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We’re handling sales objections. What do you do when the customer is trying to say ‘no’. What does it mean? and how do you overcome it.
Teaser Bullets
- How to empathize with your customer
- Sample objections and responses
- How to handle, “I’ll think about it”
The Problem
If you’ve ever had a sales job, you’ll recognize that it’s usually comprised of two distinct sections. The first part is training, where you have the best time ever and everyone wants to buy your stuff during your role playing sessions, then there’s the real job where people would rather shoot children in the face than buy anything from you. On a lighter note, this show is about handling sales objections…get the sale, save a baby’s face.
- Tom Hopkins – https://twitter.com/TomHopkinsSales
- Closing Tough Sales – Put the Shoe on the Buyer’s Foot – http://www.tomhopkins.com/blog/sellingskills/closing-tough-sales-put-the-shoe
- When it comes to closing tough sales, it’s wise to mentally walk the proverbial ‘mile in the other person’s shoes’ so you can gain a clear understanding of their feelings about your company, your brand, or the specific product you market. In order to lower their defenses and open their minds to allowing you to serve their needs, it’s also critical that you put the shoe on the buyer’s foot.
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- Jonty Pearce – https://twitter.com/JontyPearce
- Handling Sales Objections Over The Telephone – http://www.callcentrehelper.com/handling-sales-objections-over-the-telephone-12219.htm
- Great sales people don’t really sell in the hard, traditional sense. They are just really helpful. They find out, through questioning and listening, what the customer’s needs are and help to meet them. In then matching the customer’s needs to the right product, great sales people create interest through demonstrating the benefits of the product, not just the features.
- Handling Sales Objections Over The Telephone – http://www.callcentrehelper.com/handling-sales-objections-over-the-telephone-12219.htm
- Ginny Soskey – http://blog.hubspot.com/tackling-common-b2b-sales-objections
- How to Tackle the Most Common B2B Sales Objections – http://blog.hubspot.com/tackling-common-b2b-sales-objections
- There are four main objections you’ll hear on the phone when you’re trying to make a sale, and they all revolve around budget, authority, need, and timeliness (also known as BANT). Knowing how to recognize these objections and having a process in place to handle them is key to closing a sale or removing a poor-fit prospect from your sales queue.
- How to Tackle the Most Common B2B Sales Objections – http://blog.hubspot.com/tackling-common-b2b-sales-objections
- Chris Lott – https://twitter.com/lottspace
- Overcome Objections – http://www.lottspace.com/overcome-objections.html
- It is important to understand that we all have an inherit desire to avoid pain. If the “no brainer” sale is not happening, then somewhere in this potential customers past, they have felt “pain” with a decision. No amount of savings will make sense to them. Our fundamental decision processes are really based on pain-pleasure.
- Overcome Objections – http://www.lottspace.com/overcome-objections.html
- Jonty Pearce – https://twitter.com/JontyPearce
- Mistakes
- Alyssa Gregory – https://twitter.com
- 4 Tips for the Non-Salesperson on Overcoming Sales Objections – http://www.sitepoint.com/overcoming-sales-objections/
- One of the worst things you can do when faced with a sales objection is tell the client what you think they want to hear. First, it almost always sounds disingenuous, and second, you might be wrong. Instead, after you’ve listened closely to what they’re saying, and what is not being said, approach their concerns with honesty.
- 4 Tips for the Non-Salesperson on Overcoming Sales Objections – http://www.sitepoint.com/overcoming-sales-objections/
- Patricia Fripp – https://twitter.com/PFripp
- How to Overcome Sales Objections – http://www.fripp.com/blog/how-to-overcome-sales-objections/
- One of the oldest and most used smokescreens in the book is the, “I need to think about it” objection. So many sales reps struggle with this one because they think the prospect isn’t saying no, and so they don’t know how to respond to it.
- whenever I tell someone I need to think about it, I usually mean one of three things: 1 – I’m not going to be a deal for whatever reason and I just want to get them off the phone, 2 – I kind of like the idea but I’m going to have to find the money or talk to my partner, or something else is holding me back, and 3 – I really like the idea, and I just have to move something around before I say yes.
- Be honest with me ________, which one of those things is it for you right now?
- How to Overcome Sales Objections – http://www.fripp.com/blog/how-to-overcome-sales-objections/
- Kathryn Aragon – https://twitter.com/KathrynAragon
- 5 Common Objections Your Sales Page Must Overcome to Make the Sale – http://blog.crazyegg.com/2013/04/24/overcome-objections/
- I can get the same results on my own – Early in your sales presentation, you need to present your product and clearly state what people gain when they use it. Never beat around the bush. Make it as plain and simple as possible, so there’s no doubt about what you’re selling.
- To overcome the “I can do it myself” objection, make your benefit as big as you can without losing credibility.
- 5 Common Objections Your Sales Page Must Overcome to Make the Sale – http://blog.crazyegg.com/2013/04/24/overcome-objections/
- Michael Zipursky – https://twitter.com/MichaelZipursky
- 5 Common Sales Objections and How to Overcome Them – http://www.consulting-business.com/5-common-sales-objections-how-overcome-them.html
- “I need to check with ….” – You’re talking the wrong person. When you’re talking with the true buyer they won’t have to check with anyone. If you hear this, find out who makes the decisions and arrange to meet with them.
- 5 Common Sales Objections and How to Overcome Them – http://www.consulting-business.com/5-common-sales-objections-how-overcome-them.html
- Alyssa Gregory – https://twitter.com
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In Closing
In closing, on behalf of myself, Elijah R. Young, and everyone involved in bringing this show to your ears, we hope you can move your idea one step closer to being open.
We’ll talk soon.
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