The training world is certainly continuing to change. But other aspects of your business aren’t. You still have customers – hopefully. And you still want to serve them in the best way possible. It’s vital. More companies chasing less money means that you simply have to be better than the competition. You want to ensure…
Telephone skills for field based sales teams is a vital part of the armoury. To close deals, to set their own appointments, to follow-up proposals, to qualify prospects. And yet most never have any training. It can be seen as just as an extension of face-to-face selling. Which it isn’t as the majority of sales people will tell you! Invest in a little training and help your team increase their effectiveness – all from the ease of their desks.
Don’t call too often. You’ll probably irritate them. Plus it’ll demotivate you too. If they’re not taking the call, chances are there’s a reason.
Directing the conversation is an important skill on the phone when communicating with customers. In this module we show you how to use the very compact 2 stage process.
How about a simple 2 hour audit on your telephone team? Non-invasive, so no time off the phone and we’ll give you a view on how your team interacts with customers on the phone. For both outbound telesales or telemarketing or alternatively for inbound customer service teams. It is also great to run it pre-training to help maximise the benefit of the classroom time.
Get your customer service team back up to speed with some refresher training. This can be in your office or you can opt for a blended programme including some short, sharp modules online. Get battle ready for 2021.
It is important to follow-up enquiries and even website visitors quickly, shortly after they’ve been on your site. There are services that allow you see who these B2B visitors are. Ensure you have a plan in place to maximise the opportunities that are coming your way daily.
Directing the conversation is a key skill when trying to steer your customer in the right direction on the telephone. On our 2 day courses we show you the easy to use 2 stage process – the Seek & Speak circle. We demonstrate it to you, and then give you the chance to try it for yourselves.
Telephone skills for field based sales teams is a vital part of the armoury. To close deals, to set their own appointments, to follow-up proposals, to qualify prospects. And yet most never have any training. It can be seen as just as an extension of face-to-face selling. Which it isn’t as the majority of sales people will tell you! Invest in a little training and help your team increase their effectiveness – all from the ease of their desks.
The power of vocal tone and energy can’t be underestimated. It is one of the liveliest modules on our training courses for both customer service and telesales / telemarketing. Demonstrating how NOT to deliver lines and then characterising them as vocal ‘colours’ is one of the enduring parts of the course according to the delegates. Ensure your vocal tone and energy is giving the correct impression to your customers.