You’ve Got to See This… 2010 Super Conference
Announcing….. an event like no other.
Let me get straight to the point.
I’ve got something seriously exciting I want to share with you.
But I thought rather than tell you, I’d show you.
Simply click on this link and the video will explain everything
www.2010superconference.com.au/video/ (Listen for the bonus ticket offer for early birds!)
I think you’ll agree with me – this is something special!
It’s going to be a wonderful event and with under 100 tickets to go… it will sell out.
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How to Develop Your Unique Selling Package Part 1
Filed under: Business to Business Selling, Sales Planning, Strategic Selling
How do you answer when asked ….. “Why out of all the vendors available to me right now, should I buy from you and your company?”
It’s a good question isn’t it?
I was asked this last year by a Sales Manager in charge of 12 sales people and being caught off guard, I fumbled my way through it.
Now I have crafted a message that I can recite in my sleep, while in the shower, driving to work or anywhere else and when I work with any client this is the first thing we go to work on.
It’s a muddy marketplace out there with plenty of alternatives, and people are not sitting there patiently waiting for you to come into their lives. We have to give our buyers a reason to buy from us and for them to be able to position us in a heartbeat.
So how do we build an answer to that question?
The first part of Strategic Selling involves starting each call with a strong strategic uniqueness or philosophy statement about you and your company that takes less than two minutes to present. It also involves you developing a more strategic or “big picture” focus to your selling messaging, selling language, and overall philosophy or approach to a customer’s business.
The “Five Strategic Buying Questions”
How effective are you at explaining the complete story of your product or services? A strong opening strategic message of competitive uniqueness is an effective way to start a sales call. Explaining your statement of uniqueness, or “Elevator speech” begins to position your customer as to why they want to select you over all of your competitors. However, success in selling involves more than just delivering a strong opening selling statement.
You also need to provide your potential buyer with a simple, yet complete explanation of what you have to offer and why it will be of such value to your prospect.
The “Five Strategic Buying Questions” cover all of the major questions a prospect will ask as they evaluate and consider your selling offer.
These five strategic buying questions are:
- Where can this take us? Explaining how your product or service can change or redirect their business, efficiency, or profitability.
- Who can this help? Explaining whom in the customer’s organisation will find the most value from your offering.
- Why is it better? Explaining why your approach is better, provides more value, is a lower risk or a lower total cost than any of your competitors.
- What does it do? Explaining what kinds of results or outcomes you will be able to receive.
- How does it work? Explaining the mechanics and details of how it functions.
Small Business Owners have been answering these simple buying questions in sales calls for decades. However, the majority of salespeople answer these questions in the wrong order!
I wish I had a dollar for every time I worked on a clients business where all the communication to the market was all about what the product does, the technical side of things rather than what the product will do for their client.
Are You Product or Customer Focused?
Cognitive business owners present their idea or product with far too much detail rather than the emotion around the purchase. The buyer gets overloaded and bogged down trying to find the reason for buying. As my father use to say (he was a great sales person), “a confused mind says no”.
Most buyers find it difficult to absorb new information in this manner, or at least this order. The technical approach of providing all of the details so you then can understand the big picture normally just does not work. In most cases, it is just too complex for your customer to collect all of the detailed information provided and then assemble it in their minds to understand the “big picture” of what is being explained and proposed.
But the more persuasive way or strategic way is to reverse the order and begin your product or service presentation by starting off with explaining where your product or service can take your customer and then discussing who in their organisation will receive the most value.
How are you presenting your information? Is it from the more persuasive big picture down to the details, or are you a detailed and technically biased salesperson who still expects customers to be able to assemble all of your detailed explanations into one overall understanding of what you’re selling and why it’ll provide such value to your customer?
Stay tuned for Part 2 where I will go through Your Strategic Message of Uniqueness
Power Networking Breakfast & Friday School of Sales Workshop
On Friday 18 June, Brad is facilitating the Power Networking Breakfast and Friday School of Sales Workshop at The Bayview Eden, 6 Queens Road, Albert Park.
Power Networking Breakfast “Selling the Invisible”
7.00am start
Brad will share the keys to selling professional services in the market.
When you sell services your challenge is to turn the invisible into something visible, tangible that the client wants!
Brad will share:
- What gets in the way of professionals charging what they are truly worth and how to change the mindset.
- How to package uniquely so that it is hard for anyone to compare your offering.
- Being the expert and developing the original body of work that people want to pay for!
- Asking for referrals and creating a sense of urgency.
The Friday School of Sales “Mastering Sales Influence and Closing the Business”
9.00am – 12.00pm
How to understand what buyers buy and how to pitch your business for success.
Have you ever wondered how some people seem to have the persuasive message that gets the deal done and others don’t?
At this Friday School, we are going to go deep on what gets a buyer on side, the language, the positioning and the message ……. then how to close the deal!
You will learn:
- The differences in the 4 buying styles and how your selling style will impact upon the presentation.
- The phrases that create the trusted advisor positioning in the market and get results!
- A unique 5 questions process that lead to the close!
- How to deal with the most common objections to doing business.
- The 12 best closing strategies I know that work!
This is a content rich Friday School which will leave you with a game plan in dealing with all styles of buyers and knowing what to say to get the deal done!
Investment Options
$47.00 to both sessions for first timers (one time offer)!
Previous Friday School of Sales attendees, coaching clients and previous Anderson Gray Breakfast members may register for the Friday School of Sales at $197.00 and get the breakfast free! ($47.00 gift from Brad).
Register to attend the Power Networking Breakfast for $47.00 and bring along a guest for only $27.00!
If you wish to attend the Power Networking Breakfast only, the cost is $47.00.
Inner Circle Members – no charge and all prepaid!
Register by contacting Nina at admin@bradtonini.com or by phone 0418 141 702.
Don’t Delay – Sign up Now
We can only take 60 people and it is going to be great NETWORKING
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How to Deal with a Low Quote and Win the Business
As Salespeople, we are often faced with this ploy by the educated buyer.
It may be quite sincere, there may be in fact someone who is prepared to take a lot less for what we do.
It doesn’t mean you will lose the business- it’s just a jolt to let you know you haven’t yet shown the buyer enough value in your proposition so they can see the difference in your offer over your competitors. Read more