This document discusses personal selling techniques. It covers:
1) The two types of personal selling - order takers who respond to requests, and order getters who create new sales and accounts.
2) Characteristics of successful salespeople like courtesy, product knowledge, professional appearance, and willingness to work.
3) The FAB selling technique which emphasizes focusing on benefits over features and advantages when making a sales pitch.
4) The personal selling process which includes prospecting, planning presentations, overcoming objections, and closing the sale. It also discusses negotiating skills.
2. Personal selling :
Indoor
-Order takers: respond to purchase request
outdoor sales:
-Order getter: creating sales and developing
new accounts
3. Profile of a successful salesperson
courtesy: ability to handle a difficult situation,
cover panic with a smile
complete knowledge of the product- service
Professional appearance and behavior.
Willingness to work , not to stop after skipping
first sales call
Empathy, Trust, warmth
4. FAB Selling Technique
Type of characteristic Definition Impact on large sales
Features Describe Facts, data and
product
characteristics(price,
shape, color)
Neutral or slightly negative
Advantages Show product strength in
relation to competitors
products
Slightly positive
Benefits Show how product meets
the customers needs
Very positive
5. Personal selling process
Prospecting
and qualifying
Check the needs and wants that must be fulfilled
Ability to pay
Willingness to pay
Planing and
delivering
Sales
presentation
Active listening
Encourage talking
Take notes
Overcoming
objection
Price
Product and services offered
Pressure to decide
Closing the Sale
Continued affirmation
Assumptive close
Closing on a minor point
6. Negotiating skills
When you give something up, try to get
something in return
Look for items other than price to negotiate
Hide negativity behind customer
unreasonable demand, Do not attack
Prospects demand
Do not defend your position, ask for feedback.
8. Understand what the buyer wants
Sell in a buyer-responsive manner
Establish trust with the buyer
Communicate
Act on what the customer is saying
Demonstrate subject matter expertise
Are socially active with target buyers
Personalize their interactions
Use a variety of marketing skills
Help prospects achieve next steps
10. Greeting:
customer do not want to be sold
Think you need to sell them something against
their will
They prefer asking questions
Standing behind your desk for not blocking
their entrance
Try to tell customer where it is located not
what to choose prevent the answer of am
just looking
11. Qualifying
Who will be using this phone?
What type of phone do you have now
What do you like about your current phone
Identify wants and needs
Prevent dead sale ask why you want this
device, ask why helps in the presentation of
new product
12. What you are going to sell?
The more features, the more benefits, the
more emotion
The more features the more logic
Features need to be translated into benefits!