Regardless of your product or service, every prospective customer you meet for the first time has a question in mind at the initial meeting. The question is “Why should I even consider talking to this person – let alone buy anything from them?’ Even though this question is rarely asked it needs to be answered.
This means that you need to, as soon as you can, satisfy your prospective customer that you are a person worth talking to who represents a business worth knowing about.
Do this by, as part of the Engage step of the EASE sales format, taking the opportunity to sell yourself and your ‘brand’ (in this context your brand is the business you represent).
(The up-coming post for Wednesday 7/1 is Creating good word-of-mouth. It's about one way to set about getting customers saying positive things about you and your business.)
This blog is for business-owners, sales managers and salespeople who want to get better results; also for the trainers and coaches who help them. Tips are normally posted on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. (Old tips are deleted after a few months.) This blog is also different; some posts are short and quirky, others are longer. Some are sales-specific; others are about business development generally. Some posts have been published previously in In-Business magazine. Enjoy!
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