This document provides an introduction to strategic selling by identifying 5 main client value categories: Achiever, Belonger, Emulator, Socially Conscious, and Needs Driven. It describes the typical traits of each category, including their common ages, preferred clothing stores, favorite books, vehicle preferences, and purchasing motivations. The aim is to help sellers understand their clients' values in order to increase sales. Upon finishing this session, readers will be able to explain the 5 categories and identify a client's traits to determine which category they fall into.
2. The aim of this 20 minute session is to give
you awareness and flexibility in dealings
with clients, so you can increase sales by
selling to clients values
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3. By the end of this session you will be able to:
Explain the 5 main client value categories
Identify typical client traits for each
category
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4. The 5 main categories
Achiever 20% Belonger 35%
Leaders, self reliant and hard
working
Like comfort living, feel
unique/high status level
Avoid changing the status
quo to maintain lifestyle
Conventional, traditional
family values
Want to belong i.e. be
similar to important others
Avoid outside
influences/trends/fashions
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5. The 5 main categories
Emulator 9% Socially conscious 11%
Strive to reach achiever
status
Ambitious, upwardly mobile
Look for shortcuts to success
Lean towards
conservationism,
environmental issues and
fairness
Intelligent and considered
High feeling of self worth
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6. The 5 main categories
Needs driven - 11%
and Undecideds - 12%
Either on benefits or
essentially living hand to
mouth
Young adults still identifying
values can go through
stages of each category before
finalising
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7. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever
Belonger
Emulator
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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8. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+
Belonger
Emulator
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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9. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani,
Dolce &
Gabbana
Belonger
Emulator
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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10. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani,
Dolce &
Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Belonger
Emulator
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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11. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani,
Dolce &
Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
Belonger
Emulator
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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12. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani,
Dolce &
Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger
Emulator
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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13. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger
Emulator
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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14. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+
Emulator
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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15. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next
Emulator
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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16. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next Romance,
crime
novels
Emulator
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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17. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next Romance,
crime
novels
Ford,
Skoda,
Volvo
Emulator
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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18. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next Romance,
crime
novels
Ford,
Skoda,
Volvo
For the
family
Emulator
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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19. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next Romance,
crime novels
Ford,
Skoda,
Volvo
For the family
Emulator 20 -
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Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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20. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next Romance,
crime novels
Ford,
Skoda,
Volvo
For the family
Emulator 20 -
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Gap, A and F,
SuperDry
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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21. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next Romance,
crime novels
Ford,
Skoda,
Volvo
For the family
Emulator 20 -
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Gap, A and F,
SuperDry
7 habits,
success
books
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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22. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next Romance,
crime novels
Ford,
Skoda,
Volvo
For the family
Emulator 20 -
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Gap, A and F,
SuperDry
7 habits,
success
books
BMW,
Audi
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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23. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next Romance,
crime novels
Ford,
Skoda,
Volvo
For the family
Emulator 20 -
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Gap, A and F,
SuperDry
7 habits,
success
books
BMW,
Audi
To impress
Socially
Conscious
Needs
Driven
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24. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next Romance,
crime novels
Ford,
Skoda,
Volvo
For the family
Emulator 20 -
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Gap, A and F,
SuperDry
7 habits,
success books
BMW,
Audi
To impress
Socially
Conscious
30+
Needs
Driven
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25. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next Romance,
crime novels
Ford,
Skoda,
Volvo
For the family
Emulator 20 -
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Gap, A and F,
SuperDry
7 habits,
success books
BMW,
Audi
To impress
Socially
Conscious
30+ Co-op, Body
Shop
Needs
Driven
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26. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next Romance,
crime novels
Ford,
Skoda,
Volvo
For the family
Emulator 20 -
35
Gap, A and F,
SuperDry
7 habits,
success books
BMW,
Audi
To impress
Socially
Conscious
30+ Co-op, Body
Shop
Michael
Palin
Needs
Driven
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27. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next Romance,
crime novels
Ford,
Skoda,
Volvo
For the family
Emulator 20 -
35
Gap, A and F,
SuperDry
7 habits,
success books
BMW,
Audi
To impress
Socially
Conscious
30+ Co-op, Body
Shop
Michael
Palin
Toyota
Prius
Needs
Driven
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28. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next Romance,
crime novels
Ford,
Skoda,
Volvo
For the family
Emulator 20 -
35
Gap, A and F,
SuperDry
7 habits,
success books
BMW,
Audi
To impress
Socially
Conscious
30+ Co-op, Body
Shop
Michael
Palin
Toyota
Prius
Price/quality,
fairness
Needs
Driven
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29. Typical traits
Category Age Clothes shop Favourite
book
Car Buys
Achiever 40+ Armani, Dolce
& Gabbana
A Journey by
Tony Blair
Aston
Martin,
Porsche
To stand out
Belonger 35+ Marks, Next Romance,
crime novels
Ford,
Skoda,
Volvo
For the family
Emulator 20 -
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Gap, A and F,
SuperDry
7 habits,
success books
BMW,
Audi
To impress
Socially
Conscious
30+ Co-op, Body
Shop
Michael Palin Toyota
Prius
Price/quality,
fairness
Needs
Driven
20+ Primark The Sun Anything
cheap
For necessity
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30. Ask questions to verify
What do you do in your spare time?
Where do you like to go on holiday?
Tell me a bit more about your job.
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31. 1. List areas for discussion and questions to
ask a client which will help identify their
category (5 minutes)
2. In pairs, one person use the role play
brief and the other ask questions to
identify the first persons category (5
minutes per person)
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32. By the end of this session you will be able to:
Explain the 5 main client value categories
Identify typical client traits for each
category
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