Archive for the ‘Sales Skills’ Category

Make Friends to Succeed

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

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Having a workout partner and effectively losing weight or joining study groups to earn high grades reinforces the importance of having a buddy to be able to succeed in your career. The truth behind the fact that buddying up two or more of your colleagues maybe due to the fact that having them provides physical and emotional support. Seeing them and working with them creates a sense of accountability and motivation. You do that by comparing notes and copying each other’s best work practices. And also having a buddy enables you to share further into each buddy’s network. You get to know more and more people and in one way can give some quality insights to some of your goals at work.

Sales Person

Saturday, August 9th, 2008


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actually aside from blog writing. i am also into multi-level marketing or networking. i became exposed to Multi level marketing because the first time i tried to job search only MLM Company reply to me because i’m only 4th year highschool that time. of course at first you will be shocked because you need to put investment, but because i’m only a student and i don’t have enough money to invest so they just hire me as a refferal agent in short if i will refer some one who might interested to what they offer that’s the time that i will earn my commission. with that style of compensation i must not be motivate but since i’m only after the salary i was convinced to earn the half of what they are earning. sales is not an easy job but with sales everything is worth paying for. especially in multi-level marketing because as a networker you should be able to sell the same time but with much higher price that the market price.

Product Presentation – Getting their Attention – Part 2

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

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Mention a User-benefit – The prospect is interested in what he will gain from your proposition. Therefore, mentioning or suggesting a benefit in the attention phase will help you achieve the interest you want. Begin your presentation by speaking of their needs. Let the prospect know that you are there to offer him what he needs and wants.
Pose a problem/Statement of fact – A statement of fact is also an effective opener.
Visualize – Use of visual aids or to dramatize a problem or fact greatly enhances the opening.
Be brief/To the Point – The statement should be brief, concise, and to the point.

Pay Attention to People

Friday, April 11th, 2008

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The best way of getting people’s attention is by paying attention to them. Listen to them and not just hear them. Listening is active and if you really listen, people will tell you what their problems and concerns are. Executives should listen to their staff and associate, take time to get to know them, their names, as well as their interests and aspirations. Don’t act as interrogators, but ask friendly questions about how they are, how they feel, what they did over the weekend, and what they plan to do on their vacation. Listen and you’ll learn so much about people as a whole.

Sales Closing Techniques

Monday, March 31st, 2008

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Direct or assumptive – used when the customer openly agrees with the messages or benefits

Choice of alternative – give the customer a choice between two or more alternatives

Physical action close – this involves getting the customer to act, asking him to do something.

If the customer has not verbally indicated in his agreement, a request for commitment is needed. In asking the customer’s agreement to use the product, you should specify the benefits and the needs answered. A definite part of the sales presentation should be a planned closing which you should practice to make it run smoothly and without fumbling.

Repeat their Favorite Words or Phrases

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

To continue with a good conversation, you must encourage your prospects or clients to talk more. You can say phrases like “Go on…” or “Tell me more…” before going to the next subject.

A person usually uses an average of three of their favorite words or phrases when they engage in conversations. You will recognize that they are a part of their everyday vocabulary. Write them down and remember them the next time that you talk to them. If you feed them their favorite words, they will feel extremely comfortable and close to you because you talk the same language.

Product Presentation – Action/Close

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

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The final step in the sales presentation is the close. It is the part where you help the prospect come to a decision, his mental reaction to your sales presentation. No sales interview is complete unless and until you have asked the prospect for his final decision. The key element in successful sales closing is your attitude as a seller. You can assume that if your presentation is convincing, and that your proposition is mutually advantageous to both, the prospect will certainly buy. The difference between a successful sales interview and one which does not result in sales is in the request or the lack of request for a decision.

Instructional Statements work

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Aside from learning about closed (answerable by yes or no) or open (answerable with an explanation) questions, we have to learn about instructional statements. Of course we know that open questions should be asked more because they give us more information.

However, if we need to ask them 5 or 10 questions, we will risk sounding like an FBI interrogator. What we need to avoid this is to use instructional statements. It is the best way to qualify or to get the information that you need. Statements like, “Tell me about…” or “Share with me…” or “Fill me in on…” are less confrontational and much more conversational.

Listening Skills

Monday, March 10th, 2008

According to the best salespeople, the actual sale is really made during the qualifying stage. This is when you have to gather the information to ask your customers or prospects about their need and connect it to the product and service that you are selling. Although you might think that you are a good listener, you may not really hear what people say because you are so busy thinking about what you have to say next!

Don’t fall into this trap! Develop your listening skills in three critical areas: what customers say, how they say it, and what do they really mean with what they said.

Make Customers a Star

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

The average person would rather talk about himself than hear about the list of the top ten people in the world. In fact they only care about three things: themselves, their family and their job or career. Develop rapport by showing a sincere interest or being a great listener to your customers and prospects. Remember that people buy because of you, and the product or service that you are selling is only secondary.

Make them a friend before you can make a sale. Be interested in them, and they will be interested. They will not care how much you know until they know how much you care.

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