Truth about
Sales
Agenda
• Quick check-in
• Why sales is a ‘dirty word’?
• How do we do the cleaner version
of sales & Why it works?
• Let’s play a game
Pin Kasemsiri
Co-founder of CareerVisa
Private career development center that empowers
students with practical professional skills.
• Studied business (marketing)…when there’s 4 P’S and 7P’S are
kind of a new term
• Was selling stuff mostly in the supermarket from
cosmetic/shampoo/gum/hair coloring/ candy/ powdered soy
milk….to alcohol
• Solving sustainability issue for business
• Selling things online for ASEAN market
• Currently-Co-founder & CEO, lecturer, trainer, mentor in the area of
career planning
I….
Quick Check-in
When do you sell?
What are the challenges?
Sales is a DIRTY word
Demonstration of a dialogue
2 volunteers
What do we mean when people sell?
Why is that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxRStrx8xtc
How do we do the cleaner version of
sales & Why it works?
Problem solving Problem finding
What does focusing on asking
questions/interview do for you?
• Help you understand what client is looking for
• Show your curiosity
• Getting them to trust you
What is the barrier of getting answers?
What is the barrier of getting answers?
No one wants to admit that they have a problem….
I don’t trust you…
You’re going to use this information against me
Digging out issue Painting picture perfect
How do you know what is the picture perfect
of your client?
Research
• Who is the company will make the final decision to do this?
• Who do I know in the company that knows these people?
• Do my fellow in the company know anyone who knows these
people?
• What are the most common problems in this company's industry?
• What are the specific problems or issues inside this company that
my prospect is trying to address?
• Who is the competing organization or their current preferred
partner?
• What are the three things I do better than them
• What questions can I ask the prospect that will help him clearly see
that we are the better choice?
• What are the three things my organization and I do better tan
anyone else?
Research? Where?
You ClientSupplier
Competitor
Focusing on-What Focusing on-Why or How
Lipstick
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y4b-
DEkIps
Don’t sell Tell a story
Don’t focus on painting the picture that say you will be
better in your life if you use our product/service
Use your past success story..
• When we work with …(what organization)...
• The (who in the orgnaization) was concerned about
…(issue or better circumstance..)
• We then ….(your service)….
• As a result ….(your benefit)…..
It’s toasted
Boiler room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-nzY-
pAtWg
Focus on your idea Making it their idea
LET’S PLAY A GAME
From To
Problem solving Problem finding
Digging out issue Paintaing picture perfect
Focusing on What Focusing on Why/How
Don’t sell Tell a story
Focus on your idea Making it their idea
AIESEC INTERNSHIP PROGRAM SALES MEETING
How?
• 1 team will play a big company and the
other play a startup
• Take turn to be AIESEC team selling the
internship program to them
(25 mins exercise- 15 prepare & 10 mins for action)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNSZIIgd8
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Truth about Sales-AIESEC ABAC training