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Prospecting – the Lifeblood of Selling

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Prospecting – the Lifeblood of Selling

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Exhibit 7.1: The Selling Process Has 10 Important Steps

10. Follow-up10. Follow-up

9. Close9. Close

8. Trial close8. Trial close

7. Meet objections7. Meet objections

6. Determine objections6. Determine objections

5. Trial close5. Trial close

4. Presentation4. Presentation

3. Approach3. Approach

2. Preapproach/planning2. Preapproach/planning

1. Prospecting1. ProspectingThe sales process is a sequential series of actions

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Some Prospect, Some Do Not

Many salespeople prospect, both those selling business-to-business and those selling to consumers

Examples are:Financial services as life insuranceReal estate

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Compensation for the Salesperson that Prospects is

Often: Based upon 100% commission – if you

do not sell, you do not earn

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Some Prospect, Some Do Not, cont…

Many organizations do not prospect Examples are large consumer goods

firms as General Mills* and Colgate*

* products and associated images used for illustrative purposes only

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Compensation for the Salesperson that Does Not Prospect is Often:

Based upon mostly salary with a small bonus and expenses such as car and office supplies paid

If you do not sell you still get paid, but not for very long

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The Prospector Has the Most Challenging Sales Career

This is the “order getter” who:Finds a leadConverts the lead into a prospectSells one day, andSells in the future too

WOW! That is a challenge

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Steps Before the Sales Presentation

Prospecting > appointment > planning

Rule of thumb40% preparation20% presentation40% follow-up

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Exhibit 7.2: Before the Sales Presentation

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Prospecting–The Lifeblood of Selling

Prospect – qualified person Prospecting – Identifies potential

customer Lead – only know name

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Prospecting–The Lifeblood of Selling

Qualified prospect is MAD Money to buy? Authority to buy? Desire to buy?

Sales Prospecting Funnel All leads and prospects must be considered

and filtered through the MAD process before they become qualified prospects

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The Leaking Bucket Customer Concept

All salespeople lose X amount of sales and customers per year. This is illustrated in the Leaking Bucket Customer Concept: Customers come into the top and leave

through a hole in the bottom

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Where to Find Prospects

Sources may be varied or few Persons selling different services and

goods might not use the same sources

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Planning a Prospecting Strategy

Prospecting requires a strategy A skill that can be constantly improved

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Exhibit 7.4: Prospecting Methods that Work!

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Prospecting Methods

E-prospecting on the Web IndividualsOrganizations

Cold canvassing Endless chain – customer referral Orphaned customers Sales lead clubs

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Prospecting Methods, cont…

Prospect lists Become an expert – get published Public exhibitions and demonstrations Center of influence Direct mail Telephone and telemarketing Observation Networking

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Exhibit 7.5: The Processing System Within a Telemarketing Center

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Exhibit 7.6: Reports From a Telemarketing Center to Other Marketing Groups Within the

Firm

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Prospecting Guidelines

Three criteria are:1.Customize to each prospect2.Concentrate on high potential customers

fruit3.Call back on no-buys

Always keep knocking on prospect’s and customer’s door to help them

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Referrals Are Used in Most

Prospecting Methods Cold canvassing Endless chain customer referrals Orphaned customers Sales lead clubs Public exhibitions and demonstrations Center of influence Telephone Networking

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The Prospect Pool

Leads Referrals Orphans Your customers

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Exhibit 7.7: Components of the Prospect Pool

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The Referral Cycle

Obtaining referrals is a continuous process without beginning or end

Referral cycle – when and how to ask for referrals

The parallel referral saleSell the product to personObtain prospect name(s) from person

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The Referral Cycle, cont…

The secret is to ask correctly during referral cycleThe preapproach contact phaseThe presentation Product delivery contact phaseService and follow-up contact phase: Customer service

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Exhibit 7.8: The Referral Cycle: When to Ask for Referrals

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Don’t Mistreat the Referral

Mistreatment can have a ripple effect The mistreated referral tells your

customer – you may lose both! Remember to follow the Golden Rule

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Treat the Referral Like a Customer

Once you have sold the referral, and gotten more referrals, ask the new customer to contact the referring customer on her experience with the salesperson

Now you have two customers giving referrals

This can create an endless chain of referrals quickly filling your prospect pool with only customers and referrals

Now, no more cold calling

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Call Reluctance Costs You Money!

Call reluctance refers to not wanting to contact a prospect or customer

For many salespeople, owning up to call reluctance is the most difficult part of combating it

Call reluctance keeps you from:Helping othersEarning what you’re worth

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Obtaining the Sales Interview

Key factor in selling process is obtaining a sales interview

The benefits of appointment makingTelephone appointmentPersonally making the appointment

Believe in yourselfDevelop friends in the prospect’s firmCall at the right time on the right personDo not waste time waiting

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Getting the Interview

Getting the interview Seeking appointment is difficult

because customer Is busyPretend to busyAvoid salesman, wary of salesman

In Institutional Selling Gatekeepers, Secretary, receptionist ply a vital role to allow or disallow salesmen

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Getting the Interview Gaining an interview is basically selling the

idea to obtain the interview Through one’s approach, attitiude, and non

verbal communication the salesman can make the idea admitted

If one looks important and has dignity and poise it becomes easier to obtain an interview.

You should look and feel impressive and important

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Some look outs…

Wear neat conservative clothes Be clean and carefully groomed Know the prospects name and

pronounce it correctly Be alert and pleasant Let the prospect offer to shake hands Concentrate on the prospect all the time. Avoid eating any thing.

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Wireless E-Mail Helps you Keep in Contact and Prospect

Wireless E-mail helps keep the sales representative mobile.