communication

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 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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Aug 30, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Qualifying Questions, communication, Discovery Questions, relationships, Conversation, Clarity, Systems, Process, Closing, Build Habits & Summarize

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Asking Summarizing Questions

Summarizing is a questioning step to see if we are accurate, in alignment, and on track. It’s a good step when the conversation is going on too long, is getting confusing (or going into areas that are less important), or when YOU have gotten distracted by too much time spent or too many details and distractions.

It’s simple: “Let me see if I understand…” then review what has been agreed to. Not every detail, just what has been agreed to.

If there is anything that is outstanding and needs…

Aug 30, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Qualifying Questions, communication, Discovery Questions, relationships, Conversation, Clarity, Systems, Process, Closing, Build Habits & Summarize

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Aug 23, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Qualifying Questions, Coaching, Sales Coaches, Conversation, connecting, communication, Discovery Questions, relationships, solutions, Consultative Selling & Clarity

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Asking Clarifying Questions

Where assuming can bite you is when you are sure you know what the other person wants or means without really knowing... either because they haven’t fully offered that information, or because you haven’t asked enough questions to have enough information.

Ask questions that MAKE you sure you know what they mean: “Can you be more specific?” “Can you describe that to me in more detail?” “Can you tell me what that would look like to you?”

Don’t be afraid to slow things down so you can be sure…

Aug 23, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Qualifying Questions, Coaching, Sales Coaches, Conversation, connecting, communication, Discovery Questions, relationships, solutions, Consultative Selling & Clarity

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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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Aug 9, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Qualifying Questions, Goals, communication, Build Habits, Coaching, Sales Coaches, Interactions, showroom & Discovery Questions

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Assessing versus Assuming

Assess OR Assume…you can’t do both.

And the only way you know which one you are currently doing is…drumroll, please…you are asking questions with only ONE of them: Assessing. Assessing means asking questions, not knowing and looking for evidence, but asking in order to know.

Asking questions is a skill. Every sales professional needs to see it as a skill to develop FOREVER because the customer buying process changes, the marketplace evolves, and the desire and ability to learn more and do …

Aug 9, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Qualifying Questions, Goals, communication, Build Habits, Coaching, Sales Coaches, Interactions, showroom & Discovery Questions

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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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May 3, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under #SellItOrScheduleIt, Results, Retail, #closeratio, Closing, Interactions, Opportunities, Sales Coaches, Coaching, Sketch, Sketch the space, showroom, selling & communication

1 min read

Intended Outcomes

My program, “Sell it or Schedule it”™, is called that because the ONLY outcomes of a selling interaction is to close the sale or to arrange another contact time…in order to close the sale. To either write it up today because the customer is far enough along in their buying process to be able to confidently decide…or they aren’t! In the case of the latter, an appointment will ‘forward’ or ‘advance’ the sale so that you can close it at the next contact.

Anything else isn’t an outcome, but a step …

May 3, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under #SellItOrScheduleIt, Results, Retail, #closeratio, Closing, Interactions, Opportunities, Sales Coaches, Coaching, Sketch, Sketch the space, showroom, selling & communication

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communication

Handling Objections…what is enough?

Connecting…enough?

Asking Summarizing Questions

Asking Clarifying Questions

Asking Forwarding Questions

Assessing versus Assuming

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

Intended Outcomes

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