
A Simple Plan to Sales Success
KNOW WHO YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE: One of the keys to sales success
is to really understand the client profile of your most profitable
customers. This goes beyond just the industry they are in and what they
buy from you. You must know how they are different and what attracts
them to your business. Profiling your customers and understanding how
you can best serve them will keep your business in demand, because, you
become a strategic partner with them. This becomes the vision of the
company – how and where it will grow through building the right
relationships with outside sales.
MANAGE THE SALES PROCESS: The sales process is the defined
series of sales activities and events that a salesperson must follow to
achieve sales success. Some businesses have added “Solution Selling” to
their strategy as they apply a focus on finding solutions to customer
issues and reaching higher level contacts. Although some strategies may
change and their businesses may differ from one industry to another, the
sales process MUST be defined. Managing the salesperson along a
successful path is management’s responsibility. If a process doesn’t
exist, how can you expect results?
HAVE A CLEAR MESSAGE: With a competitive marketplace you must
have some differentiating factors that separate you from the
competition. What you communicate must be clear and effective to gain
maximum response. Most businesses have multiple services and product
lines which they want to promote. Some of these can be combined to
create a suite or package of services or products you can sell. The
sales team must have a clear idea of how to sell the programs they
offer.
HAVE A PLAN: As simple and fundamental as this is, a sales and
marketing plan is clearly the advantage that will separate you from the
competition. You MUST know how to apply the sales resources you have to
achieve the goals you set. A sales plan is like a map to success. If you
don’t have one, you will get lost.
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Steve Martinez President of Selling Magic 9319 Robinson Lane Corona, CA 92883 (951) 277-0080
www.sellingmagic.com
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