Posts Tagged ‘tips on selling’

Talk specifics – people listen more

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

When you’re making your telesales or telemarketing calls talk specifics. Your prospects will listen more. You’re simply more persuasive if you give actual, real and specific examples.

Don’t use generalities. I often receive sales calls which include the time honoured line ”We’re one of the leading suppliers of blah-blah in the UK.” It is simply a load of words, because everyone can say that about their product or service – whether they are or not.  Or “we operate to professional standards.” Or “all our staff are experts in dealing with blah-blah.” Says who? Says you? ok, and of course you the salesperson are completely objective aren’t you?!

sales pitches on the phone

Talk specifics - no blah-blah

Instead talk about specific examples “we already supply our software to 11 of the 47 health trusts in England.” Or make bold but specific claims “our engineers are never more than 50 miles from any customer’s site.”

Even talking manufacturing output may give credence to the scale of your operation. “Yes we turn out 10,000 of those every day.”

The more obvious examples to boast about are where you’ve won awards (as by nature these are competitive) and show you must be good. “By royal appointment” will always carry a fair bit of clout, as will “we were class winners this year” in the fastest growing company in our industry sector at the annual awards in Birmingham last month.

There are always great things you can talk about, even if you can’t think of any examples at the moment. Develop them, weave them into your script and you will simply become more persuasive and someone your prospects will listen to.

If you want to develop a stronger, meatier sales approach to your sales calls give us a call on 01858 461148. We work with companies across the Midlands, in Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Leamington Spa, Warwick, Oakham and wider parts of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, West Midlands and Cambridge.

Getting past the gatekeeper – 5 top tips

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Getting past the gatekeeper – 5 top tips. One of the parts of our interactive training sessions I particularly enjoy is when we brainstorm ideas as a group. This is one of the fun parts of our training work on getting past the gatekeeper, or getting past the receptionist as it often is.

Here are 5 top tips that have come from training groups we’ve run ;

  1. Build in continuity if you’ve spoken to them before “He asked me to call him” or if untrue, instead try “we agreed to speak round about now ……”
  2. Go via another department (accounts or HR for instance) and ask to be transferred. This also often helps get the name.
  3. Ask for them by name : directly, assertively and confidently. You could also simply ask for them by their first name if appropriate.
  4. Use the fear close. Spell out ‘dangers’ of not taking your call. Does depend on the industry you’re in. This can work with compliance industries such as Health & Safety. Not many receptionists will be brave enough to block you in response to lines such as “I just wanted to chat to him about the forthcoming legislation and I’ve got some information for him that will help you stay the right side of the law” will they ?! 
  5. Be prepared to engage the receptionist or PA in conversation. Use their name back to them, and use words like help, advise and suggest. You will be appealing to their ego and sense of power.

There are many m0re of these tips and we are collecting more all the time, but I hope these help you. They certainly help us, and the countless people we work with. The best of luck, and I mean that most sincerely folks !

To Market runs training sessions to include this bane of our lives across the Midlands including Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Northampton, Corby, Kettering, Loughborough, Daventry, St Ives, Cambridge and wider parts of the East and West Midlands

Customer Service training UK – Leicester, Northampton, Cambridge, Birmingham

Friday, October 24th, 2008

To Market offers customer service training in the UK and we frequently train in Leicester, Northampton, Cambridge and Birmingham.

 

The elevator speech is where you explain what your organisation offers in the time it takes to ride in an elevator or lift (as we call it.) It is really important to hone this so that it is clear and concise. We all naturally have a short attention span and will mentally ‘glaze over’ within a minute or so.

 

At To Market we help businesses deal more effectively with their customers over the phone. That’s it – or elevator speech! If you want to know more we also explain that we offer customer service training to business all around the UK, especially in the Midlands covering Coventry, Birmingham, Leicester, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Peterborough, Solihull, Lichfield, Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Nottingham and Derby as well as wider parts of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands and West Midlands.

 

Customer Service is at the heart of keeping the customers you have and being attractive to those deciding where to buy. So make sure your customer service standards are exceptional and you will develop new business and maintain customer loyalty. To Market customer service training courses give help in dealing with difficult customers, handling conflict and overcoming objections. Click here to find out more http://www.tomarket.co.uk/customer-service-training.php

 

So wherever you are in the UK, especially the Midlands, Coventry, Birmingham, Leicester, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Peterborough, Solihull, Lichfield, Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Nottingham and Derby as well as wider parts of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands and West Midlands, we look forward to speaking to you.