2. Prospecting
Prospect and qualify
Pre-approach
Approach
Presentation
Overcome
objections
Close the sale
Follow-up
The selling process is generally divided
into seven steps that, once you understand
them, will empower you to sell virtually
anything you want and satisfy your
customers:
3. Prospect & Qualifying Leads
Before planning a sale, a salesperson conducts research to identify the people or
companies that might be interested in her product.
A prospect is a lead that is qualified or determined to be ready, willing, and able to buy.
The pre-approach is the
“doing your homework” part
of the process. A good
salesperson researches his
prospect, familiarizing
himself with the customer’s
needs and learning all the
relevant background info he
can about the individual or
business.
Pre-Approach Facebook
LinkedIn
Google
4. Approach
First impressions (the first few minutes of a sales call) are crucial to building the
client’s trust
This usually involves introductions, making some small talk, asking a few warm-up
questions, and generally explaining who you are and whom you represent. This is called
the approach.
Give Solution
Note Buying
signals
Listen Client
Talk their
interest
Appreciate their
Achievements
Ask Open
Question
What you should do?
5. Presentation
The presentation should be tailored to the customer, explaining how the product meets
that person or company’s needs.
It might involve a product demonstration, videos, PowerPoint presentations, or letting
the customer actually look at or interact with the product/ services.
6. Handling Objection
After you’ve made your sales presentation, it’s natural for your customer to have some
hesitations or concerns called objections.
Good salespeople look at objections as opportunities to further understand and respond
to customers’ needs
Identify
Acknowledge
Isolate
Confirm
7. Closing the Sales
Eventually, if your customer is convinced your product will meet her needs, you close by
agreeing on the terms of the sale and finishing up the transaction.
Sometimes a salesperson has to make several trial closes during a sales call,
addressing further objections before the customer is ready to buy.
8. Following Up
The follow-up is an important part of assuring customer satisfaction, retaining customers
and prospecting for new customers.
This mean sending a thank-you note
calling the customer to make sure a product/ service was received in satisfactory
condition
checking in to make sure a service is meeting the customer’s expectations
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