Do you think that only your sales person are selling your product or service? Think again. Each employee in your company can make or break the sale. Learn how to teach your employees some "soft" selling skills.
Customer Service & Conflict Resolution TrainingAndrea Estes
The document outlines a training on customer service, conflict resolution, and telephone etiquette. It covers important statistics on customer service and its impact on business. It teaches seven steps of good telephone etiquette and the six rules of effective customer service. The training also provides strategies for conflict resolution, such as controlling anger, defusing hostile situations, finding solutions, and following up. The lessons aim to help representatives improve customer satisfaction and retention.
This document provides an overview of basic selling skills, including understanding sales calls, identifying customer buying motives, presenting product benefits, handling customer objections, gaining commitments, and analyzing sales calls for improvement. The objectives are to sharpen skills and behaviors to improve sales and professionalism. Key aspects covered include prospecting, call preparation, approaches, presentations matched to customer needs, questioning techniques, dealing with responses and closing.
How to greet a customer is one of the hardest things for employees to do right. Use this retail sales training advice from the Retail Doctor to quickly understand what to do and what to avoid when greeting a customer.
The document provides guidance on how to handle customer complaints. It advises listening to the customer, documenting their name and details of the complaint, apologizing for any issues, providing an action plan to resolve the problem and prevent recurrence. Representatives are told to sympathize with customers, remain calm, gather information without blame, and make no promises they cannot keep.
Notes from Attending Unleash The Power Within (UPW) @Singapore 2018Jay Koh
This document provides a summary of key points from Tony Robbins' "Unleash The Power Within" seminar over two days. Some of the main ideas discussed include:
- There is an unlimited power within every person that can help achieve any vision or desire.
- Fear, meaning/emotion, and six human needs determine the quality of our lives and what we do.
- Our physiology, focus, and language patterns shape our emotions.
- The ultimate success formula involves clarity, strong reasons for achieving goals, and taking massive action.
- Beliefs are powerful determinants of our lives, so it's important to believe in our ability to change.
The document outlines 10 essential customer service skills that will help one succeed in a career in customer service. The key skills are: 1) strong communication skills, 2) self-control, 3) patience, 4) an ownership attitude, 5) empathy, 6) good phone skills, 7) being a team player, 8) knowledgeability, 9) the ability to work under pressure, and 10) maintaining a positive attitude. Developing these 10 skills will allow one to better serve customers, resolve complaints, build relationships, and advance one's career in customer service.
(MBASkills.IN) How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleSameer Mathur
This document summarizes techniques for influencing people from Dale Carnegie's book "How to Win Friends and Influence People". It is authored by Sameer Mathur and structured in sections. The sections cover fundamental techniques for handling people, ways to make people like you, how to win people to your way of thinking, and how to lead and change people without giving offense. Key advice includes speaking positively of others, showing genuine interest in people, remembering names, listening attentively, and avoiding criticism or arguments.
15 sales techniques to improve the sales processYuri Piltser
The document outlines 15 strategies and 6 core concepts for being an effective salesperson. The strategies include: calling prospects regularly to stay top of mind; always asking for business; asking probing questions; promoting your strengths while managing expectations; developing personal relationships; staying organized; and becoming a trusted advisor by providing value-added solutions. The core concepts emphasize treating clients well, having a positive attitude, and properly framing sales conversations through effective questioning.
The document discusses objection handling and closing sales. It defines objections as opportunities to understand customer needs rather than rejections. Common objections are around affordability, relationships, and need. Techniques for handling objections include spotlighting the real concern, using feel-felt-found to acknowledge concerns and provide examples of others' experiences, and reversing the answer to reframe objections as reasons for purchasing. The key points for closing a sale are that the customer is satisfied with the product and explanation, can afford the purchase, all objections are addressed, and there are no remaining questions. Adaptability of the sales process is also emphasized.
The document provides tips and strategies for real estate agents to be successful. It emphasizes the importance of commitment to one's success through actions like showing up fully present, following up relentlessly, being versatile in dealing with different personality types, and being creative in solutions. It stresses adopting best practices from top producers rather than reinventing strategies. Key recommendations are to focus efforts on core activities that generate leads and sales like lead generation, follow up, presenting, negotiating, and closing deals. Agents are advised to commit fully to their practice and schedule time daily for productive activities.
This document provides an overview of a customer service training session. The training will teach participants how to implement a customer service excellence program in their company. It will cover key elements of customer service like the 5 basic customer needs of friendliness, empathy, fairness, control, and information. Participants will learn everyday practices for excellent customer service and how to make a positive first impression. The training also details the benefits of providing excellent customer service such as satisfied customers, customer retention, and increased profits.
The document discusses objections in sales and how to handle them effectively. It defines an objection as a customer concern or question rather than an excuse. Objections are opportunities to provide information and address customer needs. While many salespeople see objections as bad, they are actually good signs that the customer is engaged and giving the salesperson a chance to respond. The document provides tips on distinguishing real from fake objections, techniques for responding like using "feel, felt, found", turning objections into benefits, and common objections and strategies to overcome them like breaking down costs, facilitating decision meetings, building trust with experience and references, and making the decision to hire easy.
Sales is being radically redefined like never before. With buyers now in possession of unlimited information, online content is quickly becoming the dominant driver for commerce. Today anyone working in sales - and that includes entrepreneurs, business owners, doctors, and many others - needs to possess entirely new skills. Unfortunately most organizations are still using traditional selling models developed for a different time.
The News of Selling, based on the ideas in David Meerman Scott’s book “The New Rules of Sales and Service: How to Use Agile Selling, Real-Time Customer Engagement, Big Data, Content, and Storytelling to Grow Your Business” shows how smart businesses large and small are discovering new opportunities, strengthening customer loyalty, and mastering real-time selling strategies.
Scott, author of the #1 bestseller “The New Rules of Marketing & PR” (published in 26 languages from Arabic to Vietnamese), demystifies the new digital commercial landscape and offers inspiring and valuable guidance for anyone not wanting to be left behind.
This document discusses the importance and process of qualifying sales leads. It defines qualifying as filtering suspects based on predefined criteria to determine if they are prospects or not. Examples are provided of asking probing questions to gather information and match suspects against qualifying criteria in order to push them into the prospect category. Key aspects of qualifying criteria are identified as verifying specific needs, budget, and timeline. The document also outlines a sample sales cycle and conversion from suspects to prospects to later stages over time through qualifying questions.
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Closing: A Natural Step in the Sales ProcessBob Hafer
If you don’t ask for the order, you won’t make the sale
That statement is one of the basic truths of the sales profession. Because when you ask for the order you provide the momentum for a client to say yes. Though you may feel closing a sale is a magic moment, in reality, closing is simply following closing principles and then asking for a decision when you feel certain the prospective buyer is going to say yes. This fast-paced seminar teaches you how to ask for the order.
This document provides guidance on effective call control strategies for customer service agents. It discusses maintaining a positive attitude, properly greeting customers, projecting confidence, focusing on the customer's issue, avoiding trigger words, and determining resolutions. Specific techniques are outlined, including listening actively, asking probing questions, paraphrasing to confirm understanding, setting expectations, managing difficult customers, and eliminating dead air to keep the customer engaged and the call on track. The overall goal is to lower call handle times, improve customer satisfaction, and ensure the agent, not the customer, leads each call interaction.
The document provides tips on selling skills and the sales process. It discusses prospecting, approaching customers, conducting effective meetings and presentations, handling objections, and closing sales. Key aspects of the sales process covered include preparing for calls, asking probing questions to understand customer needs, overcoming objections, highlighting benefits to get buy-in, and making multiple attempts to close before giving up on prospects. The document emphasizes skills like listening, elaboration, understanding customers, and adapting approach based on customer type to improve sales outcomes.
The document discusses various topics related to handling customer complaints effectively. It provides guidance on identifying different types of customers, understanding why customers complain, dealing with internal and difficult customers, listening empathetically to complaints, following up on issues appropriately, and maintaining high customer service standards. Key points include differentiating between empathy and sympathy when handling complaints, treating all customers with courtesy, and turning dissatisfied customers into friends through sincere resolution of their issues.
The document provides guidance on effective marketing and customer service skills. For marketing yourself, it advises identifying your niche, showcasing expertise, sharing wisdom, building community, and being socially savvy. For customer service, it lists essential skills like empathy, clear communication, product knowledge, problem-solving, listening, tenacity, authenticity, adaptability, attentiveness, professionalism, acting ability, time management, and letting problems go. It concludes with a quote about treating customers like guests.
The Five Core Skills of Confident Sales PeopleScott Summers
Anyone can follow a sales process, so why can’t everyone sell?
Scott Summers a Sales Presentation Specialist from IBM believes they can.
So far I've surveyed almost 200 business owners, startups and entrepreneurs. Only a small handful have said that selling is a skill that they feel confident about.
So, to help the thousands of business owners who aren’t natural sellers, I’ve identified the five core skills of a confident sales person.
Use them together and watch your sales increase.
When you want to get started building a super sales team, what are things you want to tell them. Sales is not about just numbers or just saying Yes/No and Next. Sales is about building relationships, It is about creating that trust in the minds of your prospects. That can happen only when you listen.. actively. And then get into their shoes and provide them a solution. Your product or service may or may not be a 100% fit. But if you are sure that you are true to your customers, you will be a great sales guy!
This presentation introduces the basics of needs-based selling processes. If you or your sales team is struggling to achieve your objectives, then this presentation is a must view. For more information contact us at dave.gregory@inspiredperformancesolutions.com
This book has been written to assist entrepreneurs, especially those who have no sales experience, to gain a better understanding of sales. It is one of the elements of setting up a business that many entrepreneurs dislike. However, with the right positive mental attitude selling is not as daunting as many people believe. This book is the result of 20 years practice, research and discussion on the subject of sales. It is a guide and starting point for readers who wish to begin their journey on the road of sales and negotiating
This document provides training for sales professionals at Winslow's Custom Buildings. It discusses the qualities of top performers, including dedication and a strong work ethic. It outlines traits that build trust with customers like expertise, respect, credibility, and reliability. The document also reviews how to effectively plan a sales process, handle objections, and close a sale. The goal is to empower salespeople with the skills and mindset needed to succeed in their role.
This document discusses 4 ways to make sales conversations count. It identifies the two key skills needed as skill and will. The 4 success drivers that differentiate top performers are then discussed as integrated beliefs, goal transparency, initiative, and emotional intelligence. These drivers are explained in more detail, with integrated beliefs discussed as having confidence in your abilities and beliefs about what you do and offer. The document encourages attendees to think about how these drivers can be seen in action and provides information on an upcoming course and book on moving sales conversations forward.
The document discusses important customer service skills. It defines a customer and explains why customer service is important for businesses. The main customer service skills that every employee needs are then outlined, including patience, attentiveness, clear communication, product knowledge, using positive language, time management, ability to read customers, having a calming presence, handling surprises, tenacity, closing interactions well, and a willingness to learn.
This document provides an overview of a training on developing a winning attitude for customer service. The training comprises 9 modules that will be completed over 9 weeks. Trainees will learn techniques for active listening, using positive language, adapting communication styles, handling complaints, asking questions, educating customers, and controlling calls. The goal is for participants to discover how to provide exceptional customer service and develop the right winning attitudes.
The document provides four strategies for enhancing listening skills: 1) Know yourself and identify behaviors that could alienate customers, 2) Focus solely on the other person and suppress the desire to talk, 3) Be the person customers want you to be by being authentic, attentive, and empathizing, 4) Listen for clues to understand the problem, paraphrase to confirm understanding, ask questions for clarification, and deliver the best solution. The overall goal is to establish trust, fix issues, and save relationships.
This document provides techniques for improving sales closing skills. It discusses that enthusiasm, belief in the product, and persistence are key to success. Specific closing techniques include finding the "hot button" benefit for each customer, using suggestive language to imply the purchase decision has been made, inviting customers to "give it a try", and telling relevant stories about how others benefited from the product. Qualifying customers and addressing their fears around purchase decisions are also important. The overall message is that sales is a skill developed through practice of different closing approaches.
Business development involves creating long-term value for a company through customers, markets, and relationships. This includes generating cash, opportunities, sustainability, competitive advantage, customer discovery, debt repayment, problem solving, and building strategic alliances. Business development is a strategic activity focused on growth, not just sales. Effective communication, both personal and professional, is important for business development and relies more on how something is said rather than just what is said. Key factors like employee and customer satisfaction, productivity, efficiency, and culture are also essential for business growth and success.
7-Step Framework for Crafting a Bullet-Proof Sales Strategy in 2019Sales Hacker
What You'll Learn:
- How to develop a rhythmic sales process that predictably converts opportunities into revenue
- A simple 7-step framework that you can follow to craft a winning sales strategy
- The “bridge” between strategy and successful execution (hint: 90% of sales organizations don’t implement this)
- How to “back into your number” by building combining the sales process with demand generation
Over the years, it has been proven that Sales is not for the faint of heart. Whether it’s selling a bottle of water, cloths at a store, and a new car to a newly promoted manager or a company, selling a house to a family or pitching a startup to investors etc. making that sale depends on the skill, appearance, confidence knowledge and enthusiasm of the salesperson. Quite frankly, not all of us have those characteristics in us. There is a saying that “salesmen are born, not taught”. Well, not exactly. Undoubtedly, there are natural talents, but can you can learn these characteristics and be just as successful? Yes you can!
A true quintessential salesperson has the following characteristics that they use consistently to succeed in achieving target sales
When I put a call out for article topics I received a lot of requests for beginner’s marketing information. Really, sharing thoughts on marketing your business is good for all of us. It’s something we can always use a refresher on.
This document discusses improving sales success by focusing on thinking, language, and process. It emphasizes embracing unique value, communicating in a genuine manner, and leading the sales process from a position of equality. The author will provide ideas over the coming months to help readers become more disciplined in their thinking, language, and process for developing new business.
This document summarizes an executive book on sales and leadership effectiveness. It discusses an approach that blends business strategy with interpersonal psychology and finding meaning at work. The summary explores how examining one's thinking, language, and process can help grow a business without changing who you are. Specifically, it addresses getting clarity on your unique value; having an effective client engagement process; and reducing emotional attachment to closing deals.
The document provides guidance on planning and executing effective sales techniques. It recommends planning mass awareness programs and one-to-one sales by calculating the number of sessions and households that can be covered each day. It also outlines the components of a successful sales call, including preparation, introduction, discovery, demonstration, convincing the customer, and closing the sale. After-sales activities like updating records and providing customer service are also discussed.
This book provides advice for salespeople to increase their sales and income. It discusses how the top earning salespeople (1) become experts at selling, (2) earn and invest substantial portions of their income, and (3) save and invest over time. Building long-term relationships with customers is key to success in sales. The book emphasizes lifelong learning and recommends salespeople continuously work to expand their knowledge.
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6. Learning Objectives for Today: Present the e-Learning Live approach to the topic of maximizing existing customer relationships. Give you the e-Learning Live approach to identifying and unlocking the potential of non-sales employees. Content Agenda: Effective soft-sales techniques for all employees to use during customer interaction.
7. Share Your Point of View When you hear the word SALESPERSON, what type of person comes to mind?
8. Most people don’t think of themselves as being in sales yet anyone who interacts with a customer in even the smallest way, is selling. We are all in Sales Receptionist, support Call Center, technical Fulfillment, shipping
9. MYTH: Sales is hard, scary, intimidating, awkward. Can you list any other negative perceptions?
10. TRUTH: Sales is as simple as being a good listener, asking questions, caring and solving problems!
11. You are a Natural Influencer Most people have un-tapped sales abilities and they don’t even know it. Getting your kids to do what you want them to. Motivating spouses and family
12. Why does my influence matter? All businesses depend on their common unit of wealth, known as the CUSTOMER . Success depends on long term business from repeat customers. Unhappy customers never return, happy customers are loyal and bring others with them.
13. How can I use my influence with a customer? Start with a caring attitude. People won’t care about you until they know how much you care about them. How can you quickly let a customer know that you care?
14. Listening skills Listen first, talk later. Before you can influence a customer you first need to have a clear understanding of their needs.
15. Rapport Building Building rapport is the most important part of influencing (selling). The goal is to connect without dominating the conversation.
17. What are you projecting? Your voice accounts for most of the impression you make. What do you want your tone to reflect? “ You are important to me and I am happy to help you!”
18. What does the customer want, really? To be heard To feel important Problem solving Action
19. Is the customer always right? Even when they are irrational?
20. Most customers have no idea what they need, but they do know they have a problem. Start from that point and work toward solutions using your unique knowledge and skills. Try this: Fast way to calm an angry customer: “I understand you have a problem and I’m going to make sure it gets fixed”. Then fix it, no excuses.
21. Customers for life….making a lasting impression When your entire organization cares, it shows This hand written note cost 44 ¢ and took less than five minutes of effort to produce.
22. Identifying the potential of non-sales employees Professionalism Communication and grammar skills Empathy Consistency Caring and diligence
23. How to choose the right person for a sales position Consider the interview to be their best sales pitch. Hold a high and critical standard of evaluation. Don’t ignore subtle signs that bother you. Look for the candidate to get you excited and fired up. Keep the focus on your questions not theirs.
24. 5 Revealing sales Interview questions What are you most passionate about? Walk me through a typical weekend in your life. What area do you need the most improvement on? Tell me about a sales accomplishment you are proud of. Give me an example of sales disappointment, how you handled it and what you learned as a result.
25. What you are looking for; Motivation Priority Resilience Engagement Humility
26. Summary We are all selling something. Any job or task calls for the ability to connect, listen, share and persuade others. Employee emphasis on soft selling can have a dramatic impact on customer retention and satisfaction. Happy customers return often and bring others with them. If you find your employees interesting and engaging, chances are your customers will too.