Opening Opportunity
In most B2B businesses, the most challenging aspect of selling is: opening an opportunity. This is particularly so in businesses that aren’t well-established brand names. The sales force is often the “advertising”.
In this module, we focus on the activities that secure enough appointments to open the needed opportunities.
Content includes:
- Phone and in-person cold call scripts
- Dealing with resistance
- Scripts for securing introductions
- Techniques for securing testimonials
- The accountability grid – with self-evaluation
Role plays are featured in both seminars and one-to-one coaching.
It is essential that the salesperson both have a strong belief in the offering and care about the prospect’s welfare – to overcome the resistance we usually face.
Salespeople generally need to be more assertive in this part of the sales process, as shown in the video below: