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Question Based Selling vs. Traditional Methods

Posted on October 21, 2016 Written by admin 3 Comments

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This QBS LIVE clip features Tom explaining the differences between Question Based Selling and traditional sales training, including some of the more well known programs like Solution Selling, Strategic Selling, Power Based Selling, SPIN Selling, and Target Account Selling.

Having an internal sales process in place is fine. But just having a sales process no longer affords sales teams any advantage. All your competitors have a sales process in place also, and their process is more than likely very similar to yours.     – T. Freese

If you look around any sales organization you will quickly notices that some salespeople are significantly more effective than others, using the exact same process. This enables us to conclude that just following the steps of the sales process isn’t want defines success in sales. Rather, it’s HOW you execute each of the phases of the sales process that will ultimately determine whether you are chosen as the selected vendor, or you are consistently coming in second place.

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Are You Asking the Right Questions?

Posted on August 30, 2012 Written by admin Leave a Comment

“Motivating salespeople is going to be the key to success moving forward. And, the best way to motivate a sales team is to give them specific strategies and techniques that will enable them to win more sales (more often), and then repeat their successes!”

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At the core of every sale, sellers must ask questions understand what customers need, and the extent to an opportunity is mutually beneficial. That’s why “discovery” and “qualification” will continue to be staples in every sales process.

The problem is, just because a salesperson wants to ask a bunch of sales questions, doesn’t mean potential buyers are open and willing to share with a salesperson they don’t yet know and trust.

Therein lies the rub. At every company, some salespeople are more effective than others, even though they’re all selling the same products and services to a similar target audience. Why do you suppose there’s such a wide variation in sales results when they’re all simply trying to probe for needs and qualify the opportunity?

It’s because asking questions is only part of the success formula moving forward. While it’s true that questions help sellers better understand the customer’s needs and qualify opportunities, asked strategically, questions can do so much more.

Have you ever wondered why some sellers are ‘killing it’ while others are struggling to keep their heads above water? One reason for this is because in addition to needs development and qualification, asking questions strategically is one of the best ways to accomplish a host of other important sales objectives, including:

  • Gaining credibility and conveying greater value.
  • Piquing the customer’s interest so they will “want to” engage.
  • Differentiating yourself & your offerings from the competition.
  • Increasing the customer’s sense of urgency for moving forward.
  • Shortening sales cycles and protecting profit margins.
  • Navigating to the right people within your target accounts.
  • Broadening the scope of the opportunity.
  • Securing commitments to take the next step in the sales process.

Trouble is, everybody talks about the importance of asking good sales questions, yet salespeople are often left to their own devices to figure out what questions to ask and how best to ask them.

Meanwhile, some questions are significantly more valuable and more effective than others. It also turns out that in addition to “what” questions you ask, “how” you ask them can make or break your opportunity to engage the prospect, or make the sale.

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Fortunately, human nature is fairly predictable. Thus, by identifying the triggers that cause prospective buyers to “want to” engage in a discussion about their needs and your corresponding value, a savvy salesperson can significantly increase their sales effectiveness along with their bottom line results.

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Tom Freese vs. Other Motivational Speakers

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Strategic Questions

The Most Powerful Tool in Sales

Besides gathering information, strategic questions are a salesperson's best tool for:
• Piquing Customer Interest
• Establishing Credibility
• Understanding Requirements
• Creating a Sense of Urgency
• Qualifying Opportunities
• Competitive Differentiation
• Negotiation / Positioning
• Escalating to Decision Makers
• Securing Commitments / Closing Deals
• Maintaining Margins
• Getting Leads / Referrals
. . .which is very different than just probing for needs.

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