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Themajorityofsalespeopletodayuseacombinationofapproaches.Theywanttobeliked,theywanttobecredible,theywanttoclose,andtheywanttomeettheneedsoftheircustomers.Butformostsalespeople,thisamalgamationhasresultedinaquasi-consultativeapproachatbest.Whilequasi-consultativesalespeopleidentifycustomerneedsandareproductive,theyfallshortofwhattheycouldaccomplish.
Salespeoplewhoareattheconsultativeendofthecontinuumcreateefficientbutrobustdialogueswiththeircustomersthatenablethemtoconnectandlearnmorewitheachconversation.Thedialoguesareactive,withbalancedexchangesbetweenthesalespersonandthecustomer.Whattheydolookseasyandsoundslikecommonsense,butitisfarfromsimpleanditisnotcommonpractice.
Thelinebetweenquasi-consultativesellingandconsultativesellingisfine,butifallotherfactorsarebasicallyequal,thelinemeansthedifferencebetweenwinningbusinessorlosingtoacompetitor.Itcanbethedifferencebetweenbeingviewedasatechnicalspecialistandbeingatrustedadvisor.Withrelativelyequalcompetitors,itisthesalestalkofthesalespersonorsalesteamthatmakesthediffer-encebetweenwinningandlosingbusiness.
Herearewaysyoucancreatearobustdialogue:
Assessyoursalestalk:
Howinteractiveareyoursalesdialogues?
Whatisyourgive/getratio?
Committodosomethingdifferent:
Askmoreprobingquestions.
Stopthinkingintermsofeducatingcustomers:
Thinkmoreabouteducatingyourselfaboutyourcustomers.
Topperformerstreatpreparationdifferently.Theyarealwayspreparing—beforeandaftereachcustomermeeting.
Howdoyouprepare?
Doyouthinktoyourself—whatdoesmycustomerneed,whatcanIpositionthatwillmakeiteasyformycustomertosayyes?
Doyouletideaspercolateinyourmindsoyoucanbecreativeandproactive?
Havingapreparationstrategywillshortenyourpreparationtimeandincreasetheimpact.Asyouprepare,followthesethreesteps:
*Beginwithstrategicpreparation.Thinkaboutyourlonger-termrelationshipobjectivesandthensetyourshort-termimmediateobjectiveforthecall.Makesureyourobjectiveismeasurable,isachievable,andhasatimeframesoyoucanmaintainmomentum,assesstheoutcomeofyourcall,andaccelerateyourclose.Visualizetheflowofyourcallandbuildintimeforthecustomertotalk.
*Next,docustomerpreparation.Thinkaboutyourcustomer誷objectives,situation,needs,anddecisioncriteria.
*Finally,focusonyourproduct/technicalpreparation.Useyourrangeofproductsandcapabilitiestomeetyourcustomer誷needs.Planthequestionsyouwillask,anticipateobjections,andcustomizeyourmaterials.
Mostsalespeoplepreparebackwards.Theystartwithproduct/technicalpreparation.Beginningwithstrategicpreparationwillhelpyousavetimebylettingyoutargetyoureffortsandremaincustomer-focused.
Tohelpyouinyourpreparation,stayuptodateonindustryandcompanynews.Leverageyourteamforideas.Reviewyourcustomerfilessothatyoucanbuildonanyinformationyoualreadyhaveandavoidunnecessaryrepetition.Preparethematerialsyouthinkyouwillneedandtailorwhateveryouplantogivetothecustomertomakesureitappliestothecustomer.
Asyouvisualizeyouragendaforthecall,makesureyouremaincustomer-focused.Priortothecall,wheneverpossible,getcustomerinputonyouragenda.Butevenwhenyougetinput,alwayscheckyouragendatogetthefeedbackyouneedtogetbuy-in,makeadjust-ments,andgoforward.
Herearetipstohelpyouprepare:
Prepareforallcustomercalls:
Setameasurableobjectivewithatimeframeforeachcalltohelpyoumaintainmomentumandaccelerateyourclose.
Tailorallmaterial:
Showyourcustomeryourfocusisonhisorherneeds.
Visualizeyourcall:
Plantheflowofyourcallandbuildintimeforthecustomertotalk.
Topperformersoftensaythattheirsalesdialoguesfeelmorelikebrainstormingwiththeircustomersthan襰elling.*Thesearethesixcriticalskillsthatarefundamentaltomakingtheirdialoguessofluidandproductive:
*Presence—communicatingenergy,conviction,andinterestwhenspeakingandlistening
*Relating—buildingrapport,usingacknowledg-ment,andexpressingempathytoconnectwithcustomers
*Questioning—creatingalogicalquestioningstrategyandeffectivelyusingprobingskillstouncoverneeds
*Listening—understandingwhatthecustomercommunicatesinwords,tone,andbodylanguage
*Positioning—persuasivelydemonstratingvalueandapplicationtothecustomerbycustomizingyourproductknowledgetotheneedsofthecustomer
*Checking—elicitingfeedbackonwhatyouhavesaidtogaugecustomerunderstandingandagreement
Theseskillsarethetoolsofselling.Thesharpertheskills,themoreeffectivethesalesperson.Aweaknessinanyoneoftheskillsputsacaponeffectiveness.Forexample,ifthesalespersoncan誸establishrapportwiththecustomer,itisunlikelythecustomerwillopenupinansweringquestions.Ifthesalespersonisapoorlistener,answerslosetheirvalue.Andwithoutanunderstandingofcustomerneeds,it誷almostimpossibletoconnectcapabilitiestocustomerneeds.
Dialoguesellingrequiresproductknowledgeandtechnicalexpertise,butequaltotheseiscustomerknowledgeandskill.Indialogueselling,thesalespersonbecomesaresourcepersonwho,becauseheorshefullyunderstandsthatparticularcustomer誷specificneeds,canmeettheneedsthatrelatetohisorherproductandalsocross-sellandmeetthecustomer誷broaderspectrumofneeds.Tosucceedindialogueselling,youmustmasterthesixcriticalskills.
Herearewaysyoucansharpentheseskills:
Assessyoursixcriticalskills:
presence,relating,questioning,listening,positioning,checking.Force-ranktheskills.Identifyyourstrengthsandareasforimprovement.Workononeskillatatimetogetittothenextlevel.
Committoself-critique:
Attheendofeachcall,critiqueyourskillsaswellasthecontentofthemeeting.
Askforfeedback:
Elicitfeedbackfromyourcustomersandcolleagues.
Theopeningofthecallsetsthetone.Therearefourimportantthingstoaccomplishasyouopen:
establishrapportwiththecustomer,clarifythepurposeofthemeeting,setthefocusonthecustomer,andbridgetoneeds.Whereyouareinthesalescycledeterminestheemphasisoneach.Buteveninthequickestfollow-uptelephonecall,thebestsalespeoplefullyleveragetheiropenings.
Don誸skimponbuildingrapport.Takethetimeasyoupreparetoplanyourrapportwhilestayingalerttocuesforspontaneousrapport,suchasphotosorother,morepersonalsignals.Besensitivetocustomerswhoarenotopentorapportatthatmoment.
Afteryouhaveestablishedrapport,statethepurposeofyourcallfromyourcustomer誷perspective.Brieflybulletthekeyitemsofyouragendaandcheckwiththecustomerthattheagendameetshisorherexpectations.
Whileyourobjectiveisthemeasurableactionstepyouwanttoachieve,yourpurposeanswerstheall-importantquestion,襑hat誷initforthecustomer?
*Aimforyourobjective,butpositionyourpurposeasyouopentoengageandgaintheinterestofthecustomer.Considerthefollowingtwoopenings:
Opening1:
Youstateyourobjective:
褺ill,Johnsaidyoumightbeinterestedinthenewthingswearedoinginresearchwith...,soI誱heretotalkwithyouaboutour....*Thespotlightisonyouandyouaremovingtodiscussproduct.
Opening2:
Youstateyourpurpose:
褺ill,thanksfortakingthetimetomeetwithme...(rapport).IknowhowbusyyouareandIappreciatethetime.Johnsaidyouaredoingsomeinterestingthingsin....I誺egiventhoughttothatandlookedatyournewWebsite,whichlooksgreat.I誨liketolearnmoreaboutwhatyouaredoingin...andthenexplorehowwemight...(brieflybulletyouragenda).Howdoesthatsound?
*Thespotlightisonthecustomerandyouarepositionedtoidentifyneeds.
Opening1isheadedtowardagenericproductdiscussion,whileOpening2isleadingtoaninteractivedialoguetounderstandthecustomer誷objectiveandneedsbeforeyoucoveryourcapabilitiesorideas.
Duringthemeeting,getcreditforyourpreparation.Leveragethatyouarepreparedbypositioningthehomeworkyouhavedonetoincreaseyourcredibility(asinOpening2).
Manysalespeopleareself-focusedastheyopen,whichactuallyhurtsnotonlyrapportbutalsotherelationship.Thecustomer-focusedsalespersonrealizestheimportanceofanopeningtha