
Find out the difference between the price it is and the one they want
to pay.
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Close
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Thank you!
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@melmediasauce or follow
@creativektn
You can email me here
mel (at) media-sauce.org
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