The Principles of Consultative Selling enables learners to
- Understand the core attitudes and beliefs shared by successful sales people and place them at the heart of their approach
- Navigate the steps involved in the consultative selling process
- Develop and use their key selling skills to build more effective relationships with their customers
- Develop intelligent questioning strategies
- Make the most out of meetings with customers and potential customers
- Create compelling 'intelligent stories' that will engage a potential customer's interest
- Help customers to understand their needs and involve them in developing appropriate solutions
An annual license to The Principles of Consultative Selling provides an entire sales team with year round access to this unique learning resource.
Target audience
This course is the ideal introduction to the sales process for anyone new to selling and a useful refresher and practice tool for more experienced sales people.
Learning outcomes
Core principles
What are the core principles of successful selling?
How do I focus on the customer?
How do I earn the right to advance?
How do I persuade through involvement?
What will happen if I ignore these principles?
Key selling skills
What is "connecting"?
What is "questioning"?
What is "encouraging"?
What is "confirming"?
What is "providing"?
How does this link to the core principles?
Meetings with customers
How should I structure a sales meeting?
How should I open a sales meeting?
What is "advancing" and how do I do it?
How should I conclude a sales meeting?
How does this relate to the core principles?
The consultative sales process
What is the consultative sales process?
What are the steps of the consultative sales process?
How can I move a customer up the steps?
How can I make sure a customer doesn't go back down a step?
How does this relate to the core principles?
Flexible learning
Learners take their own route through the topics covered in the course. They will learn at their own pace through a variety of activities designed to accommodate a range of learning styles.
Specification
Price: annual license based on number of users
Additional services
Blended learning: ½ day workshops available
Train the trainer: run your own sessions with pre-prepared materials - plans, presentations and activities
Tailoring: include your examples and issues
