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The Sales Evangelist

Donald Kelly, Building Value I want to share with you an experience I had when I was shopping for a computer monitor over the weekend. And this salesperson who approached me was probably a fan of Glengarry Glen Ross’ Always Be Closing!

Things he did wrong:

No questions were asked about how he can help me with. Anyway, I just went with what I wanted.

Then the salesman simply pushed their promotion for me to sign up for a credit card but that was a total turnoff because in the first place, I didn’t need that.

He didn’t dive into questions to find out what I really needed. There was no education on his part. There was no value added at all, but only wanted me to add another credit card to my wallet. Again, it’s what he wanted, not what I wanted.

So when I told him I wasn’t interested, he jumped into offering me a $20 discount, which was a dishonest way of selling.

As sellers, we need to make sure we take care for our customers. How do you make sure you’re bringing value to the table?

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Principles I want to underline when you’re selling:

  1. Seek first to understand than to be understood.

Go into the prospect’s shoe and go into their situation. Understand their challenges. Realize that prospects are now more educated when they come to the table. Do not push your own agenda.

  1. Your Call-to-Action:

What can you do to add more value? If you were to offer a promo such as a credit card, you could approach it in a way that you tie it into the needs of the customer.

Do you have some tips related to customer-focused selling? I’d love to know more about them!

Today’s Major Takeaway:

Give your customers what they want and not what you want to sell them. Do this and you will always get what you desire since they will know, like, trust, and love you.
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About the Author The Sales Evangelist

Donald is the host of the popular sales podcast,"The Sales Evangelist". He is the founder of The Sales Evangelist Consulting Firm where he helps small companies develop killer sales process to scale their business and increase growth.

Donald is also an award-winning speaker, sales trainer, and coach. He's a big fan of traveling, South Florida staycations and high-quality family time. Donald has a belief that “anyone” can sell if they have the desire and receives the proper training.

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