Counselor Salesperson / Solution Sales
TBA
Programme Overview
The program consists of 4 three-hours webinars
1st Webinar: Customer, Sales, and Consultative Approach
This program is based on the belief that your knowledge about the products and services you sell will not alone influence buyers to do business with you. You need people skills as well. This module introduces the consultative sales process a successfully proven approach to sales that is based on people skills. The purpose of this module is to introduce the Counselor sales philosophy and the four phases of the Counselor sales process. In this module, you will learn to:
- Approach buyers with a problem-solving attitude.
- Describe the four phases of the Counselor process.
- Become aware of how the Counselor process can increase one’s sales competence.
2nd Webinar: Sales Talk – Start and Ask
- The “Start” module of The Counselor Salesperson program describes the first phase of the Consultative sales process — initiating a sales relationship and developing rapport. It is natural at the beginning of any new relationship to experience tension. The Counselor salesperson understands the nature of this tension. He or she takes responsibility for building the relationship by using Relating skills to communicate empathy and credibility to the buyer. The goal at this phase is to help the buyer perceive you as a competent, trustworthy problem-solving resource.
- The “Ask” module of The Counselor Salesperson describes the second phase of the Consultative sales process — the information-gathering phase. Here, you have developed enough rapport that the buyer is willing to disclose information about his or her situation. Your goal is to understand opportunities in the buyer’s situation that you may be able to address while at the same time continue to build your credibility as a problem-solver.
3rd Webinar: Sales Talk – Give, Deal and Support
- The “Give” module of The Counselor Salesperson program describes the third phase of the Consultative sales process recommending a solution. Here, you have a comprehensive picture of the buyer’s situation and understand how your products or services can help the buyer achieve his or her goals. Your task is to present your solution in a way that the buyer understands how it can help, to ask for the business, and to respond to any objections and concerns the buyer has.
- The “Support” module of The Counselor Salesperson program describes the final phase of the Counselor sales process — servicing the sale. Supporting is, however, by no means the end of the process. A true Counselor Salesperson sees the Supporting phase as the beginning of a new relationship. In this phase, you provide the kind of attention and service that results in buyer satisfaction. Your goal is to have the buyer perceive you as an ongoing resource and someone with whom he or she would be proud to do business again and refer to business associates.
4th Webinar: Difficult Situations.
- Customer indifference is one of the biggest challenges you may face. However, indifference is the perfect opportunity to show a real commitment to helping the client succeed. If you can help the client see how they can significantly improve their situation, then you will have contributed greatly to the client’s success.
- The customer, at any point in the sales process, may express objection, hesitation or reluctance to take the commitment you are asking for. In general, customers raise three types of objections: mistrust, misconceptions and disadvantages. Two of these types are associated with needs you can satisfy (mistrust and misunderstanding). The third type of objection, helplessness, relates to a need that you cannot satisfy. The good news is that even this objection can be met.
The system can be used by new and experienced salespeople (6 months or more experience) to gain knowledge and techniques around the dynamics of customer persuasion and influence.
The customer is convinced when he realizes his benefit. The customer’s benefit lies in the solution we offer for their situation. Effective selling solves the customer’s problems. Increase sales by making your salespeople more effective at solving problems. Make every sale a win for you and your customers by discovering and solving their problems. In this program, you learn how with your products / services to bridge the gap between what they have and what they really want to have. The ‘Consultative Selling’ system explores the proven skills, techniques and knowledge of successful salespeople and puts them to work.
After completing this module, learners will…
- Anticipate and plan how to respond to buyers’ concerns and expectations for sales contacts.
- Open sales calls in a way that communicates your understanding of the buyer’s situation.
- Build credibility throughout the sales process.
- Ask effective questions and listen with a focus on the buyer.
- Identify buying motives, buyer roles, and buying conditions.
- Verify and confirm interpretations of sales opportunities with the buyer.
- Recommend solutions in terms of benefits to buyers.
- Ask for the business.
- Make effective presentations to individuals and groups.
- Use a process for effectively responding to buyer resistance
- Appreciate the difference in expectations between buyers and salespeople after the close of a sale.
- Understand four skills that support ongoing buyer relationships.
The program balances knowledge delivery with hands-on practice. The technique taught in each phase of the sale is modeled so that the desired behavior is visible and measurable. Upon completion of the program, participants will know the why and the how. They will be able to:
- More quickly raise the buyer’s comfort level about doing business with you, and influence buyers to share business information that will help you understand their needs.
- Ask questions that develop a thorough understanding of what buyers want and what will motivate them to buy.
- Make buyers perceive you as a competent and credible resource who understands their situation well enough to recommend an appropriate solution.
- Close more sales because buyers will understand how your solution helps them.
- Have stronger, more comfortable relationships with buyers because you can demonstrate appreciation and understanding of their objections and concerns.
- Understand how buyers’ expectations change after the sale.
- Avoid lost business.
- Create opportunities for cross-selling and to expand the initial sale.
- You will get qualified referrals that shorten the sales cycle with new prospects.