“I could easily close more deals, if I could just get in front of more prospects”
When clients tell me that they need to grow their business, I find the best place to start is with the diagram on the right.
Whatever’s blocking growth can always be cleared by focusing on just one of these 3 sections at a time.
So, if you hear your sales team say things like;
“I would get loads more business, if I could just get in front of the right prospects”
then their problem sits in the PRESENTATIONS section.
If all your business flows through your website (like Amazon) then you’ll need to improve VISITS – although this type of transaction rarely involves any form of sales team.
If you sell your product or service with an online sales team – you are probably trying to book more DEMO’S with your potential client base.
On the other hand, if your business model is traditional retail – then you will be looking to increase FOOTFALL into your store.
And when companies offer Business-to-Business products or services – the sales team usually wants to get a diary full of FACE to FACE meetings.
If your sales team are making statements that point you towards the PRESENTATION circle, then they need to up their game regarding their professional SALES PROSPECTING skills and almost certainly require a deeper understanding of 21st century customer attraction techniques.
Your team will need to understand the prospecting cycle – from start to finish – and be able to draw you an outline of their of their perfect customer profile, explain their strategy for becoming commercially attractive – and then know who to call, when to call them and what to say when they do.
Action Points for Your Next Team Meeting
Help your team to;
- Understand their personal sales targets and the size of opportunities they should be calling on to ensure the targets are hit in the time frame required
- Develop a prospecting and business development plan to help them build their pipeline
- Calculate the number of leads they need to achieve their targets
- Identify Key Players within target accounts
- Create a varied toolbox for recognising – and attracting – genuine business opportunities
- Build targeted prospect lists
And then ensure they leave with a step-by-step Prospecting Plan
Resources that you may find useful
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Next Effective Sales Prospecting Workshops (UK)
LONDON | MANCHESTER | SCOTLAND
(click on preferred city for full details)
This intensive one-day workshop has been designed to help delegates create an effective sales pipeline that delivers a regular, steady flow of genuine business opportunities.
WARNING: This Workshop is not a quick fix – “cold calling is dead” – waste of your time.
This workshop concentrates on the real way that a sales pipeline is created – delivering the skills, techniques and templates needed to succeed – but also explaining the level of commitment and activity required to make a difference.
At the end of this workshop delegates will be able to:
- Develop a prospecting and business development plan to help them build their pipeline
- Understand how to calculate the number of leads they need to achieve their targets
- Be able to identify Key Players within target accounts
- Recognise the “trigger events” within their specific industry and engage with prospects at just the right time
- Understand how to build targeted prospect lists
- Explain their 4 step plan for prospecting success
- Leave with a step-by-step Prospecting Plan
Next Effective Sales Prospecting Workshops (UK)
LONDON | MANCHESTER | SCOTLAND
(click on preferred city for full details)