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Handling Objections
and Closing the Sale
by Richard Mulvey
The Power Series 2019
Feb - Getting New Customers
Mar - Selling over the Telephone
Apr - Winning Sales Presentations
May - Handling Objections / Closing the sale
Jun - Sales Negotiation
Jul - Key Account Management
Aug - Double up
Sept - Selling at your Higher Price
Oct - Selling Face to Face
Nov - Creating Raving Fans
The Close
Look for Buying Signals
Summarize The Benefits
Ask for the Business
SHUT UP!
• 1-2-3 Close - close with the principle of three.
• Adjournment Close - give them time to think.
• Affordable Close - ensuring people can afford what you are selling.
• Alternative Close - offering a limited set of choices.
• Artisan Close - show the skill of the designer.
• Ask-the-Manager Close - use manager as authority.
• Assumptive Close - acting as if they are ready to decide.
• Balance-sheet Close - adding up the pros and the cons.
• Best-time Close - emphasize how now is the best time to buy.
• Bonus Close - offer delighter to clinch the deal.
• Bracket Close - make three offers - with the target in the middle.
• Calculator Close - use calculator to do discount.
• Calendar Close - put it in the diary.
• Companion Close - sell to the person with them.
• Compliment Close - flatter them into submission.
• Concession Close - give them a concession in exchange for the close.
• Conditional Close - link closure to resolving objections.
• Cost of Ownership Close - compare cost over time with competitors.
• Courtship Close - woo them to the close.
• Customer-care Close - the Customer Care Manager calls later and re-opens the conversation.
• Daily Cost Close - reduce cost to daily amount.
• Demonstration Close - show them the goods.
• Diagram Close - Draw a picture that draws them in.
• Distraction Close - catch them in a weak moment.
• Doubt Close - show you doubt the product and let them disagree.
• Economic Close - help them pay less for what they get.
• Embarrassment Close - make not buying embarrassing.
The Close
• Emotion Close - trigger identified emotions.
• Empathy Close - empathize with them, then sell to your new friend.
• Empty-offer Close - make them an empty offer that the sale fills.
• Exclusivity Close - not everyone can buy this.
• Extra Information Close - give them more info to tip them into closure.
• Fire Sale Close - soiled goods, going cheap.
• Future Close - close on a future date.
• Give-Take Close - give something, then take it away.
• Golden Bridge Close - make the only option attractive.
• Handover Close - someone else does the final close.
• Handshake Close - offer handshake to trigger automatic reciprocation.
• Humor Close - relax them with humor.
• Hurry Close - go fast to stop them thinking too much.
• IQ Close - say how this is for intelligent people.
• Minor points Close - close first on the small things.
• Never-the-best-time Close - for customers who are delaying.
• No-hassle Close - make it as easy as possible.
• Now-or-never Close - to hurry things up.
• Opportunity Cost Close - show cost of not buying.
• Ownership Close - act as if they own what you are selling.
• Price-promise Close - promise to meet any other price.
• Puppy Close - acting cute to invoke sympathy and a nurturing response.
• Quality Close - sell on quality, not on price.
• Rational Close - use logic and reason.
• Repetition Close - repeat a closing action several times.
The Close
• Requirements Close - write down what they want as a formal requirement.
• Retrial Close - go back to square one.
• Reversal Close - act as if you do not want them to buy the product.
• Save-the-world close: - buy now and help save the world.
• Selective-deafness Close - respond only to what you want to hear.
• Shame Close - make not buying shameful.
• Shopping List Close - tick off list of their needs.
• Similarity Close - bond them to a person in a story.
• Standing-room-only Close - show how others are queuing up to buy.
• Summary Close - tell them all the things they are going to receive.
• Testimonial Close - use a happy customer to convince the new customer.
• Thermometer Close - they score out of ten, you close gap.
• Think About It Close - give them time to think about it.
• Treat Close - persuade them to 'give themselves a treat'.
• Trial Close - see if they are ready for a close.
• Valuable Customer Close - offer them a special 'valued customer' deal.
• Ultimatum Close - show negative consequences of not buying.
• Yes-set Close - get them saying 'yes' and they'll keep saying 'yes'.
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The Close
Alternative Close
Minor Point Close
Compliment Close
The Close
The Balance Sheet Close
The Time or Money Close
Suck it and See Close
The Close
Not Asking for the Business
Closing Too Early
Talking Too Much
Talking to the Wrong Person
Common Mistakes
Lack of Enthusiasm
Being Under Pressure
Closing Too Late
Selling After The Close
Common Mistakes
Analytical Driver
Amiable Expressive
Personality Types / Work Styles
Independent
Analytical Driver
Amiable Expressive
Passive Active
Introvert Extrovert
Co-operative Avoid Conflict
Seek Conflict
Not Friendly
Friendly Agreeable
Disagreeable
Slower Faster
Autocratic
Participative
Organized Disorganized
Personality Types / Work Styles
Analytical
Appeal to their need for accuracy
Praise their efficiency
Describe the process
Amiable
Show how this will strengthen their
relationships
Talk about improved teamwork
Driver
Provide Options
Clearly describe success in
achieving goals
Stick to facts and results
Expressive
Offer testimonials
Show them how they will look good
Praise their appearance
Give them time to talk
Analytical Driver
Amiable Expressive
Get right to the point
Confirm everything
Use the Option Close
Be quick, precise
factual, logical
Use Direct Close
Be friendly, don’t
rush
Give them one
positive choice
Focus on the big
picture. The emotional
benefits, Use the
alternative close and
reassure them
Personality Types / Work Styles
Listen to the whole objection
Clarify the objection
Objections
It’s too expensive!
Clarify the Objection
“When you say it's too
expensive, are you saying
you cannot afford the price
or is there something I've
missed?”
Objections
Listen to the whole objection
Clarify the objection
Answer the objection
Get agreement
Objections
Opposition
Indifferent
Sceptical
Objections
Either
Convert the objection to
a need then provide your
benefit that satisfies that
nee
Or
Minimise the objection
and maximise the benefits
you have already agreed
Opposition
Add
Take away
Multiply
Divide
all the benefits
what the customer
will lose
the savings
the extra cost by some
appropriate figure
Opposition
Keep Going with Open Questions!
If that doesn’t work…..
Try your best feature
Indifferent
You cannot talk your way out
of a sceptical objection
Show the customer some
independent proof
Demonstrate it
Guarantee it
Sceptical
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The Power Series Number 47

  • 1. Handling Objections and Closing the Sale by Richard Mulvey
  • 2. The Power Series 2019 Feb - Getting New Customers Mar - Selling over the Telephone Apr - Winning Sales Presentations May - Handling Objections / Closing the sale Jun - Sales Negotiation Jul - Key Account Management Aug - Double up Sept - Selling at your Higher Price Oct - Selling Face to Face Nov - Creating Raving Fans
  • 3. The Close Look for Buying Signals Summarize The Benefits Ask for the Business SHUT UP!
  • 4. • 1-2-3 Close - close with the principle of three. • Adjournment Close - give them time to think. • Affordable Close - ensuring people can afford what you are selling. • Alternative Close - offering a limited set of choices. • Artisan Close - show the skill of the designer. • Ask-the-Manager Close - use manager as authority. • Assumptive Close - acting as if they are ready to decide. • Balance-sheet Close - adding up the pros and the cons. • Best-time Close - emphasize how now is the best time to buy. • Bonus Close - offer delighter to clinch the deal. • Bracket Close - make three offers - with the target in the middle. • Calculator Close - use calculator to do discount. • Calendar Close - put it in the diary. • Companion Close - sell to the person with them. • Compliment Close - flatter them into submission. • Concession Close - give them a concession in exchange for the close. • Conditional Close - link closure to resolving objections. • Cost of Ownership Close - compare cost over time with competitors. • Courtship Close - woo them to the close. • Customer-care Close - the Customer Care Manager calls later and re-opens the conversation. • Daily Cost Close - reduce cost to daily amount. • Demonstration Close - show them the goods. • Diagram Close - Draw a picture that draws them in. • Distraction Close - catch them in a weak moment. • Doubt Close - show you doubt the product and let them disagree. • Economic Close - help them pay less for what they get. • Embarrassment Close - make not buying embarrassing. The Close
  • 5. • Emotion Close - trigger identified emotions. • Empathy Close - empathize with them, then sell to your new friend. • Empty-offer Close - make them an empty offer that the sale fills. • Exclusivity Close - not everyone can buy this. • Extra Information Close - give them more info to tip them into closure. • Fire Sale Close - soiled goods, going cheap. • Future Close - close on a future date. • Give-Take Close - give something, then take it away. • Golden Bridge Close - make the only option attractive. • Handover Close - someone else does the final close. • Handshake Close - offer handshake to trigger automatic reciprocation. • Humor Close - relax them with humor. • Hurry Close - go fast to stop them thinking too much. • IQ Close - say how this is for intelligent people. • Minor points Close - close first on the small things. • Never-the-best-time Close - for customers who are delaying. • No-hassle Close - make it as easy as possible. • Now-or-never Close - to hurry things up. • Opportunity Cost Close - show cost of not buying. • Ownership Close - act as if they own what you are selling. • Price-promise Close - promise to meet any other price. • Puppy Close - acting cute to invoke sympathy and a nurturing response. • Quality Close - sell on quality, not on price. • Rational Close - use logic and reason. • Repetition Close - repeat a closing action several times. The Close
  • 6. • Requirements Close - write down what they want as a formal requirement. • Retrial Close - go back to square one. • Reversal Close - act as if you do not want them to buy the product. • Save-the-world close: - buy now and help save the world. • Selective-deafness Close - respond only to what you want to hear. • Shame Close - make not buying shameful. • Shopping List Close - tick off list of their needs. • Similarity Close - bond them to a person in a story. • Standing-room-only Close - show how others are queuing up to buy. • Summary Close - tell them all the things they are going to receive. • Testimonial Close - use a happy customer to convince the new customer. • Thermometer Close - they score out of ten, you close gap. • Think About It Close - give them time to think about it. • Treat Close - persuade them to 'give themselves a treat'. • Trial Close - see if they are ready for a close. • Valuable Customer Close - offer them a special 'valued customer' deal. • Ultimatum Close - show negative consequences of not buying. • Yes-set Close - get them saying 'yes' and they'll keep saying 'yes'. www.Changingminds.org The Close
  • 7. Alternative Close Minor Point Close Compliment Close The Close
  • 8. The Balance Sheet Close The Time or Money Close Suck it and See Close The Close
  • 9. Not Asking for the Business Closing Too Early Talking Too Much Talking to the Wrong Person Common Mistakes
  • 10. Lack of Enthusiasm Being Under Pressure Closing Too Late Selling After The Close Common Mistakes
  • 12. Independent Analytical Driver Amiable Expressive Passive Active Introvert Extrovert Co-operative Avoid Conflict Seek Conflict Not Friendly Friendly Agreeable Disagreeable Slower Faster Autocratic Participative Organized Disorganized Personality Types / Work Styles
  • 13. Analytical Appeal to their need for accuracy Praise their efficiency Describe the process Amiable Show how this will strengthen their relationships Talk about improved teamwork
  • 14. Driver Provide Options Clearly describe success in achieving goals Stick to facts and results Expressive Offer testimonials Show them how they will look good Praise their appearance Give them time to talk
  • 15. Analytical Driver Amiable Expressive Get right to the point Confirm everything Use the Option Close Be quick, precise factual, logical Use Direct Close Be friendly, don’t rush Give them one positive choice Focus on the big picture. The emotional benefits, Use the alternative close and reassure them Personality Types / Work Styles
  • 16. Listen to the whole objection Clarify the objection Objections
  • 17. It’s too expensive! Clarify the Objection “When you say it's too expensive, are you saying you cannot afford the price or is there something I've missed?” Objections
  • 18. Listen to the whole objection Clarify the objection Answer the objection Get agreement Objections
  • 20. Either Convert the objection to a need then provide your benefit that satisfies that nee Or Minimise the objection and maximise the benefits you have already agreed Opposition
  • 21. Add Take away Multiply Divide all the benefits what the customer will lose the savings the extra cost by some appropriate figure Opposition
  • 22. Keep Going with Open Questions! If that doesn’t work….. Try your best feature Indifferent
  • 23. You cannot talk your way out of a sceptical objection Show the customer some independent proof Demonstrate it Guarantee it Sceptical
  • 26. Handling Objections and Closing the Sale by Richard Mulvey