MISTAKES SALESPEOPLE MAKE
Salespeople often make (and repeat) common mistakes which cost them sales.
KNOW YOUR SALES ENVIRONMENT
Salespeople sell most effectively when they understand their immediate environment.
LEARN THE OBJECTIVE BASED SELLING SALES LANGUAGE
Selling involves verbal and written communication. Use of the right language is crucial.
THE FOUR KEYS TO OBJECTIVE BASED SELLING
The essentials of a capital equipment sales model are embodied in the four keys of Objective Based Selling.
FOCUS ON THE QUESTIONS: 100 OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
Open-ended questions are the most powerful tool available to the material handling salesperson.
BUILD PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Despite much of the depersonalising processes of the business world (voice mail, email, restricted access, websites, formal criteria, budgeting processes, national agreements) in significant material handling purchases, people still buy from people.
GETTING PAST THE GATEKEEPER ON A COLD CALL
The task of cold calling in business development, is probably the most difficult and uncomfortable for most people.
INCREASE COLD CALLING-TO-APPOINTMENT CONVERSION RATE
Four recommendations that will guarantee you increase your cold call to appointment conversion rate.
YOUR FIRST CLIENT MEETING
For your first scheduled client meeting, always be over prepared, so do pre- meeting research.
CREATE A WRITTEN PROPOSAL THAT SELLS
Almost all significant sales of material handling equipment (MHE) and services are ultimately actualised on the basis of a written proposal.
DELIVERING A KEYNOTE / POWERPOINT PRESENTATION THAT WORKS
Some recent data concluded that up to 75% of formal sales presentations lead prospects to feel the salesperson didn’t understand their needs.
OBTAIN COMMITMENT – THE CLOSE
“Closing the sale” techniques are taught in many sales seminars, online, in tapes, books and coaching sessions.
THE OBJECTIVE BASED SELLING DIAGRAM – YOUR MEMORY TOOL
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