At ActionCOACH we define selling as “Professionally helping people to buy”. Its based on the principle that people hate to be sold to but they love to buy things.
The most common mistake that people who go into sales make, is that they think that they
have to be great at talking and that they have to talk all about their product and the features of their product or service. The reality is that the customer probably does not actually want the product or service that you are offering but they may want what the product or service delivers. i.e when a person asks for a drill bit in a hardware store, do they really want a drill bit or do they want a hole in the wall?!!
I recently witnessed a presentation on a product which “featured” a lot of technical detail. I observed that the sales person had lost the crowd within 2 minutes because he was blinding them with technical information. The product he was selling could help the same business really increase their sales and profits but he missed the point and missed the sale. If he had asked them first about what they expected from the product and how they would measure their return on investment, he would have had a greater degree of success.
If your sales approach needs to change to reflect today’s market then take action now. Call us on 065 707 9873. You may not want to have a business coach but you may want what we can deliver – increased profits guaranteed.
