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What happens in a sales conversation
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Being interested in what your customer actually wants —whether or not they buy from you— and qualifying if there's a fit between what they want and what you can offer changes the way your sales will go.
You taking good notes, listening (to understand, not to reply or sell), and qualifying (checking for red flags, financial fit, level of complexity, etc.), will give you the chance to decide if it's worth to you moving forward and closing the deal. Or just to walk away. :) And that is powerful. It makes you more confident. It tells your prospects and customers you're there to help. And that you're the expert. They'll buy. And you'll stop "selling". |
Rod Aparicio
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That's Blair Enns' proclamation in his manifesto. That not everyone will do business with you. And that's ok. Same applies to your current customers. When shifting your pricing and pricing policies, current customers won't like it. They'll fight you over small things —that are totally fine if it comes from somebody else (at even higher prices). 🤷♂️ And that's ok. It's a sign to start looking into the future and find better fits for your business. It's your decision to keep them in your...
Friend-of-the-list Brandon Hughes started an interesting discussion on price and rates. "If you find the price, you would give the extra value." This makes sense on the way we've been taught about pricing and prices. We need to find the right price. But there's no right or wrong price. Just a price. We've been taught that first you find how much it costs you, then you find the right price, and then you see the value that can be added to your customer. That's backwards. You don't find the...
Friend-of-the-list Brandon Hughes started an interesting discussion on price and rates, and how that shows your expertise. Excerpts of our convo (w/permission to share). If I have rates, I'm not an expert or I'm leaving money on the table. If I find the price, I could probably do the job in my sleep, giving the customer extra value. —Desmond If you have rates, you could very well be an expert. Yet, you would project less confidence in your work, as the customer is the one who bears all risk....