5 common sales mistakes to avoid
5 sales mistakes to avoid. Work on your integrity to build great long term trading relationships with customers. This will make them more likely to buy from you more often. Take the long term view.
Your sales script is an effective aid when used professionally
Call guides and scripts. Constructed and used professionally, they can be a powerful tool to help you dig up more opportunities on the phone. But used badly, they give us all a bad name. Here, we set out some of the main factors to consider when preparing yourself for effective outbound calls.
Don’t call too often – this is why
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 a conversation – an easy 2 stage process
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.
Good selling might not seem like selling
Good selling in B2B is often about informing and offering knowledge, and advice to your customer, then allowing them to make their decision. Building your own credibility with industrial or commercial customers will pay great dividends long-term once they know they can trust you.
4 extra sales tips
4 tips from recent sales courses. Great ideas come out of interactive, lively training sessions.
5 top tips to secure more appointments over the phone
5 top tips to help you secure more appointments over the phone. Ensure you have a clear idea about what you are trying to achieve but remember that you must work to build rapport from the start. This involves getting them into conversation – not bombarding them with statements about how good your company and it’s products are.
Getting past the gatekeeper – Bite-sized sales training
Getting past the gatekeeper. A topic close to the heart of all us who make outbound calls in order to generate business. This will be the third training module we will run as part of the bite-sized programme. If you want to see the full schedule check out bite-sized. Each of our topics will be…
Structuring your telephone sales call – 3 elements
Structuring your sales call is a key part of making sure your calls are effective. Here are 3 tips from our 3 CD audio series on selling on the phone. Here we cover background, using benefit statements and summarising.
Questioning – the most important communication skill?
Powerful questioning techniques are valuable in any telephone based role whether you’re proactive and making telesales, telemarketing or sales generation calls or whether you’re dealing with incoming queries, complaints and enquiries. Knowing when to use open and when to use closed questions is a vital skill which will help you navigate your way through a conversation with a customer.