In each complex sale, there are four vital buying roles--anywhere from one to many may play one or more decision-making roles. Understand the role of each buyer and discover how to sell to all four buying influencers in order to build a solid strategic foundation. Understand the three points of entry to gain access to buying influencers. Learning Objectives Explain the importance of qualifying buying roles in complex sales, Describe four types of buying influencers, Identify the primary buying focus for each role, Summarize decision-making criteria for each buying role, Describe how to gain account entry in complex sales Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Learn enough facts about a buyer's current status to advance the conversation purposefully. Discover how to ask relevant questions about necessary information designed to keep the prospect talking for the sake of conversation. Understand how to mix open and close ended questions but ask close-ended questions which are likely to be answered with a 'yes'. Learning Objectives Apply guidelines for asking Status Questions, Demonstrate how to ask three types of status questions Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
The single greatest job motivator is recognition for a job well done. Learning Objectives Explain the importance of rewarding teams, Apply 'Thank-you' recognition tips, Implement creative ways to reward team members Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
The benefits of team decision-making include more diverse information, multiple perspectives, greater understanding, knowing next steps, and better buy-in. Use decision-making in teams when you need support, the impact is significant or controversial, you need other expertise, and want to spread the risk. Understand how to prepare for team decision-making by allowing for pre-work and use the three techniques for team-decision making. Learning Objectives Explain the benefits of team decisions, Implement strategies to prepare for team decision-making, Apply three methods for team decisions Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Evaluation questions help move people from being unaware of their trouble, into awareness and a desire to change. evaluation questions help buyers explore the extent of the damage their trouble is causing. understand all the benefits of evaluation questions and when to use this the most effectively. Learning Objectives Explain four ways people leave their comfort zone, Describe the consequences of not using Evaluation questions in a major sale, Apply Evaluation questions to build urgency for change Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Understand ten techniques to confirm and close sales and why they often most effective when combined with each other. These include the direct sales approach, incentive confirmations and deadline events to help motivate the buying decision. Learning Objectives Apply 10 techniques to confirm and close sales, Identify multiple script examples for each technique Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
This course will ensure that you maximize your daily activities more effectively and take back control of your time. Understand the importance of setting a goal and why it is important to be proactive rather than reactive. Why is a mission statement important and what are the three elements of an effective mission statement? Prioritize your tasks more effectively according to the urgency and importance of the task at hand. Learning Objectives Schedule goals and activities, Find hidden sales time, Utilize the Sales Funnel for managing time, Apply the 80-20 Rule to allocate time Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
The most important communication behavior is being able to communicate in an open, safe, and supportive culture. High performance teams use a wide variety of effective communication skills, the bottom line is to be understood. We will show you how to practice the three R's - be reliable, responsible, and reasonable. Understand how to maintain optimal levels of communication awareness. Learning Objectives Explain common team communication challenges. Implement 20 communication traits of effective team members Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Trust is a prediction of reliance on an action. Understand the elements for building trust and how the elements of earning respect includes continuous learning, being productive, showing appreciation, getting competent, being passionate, listening, being considerate, using no excuses, building trust, and respecting yourself. Learning Objectives Define trust, Apply nine ways to build team trust, Implement ten ways to earn respect in a team Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Strategic prospecting is a planned, organized step-by-step approach for finding potential customers. We will show you how to Keep an 'it depends' attitude and shift gears if a strategy isn't working. Understand all the considerations when creating your ideal customer profile and how to create a win-win working relationship. Learning Objectives Organize a strategic prospecting plan, Create ideal customers, Implement strategic prospecting steps Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams