1. I Could Sell More If Only I Could…
Developing a More Effective Sales Process
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2. Good, Bad & Ugly Pre-work:
Completed 3 WBTs including: ESS Overview, Crucial Elements, Record Collection
Prework for this session includes:
Completing 3 WBTs – online modules including: ESS Overview, Crucial Elements, Record Collection
Bring completed Success Formula (reviewed by Mgr)
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3. Today’s Agenda
Objectives Your Sales Approach Buyers & Sellers Effective Selling System Three Habits Rules Action Plans
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4. My Current Sales Steps (Sales Mapping)
My Sales Steps
Describe
Execution Level
(1 to 10)
1. Identify Prospect
Evaluate best clients
2. Contact them
Research, Linkedin, call list
3. Set apt.
Identify need to meet 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.
My Current Sales Steps (Sales Mapping)
Group exercise – first couple filled in, have them change and complete the rest. Rate themselves
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5. Buyers and Sellers
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6. Buying & Selling: The Objectives
The Buyer
Get information
Compare
Get better pricing
The Seller
Establish rapport
Discuss problems
Get the prospect talking
Why do they do what they do – list several objectives: Keep someone honest, get information, compare, look good, get better pricing, better service, pick your brain, standard operating procedure, defend a current decision, not buy, do not get attached to you, be informed
Notice that there typically is one thing that never gets added to the list – buy something today, or make a decision today. You need to inquire as to why it is NEVER added to the list. Never added to the list over 14 years no one has put that on the list. Someone might say, “it’s a given” then you say then why isn’t on the list. The challenge here is to help them understand two things:
Because we aren’t prepared for someone that might actually buy we typically don’t ask for the order even when someone is in a lot of “pain”. We’ve been trained to go back to the office run a proposal and get back to them. So much for creating urgency.
The second issue is that this is probably reflective of our own buying cycle. You will get into this later
A third item to discuss is how if they started thinking that someone might actually be ready to make a decision how might that change their thinking, approach and preparation for initial meetings.
Why we do what we do: Again using the sales process that the group has already identify we need to take the current strategy and find out why they use that strategy – what are their objectives in using that strategy. The usual answer, and you have to set this up by telling them that this is not a trick question though later you will tell them that it was a trick question: What is the primary objective for seeing prospects? SELL. Then you need to get into the secondary objectives:
Establish bonding, identify needs, discuss problems, get information: current provider, what they are happy with, not happy with, how much they are paying etc. Some may talk about qualifying. Etc but eventually we need to ask what step in our strategy usually leads to someone saying yes or no? Making a presentation. The faster I can present the faster I can close the faster I can close the faster I can sell them something so I can get to another unqualified prospect and go through the process again. Its an approach of let’s see what sticks. This is the reason for closing ratios less than 66%.
List the problems associated with this list of objectives;
The solution – change paradigm (not change for 20 cents) – change from I have to sell something to _ I have to find out if this prospect qualifies to do business with me and my company. And then go to ground rules of the sales process
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7. Effective Selling
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8. The 10% Difference Behaviors & Ratios 48 weeks Improvement 10%
# of Initial Sales Calls 41 45
Calls to Sales Opportunities
50%
55%
# of Sales Opportunities 21 25
Sales Opportunities to Pitch
75%
83%
# of Pitches 16
Pitches to Commitments
# of Commitments 8 12
Commitments to Closes
90%
# of Closes 7 11
Avg. Size Account
75,000
82,500
NB Sales/professional
525,000
907,500
Why should they work on having a more effective selling system? IF YOU COULD ALMOST DOUBLE YOUR PRODUCTION BY IMPROVING JUST 10% IN 3 AREAS, WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED? The goal here is not to engage in the details of the numbers but to have them recognize that by just increasing a small percentage in a couple of areas, the compounding effect is significant! Can you make 4 more calls? Can they make 5 more pitches?
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9. My Success Formula Initial (first-time) or Total Prospect Call Goal
My Personal
%s of Success
Weekly
Monthly
Initial (first-time) or Total Prospect Call Goal
Opportunity uncovered for New Relationship
Pitched the Prospect to Win the Relationship
Prospect Commits to move relationship to Key
You close the Business for a Prospect Conversion
How much time are you spending on Prospecting?
Prospect Call#
Minutes/
Activity
Minutes/Week
Hours/Week
My Prospect Call Number
Pre Call Planning for Prospect Call
Travel for Prospect Call
Post Call Reviewing for Prospect Call
Activities to Set Future Prospect Calls
Most have probably not completed a success formula yet as production goals for new RMs kick in months 3 or 6 depending on LOB. Goal here is to introduce the idea to help them get to the 10% improvement. Have them review for a minute and they will fill out in last module as they build their sales plan.
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10. KeyBank’s Effective Selling System
Commitment of Time, $, Resources (TMR)
- How much is this costing?
- Who else?
- Who wins a tie?
Pitch
Close = Close for a Decision
- Review and agree
- Prioritize solutions
- Present and answer
ALL questions?
- 1 – 10 agreement
- Ask – What now?
Engage
Pursue
Clarity = Agreement & Commitment
- Review SMA, TMR
- Establish DM process
- Agree to a decision
Compelling Motivation =
SMA
- What has to happen…?
- Drill down
- Do you want to fix it?
- Discover goals & objectives
We will spend the next 2 days going through each base of the selling process, this is an overview. This is how you improve your execution step by step for the 10% difference!
Close
Cultivate & Grow
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11. 3 Habits of Successful Salespeople
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12. Habit 1 Develop mutually beneficial relationships Effort
Develop Effective Communication (DEC)
Stewardship (other focused)
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13. Habit 2 Dis/qualify the prospect to do business with you SMA Budget
Commitment
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14. Habit 3 Motivate prospects to make timely decisions
Create/Identify Problem
Create Urgency
Agree to Timeframes and Decision
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15. The Sales Rules Don’t look, act or sound like a salesperson
You cannot trust the prospect
Your job is to find out if the prospect qualifies to do business with you and your firm
ABP – Always be Prospecting
Pain is what motivates prospects to take action
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16. MAP: My Action Plans Action Items Next Step By When? 1. 2. 3. 16
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