Opportunities

Sep 27, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Qualifying Questions, Objections, solutions, Retail, sales, Coaching, Resistance, Interactions, #SellItOrScheduleIt, selling, Opportunities, challenges, relationships, communication, Discovery Questions, Problems, Conversation, Connection & Buyer

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Handling Objections…what is enough?

Let’s extend developing our questioning skills to include handling objections.

As we evaluate our relationship to objections, it’s important to look at the reaction to objections and the response to the objection. They are separate yet related actions.

Ask yourself: Do I really know what they are concerned about…or am I assuming I know? Do I accept their concern as valid – and maybe even agree with them? Do I understand their concern, and do I have a response to address it and move beyond i…

Sep 27, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Qualifying Questions, Objections, solutions, Retail, sales, Coaching, Resistance, Interactions, #SellItOrScheduleIt, selling, Opportunities, challenges, relationships, communication, Discovery Questions, Problems, Conversation, Connection & Buyer

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Sep 20, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Qualifying Questions, #JodySays, #SellItOrScheduleIt, Opportunities, Closing, Sketch, sales professionals, sales, Retail, Objections, Process, Resistance, Mindset, Conversation, Connection, Decision Maker & Buyer

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Asking…enough… Questions

How do you know if you have asked enough questions?

What is it you want to know? And are you asking the questions that will find that out?

As salespeople, we can all expect to learn more and ask better questions as we continue to develop our skills.

One of the clues that you are not asking enough questions is that objections arise when you try to close. What are the objections that consistently come up for you?

Or equally important, do you know where your buyer is in their buying process…

Sep 20, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Qualifying Questions, #JodySays, #SellItOrScheduleIt, Opportunities, Closing, Sketch, sales professionals, sales, Retail, Objections, Process, Resistance, Mindset, Conversation, Connection, Decision Maker & Buyer

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Sep 13, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under #JodySays, #SellItOrScheduleIt, connecting, Discovery Questions, sketching, Sketch the space, Sketch, Coaching, Qualifying Questions, communication, Closing, Opportunities, Interactions, selling & Connection

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Connecting…enough?

I have been bumping up against the word ‘enough’ for a while now so I figured that there was a message for me to pay attention to!

Whether it’s gratitude for having enough or acknowledgment for being enough, I thought it might be time to take a look at where else 'enough' matters.

This year I modified the objective of Step 2 of “Sell it or Schedule it” - the step of Connecting and Building Rapport. I adjusted the objective of this step to be "To help the customer to be comfortable enough fo…

Sep 13, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under #JodySays, #SellItOrScheduleIt, connecting, Discovery Questions, sketching, Sketch the space, Sketch, Coaching, Qualifying Questions, communication, Closing, Opportunities, Interactions, selling & Connection

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Sep 6, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Action plan, #JodySays, Qualifying Questions, Interactions, Sales Coaches, Closing, Opportunities, Results, relationships, Process, Consultative Selling, Conversation, Build Habits & Decision Maker

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Asking Confirming Questions

This step leads back to the first blog on this topic…assessing versus assuming.

Confirming questions solidify what was discussed and even decided, by asking a question that removed any doubt. As an example, a salesperson is working with a customer and asks them if there is anyone else who wants to participate in the project…as a way of identifying the decision-maker. The customer says, “I make the decisions about furniture.”

We all know that there are several elements to consider in making…

Sep 6, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Action plan, #JodySays, Qualifying Questions, Interactions, Sales Coaches, Closing, Opportunities, Results, relationships, Process, Consultative Selling, Conversation, Build Habits & Decision Maker

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Aug 16, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Qualifying Questions, Discovery Questions, Coaching, Interactions, Opportunities, Consultative Selling, Sales Coaches, communication & Conversation

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Asking Forwarding Questions

As one of my teachers, Sharon Drew Morgen said: “The person who is asking the questions is the person who is leading the conversation.” And she was right.

Questions keep the volley going and answering them without asking another question ends the volley. After answering a question, ask another one, like: “What is important to you about that?”

All questions don’t require an immediate answer in response. Ask a question in response, like “Can you tell me more about that?”

Consider that …

Aug 16, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Qualifying Questions, Discovery Questions, Coaching, Interactions, Opportunities, Consultative Selling, Sales Coaches, communication & Conversation

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Jul 26, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Interactions, Opportunities, Coaching, Build Habits, Action plan, Results, showroom, sales, Sales Managers, Sales Coaches, Clarity & sales professionals

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Who should Summarize?

In the same way that sketching the room is a multi-purpose tool and skill, I assert that summarizing will be, too. And they both need to be practiced into second nature by everyone on the sales team.

The sales professional.

In the earlier posts, I itemized the situations that would benefit from summarizing. For the salesperson, this will be a skill to be practiced and to keep front of mind. It may need to be mentioned in the daily huddle – with some successes from the previous day and some v…

Jul 26, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Interactions, Opportunities, Coaching, Build Habits, Action plan, Results, showroom, sales, Sales Managers, Sales Coaches, Clarity & sales professionals

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Jul 6, 2022 12:00am

By Jody Seivert

Under #SellItOrScheduleIt, Mindset, #JodySays, Build Habits, Coaching, selling, Opportunities, Achieve, Interactions, #closeratio, showroom, sales, relationships & communication

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What does slow mean?

When salespeople tell me that ‘it’s slow’…I have to take a breath and get to neutral so that I don’t react. 😀 Why is that?

Because most salespeople who complain about traffic aren’t using the actual data as their complaint. They might be using one day of traffic against the same day a week earlier or another anecdotal comparison that is not based in fact. And even if it IS factual, now what?

My standard response to “It’s slow…” is something like, “I get that you have some concerns about the tr…

Jul 6, 2022 12:00am

By Jody Seivert

Under #SellItOrScheduleIt, Mindset, #JodySays, Build Habits, Coaching, selling, Opportunities, Achieve, Interactions, #closeratio, showroom, sales, relationships & communication

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Jun 28, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Resistance, #SellItOrScheduleIt, #JodySays, Build Habits, Actions, Action plan, Achieve, Sales Coaches, selling, Interactions, Opportunities, Retail, Coaching, #closeratio, Results, communication & sales

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It’s not my job….Resist being resistant

In the showroom world, it’s understandable that sales associates will rely on incoming traffic for their business. After all, if they wanted to do outreach, they would be outside salespeople, right?!
Maybe.

Whether inside or outside, the role of a salesperson is to generate sales for the showroom and for themselves. The more flexible and innovative the salesperson is with HOW that achievement is executed, the more consistently their goal will be achieved. This is because they are not tethered t…

Jun 28, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Resistance, #SellItOrScheduleIt, #JodySays, Build Habits, Actions, Action plan, Achieve, Sales Coaches, selling, Interactions, Opportunities, Retail, Coaching, #closeratio, Results, communication & sales

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Jun 21, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under #JodySays, #SellItOrScheduleIt, Sales Coaches, Sales Managers, selling, Interactions, Opportunities, Retail, sales, #closeratio, Closing, communication, relationships, strategy, Systems, challenges, Prospects, Discovery Questions, Sketch the space & leads

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Cold call, warm call, hot call…what is it? Go with the easy ones first

Outreach occurs on an ominous note because we collapse outreach with cold calls…which many salespeople fear and despise…and consequently, aren’t very good at…so the cycle never gets broken and the perspective continues.

If you see the relevance and value of outreach but don’t have much experience with it, the fear and resistance are understandable. So, let’s start with the easy stuff…hot and warm calls.

Hot calls are those customers who are actively looking, and you happened to connect wit…

Jun 21, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under #JodySays, #SellItOrScheduleIt, Sales Coaches, Sales Managers, selling, Interactions, Opportunities, Retail, sales, #closeratio, Closing, communication, relationships, strategy, Systems, challenges, Prospects, Discovery Questions, Sketch the space & leads

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Jun 14, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under #FillTheWell, #SellItOrScheduleIt, Build Habits, Action plan, Organization, showroom, Systems, Prospects, practice, connecting, relationships, selling, Interactions, Opportunities, Retail, sales, #closeratio & Closing

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Who you gonna call?

Do you have your customers and prospects in a CRM or accessible and organized format?
Are your contacts stored somewhere that you can get to easily?

If you aren’t using a CRM program, you can get by with putting your contacts in Outlook or in an Excel or Google spreadsheet. You probably have systems in your computer (or the company does) that you can use to get started, so ask before you take on building something that might already be in existence.

For trade showrooms, begin to organize your…

Jun 14, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under #FillTheWell, #SellItOrScheduleIt, Build Habits, Action plan, Organization, showroom, Systems, Prospects, practice, connecting, relationships, selling, Interactions, Opportunities, Retail, sales, #closeratio & Closing

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Opportunities

Handling Objections…what is enough?

Asking…enough… Questions

Connecting…enough?

Asking Confirming Questions

Asking Forwarding Questions

Who should Summarize?

What does slow mean?

It’s not my job….Resist being resistant

Cold call, warm call, hot call…what is it? Go with the easy ones first

Who you gonna call?

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