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Christian InTech Articles - Ezines
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Client Potion Number 9 (Or, 9 Ways to Attract Only The Clients You'll Love)
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How to Tap in to the Holiday Publicity Bonanza
If your product or service can be given as a gift, a publicity windfall awaits at the end of the year - but you need to start working in June. Each December, media outlets cover the newest, the hottest and the most unusual Holiday gifts. The...
How To Use Ezine Articles To Promote Any Product, Service, or Affiliate Program You Choose, in 5 Easy Steps
By Henri G. Schauffler
Do you have a great affiliate program or website all ready to go, waiting for the customers to come? Are your family and friends getting anxious, waiting for your new project to start breaking through? Then be sure to...
Marketing Miracles - Do they just happen?
A simple answer to that is: Yes, Marketing Miracles happen! But, these marketing miracles do not just happen. The process is not instant. It is sequential. It takes planning and the planning requires decision and focus. The decisions must be...
Ten Breakthrough Marketing Ideas
1. Create a directory of web sites on a specific topic. Give people the option of adding the directory to their web site by linking to it. Put your business advertisement at the top of the director's home page. This technique will get lots ...
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Listen Your Way To Sales Success!
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"Listen Your Way to Sales Success"
There are many factors and variables that affect our sales on any given day. There is however, one key skill that will increase help you increase your sales immediately.
Listen to your customer!
That's it! That's all it takes to close more sales. Sounds simple doesn't it? Unfortunately, the majority of salespeople fail to do this.
In the countless sales transactions I watch, I notice that most salespeople don't ask their customers enough questions. Sure, they generally uncover a few basic needs that the customer has. They know what they're looking for in a product with regard to features, specifications, color, and price.
What they don't do is probe to uncover additional information about the customer. They don't ask them why they want that specific product, or why they're considering our store. They don't learn where the customer has been shopping or what they've seen. They don't ask what they like and/or dislike about the other stores they've been in to. They don't find out what their hot buttons are or what makes them tick or what will motivate them to buy. They fail to gather enough information!
I believe that there are two primary reasons for this. First, we don't believe that people will give us this information. The fact is, people will tell you anything you want to know providing they trust you and as long as you ask the right questions in the appropriate manner. For example, if a customer tells you that they are buying a product because they are going on a vacation, do you ask where they are going? Do you show interest in their holiday or are you too concerned with closing the sale? Are you more interested in your personal problems or watching the clock to care? In many cases, we are so preoccupied with something else that we miss vital clues customers
give us.
An amazing thing occurs if you demonstrate even a tiny bit of interest in your customer. They'll begin to open up! They'll provide you with information you may not have learned otherwise. They'll talk. They'll tell you everything you need to know in order to close the sale. People love to talk about themselves and they'll start to feel more comfortable with you as they talk. When people feel more comfortable they relax. We all know that a prospect who is relaxed will be more likely to buy than someone who is tense and uptight.
The second reason for not gathering sufficient information is that we feel it takes too much time. In my training sessions I frequently hear that this time is better used overcoming objections. My response is that if we gain more information and fully understand the customer's motives and needs, we can often overcome objections before they occur. Use your time more effectively during the sales process. Instead of spending so much time overcoming objections find out what your customer's true concerns are beforehand. This will help you adapt your sales presentation to meet their specific needs, address their concerns, and move you closer to closing the sale. Ask yourself, "What information do I still need to help the customer make the appropriate buying decision?"
We've all heard the expression that information is power. Gain the extra leverage in the sales process by investing the time gaining extra information from your customer. Do it consistently and you'll develop stronger relationships with your customers, which, in turn, will help you close more sales.
About the Author
Kelley Robertson is a Senior Partner of The Robertson Training Group and the author of, "Stop, Ask & Listen - How to welcome your customers and increase your sales." Gain practical advice on how to increase your sales by subscribing to his 59-Second Tip, a free weekly e-zine at www.robertsontraininggroup.com. Kelley can be reached at 905-633-7750, 1-866-694-3583 or Kelley@RobertsonTrainingGroup.com.
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