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Objective
By the end of the session, you will be able to:
ďś Understand the Buying cycle & decisions making process
ďś Influence people using the probing approach
ďś Presenting your solutions effectively
ďś Eliminating Doubts
ďś How to close sales
ďś How to up-sell & cross sell
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Answer the following questions
⢠What did you buy?
⢠Why did you buy?
⢠Where did you buy it from?
⢠Why did you buy it from that place/shop?
⢠Did you explore some options before buying what you
bought?
⢠Did you explore some alternative products
⢠Did you ask any question before buying?
⢠Were all your questions answered to your satisfaction?
⢠Did you bargain on price?
⢠Did you buy the product?
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Buying Cycle
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Need Analysis
Exploring Options
Eliminating Doubts
Decision Making
⢠What did you buy?
⢠Why did you buy?
⢠Where did you buy it from?
⢠Why did you buy it from that place/shop?
⢠Did you explore some options before buying
what you bought?
⢠Did you explore some alternative products
⢠Did you ask any question before buying?
⢠Were all your questions answered to your
satisfaction?
⢠Did you bargain on price?
⢠Did you buy the product?
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Selling Cycle
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1.
Greeting
2.
Qualifying
Customer
3.
Presenting
Merchandise
4.
Overcoming
Objection
5.
Close and
Ad-on
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Aligning Selling Cycle with Buying Cycle
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Need Analysis
Evaluate Options
Eliminating Doubts
Decision Making
Qualifying Customer
Presenting Merchandise
Overcoming Objection
Close and Add-ons
Greeting
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BUYING CYCLE SELLING CYCLE
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Selling Cycle
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1.
Greeting
2.
Qualifying
Customer
3.
Presenting
Merchandise
4.
Overcoming
Objection
5.
Close and
Ad-on
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Greeting
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While opening the sales call
â Create a good impression, smile
â Greet , Introduce yourself & your Organisation
â Make the customer comfortable
Customers buy three things in this sequence:
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Types of Greeting
âHello Sir/Maâm, welcome to Mom & Me, how may I help youâ
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âThis product comes in wide variety, please let me show
you some options which could suit best to your needâ
âHello Sir/Maaâm, Iâm <your name>. How may I help you?â
âThis product is from <XYZ Brand> and has <XYZ> <features> and
<benefits>. It would be great if you can let me know <ask question
about customerâs need>â
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Greeting
⢠While you are busy with a Customer and you see another
customer, but thereâs no one else to take care of them:
â âHello Sir/Maaâm, welcome to Mom & Me. Iâll be with you shortly, in
the mean while please have a look at our range of products.â
⢠You approach a Customer and they deny the assistance
offered:
â âAlright Sir/Maaâm, Iâm <your name>. Iâm here only, please feel free
to call me in case you require any assistance.â
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Selling Cycle
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1.
Greeting
2.
Qualifying
Customer
3.
Presenting
Merchandise
4.
Overcoming
Objection
5.
Close and
Ad-on
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Qualifying Customer
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We qualify customers on basis ofâŚ.
Caste
Religion
Personal
Relations
Assumption
Appearance
Needs
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Customer needs can be classified as :
⢠Stated Needs(what they say)
⢠Unstated Needs (what they mean to say)
Qualifying Needs
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Probing for Understanding Needs
⢠Ask background questions to know if the customer is looking
for something specific
⢠Ask for age, gender, size, height, weight, etc. of the person
who is going to use the product(depending upon the product
customer is looking for)
⢠Ask if they are looking for any specific brand
⢠Ask for userâs liking about Color, style, shape, etc.
⢠Ask if they have any specific budget in mind
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As you understand Customerâs Need..
Now its time to show options..!!
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Selling Cycle
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1.
Greeting
2.
Qualifying
Customer
3.
Presenting
Merchandise
4.
Overcoming
Objection
5.
Close and
Ad-on
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Merchandise Presentation
⢠Summarize the benefits along with features
⢠Associate the benefits with the buying criteria identified in
the previous stage
⢠Propose your product as âSOLUTIONâ rather than
âjust a product!!â
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Merchandise Presentation
Preparation required:
⢠Gain product knowledge
⢠Be familiar with product placement in the store
⢠Be confident about yourself
⢠And..
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Practice⌠Practice⌠PracticeâŚ
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Selling Cycle
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1.
Greeting
2.
Qualifying
Customer
3.
Presenting
Merchandise
4.
Overcoming
Objection
5.
Close and
Ad-on
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Overcoming Objection
What is an Objection / Doubt??
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Doubts are milestones that brings
you and customers closer to sales
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Handling Objection
⢠Yes-But Technique
⢠The Choice Technique
⢠Ask Open ended question
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Verify if the objection is
answered satisfactorily
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Look for Buying Signals..!!
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Verbal Signals
ďź Do you have <specific> color?
ďź What discount do I get?
ďź How much will this cost me?
ďź Can I get the product delivered to my
home?
ďź Do you accept Cards?
ďź Is there any warranty or guarantee on
this product?
Non-Verbal Signal
ďź Customer tries the product
ďź Repeatedly looks at mirror and smiles
ďź Through eyes ,checks for feedback
from the person accompanying him/her
ďź Holds it separately in hand or keeps
product in the basket
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How to ask for sale?
⢠Maâm, letâs go to the billing counter?
⢠By what name would you want the bill to
be generated?
⢠When would you want the delivery to be
made?
⢠May I know the address where delivery
needs to be made?
⢠Would you be paying by cash or card?
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Suggesting Ad-ons
⢠Recollect the stated and unstated needs shared by the
customer at the beginning of the interaction
⢠Pick up the unstated needs you were able to grasp
⢠Suggest a product that complements/supports the product
customer has decided to buy
⢠Link the ad-ons to the unstated need and present it as a
complete solution for all the needs
⢠Focus on specifying the benefits rather than features
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Closing the sale
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Take the Customer to Billing Counter
Collect required information
Bill the products
Thank the customer
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Selling Cycle
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1.
Greeting
2.
Qualifying
Customer
3.
Presenting
Merchandise
4.
Overcoming
Objection
5.
Close and
Ad-on
This is an activityâ
Trainer throws an open question to the audience asking if any has done any kind of shopping in recent past.
From all those who raise their hands Trainer randomly picks up 2-3 people (one-by-one) and asks the questions mentioned in the slide.
This is how trainer introduces the concept of NEED and states that just like you did it, the customers also buy because of needs. Sometimes needs are hidden in the sub-concious mind and when they are touched the realization happens. By asking these questions we are making CREs understand that the customers also answer so many questions in back of their mind before they make the purchase decision.
Trainer links all the questions asked in the previous slide with these four stages of Buying Cycle
Trainer talks about stated and unstated needs and explains the concept using some examples like:
Customer says: I need a bath tub..
So here, instead of directly showing the options for bath tub, the CRE should probe further asking:
if customer is looking for portable bathtub (for travelling purpose)
whatâs the age of baby (so that the option suggested is big enough to accommodate the baby as per his/her age)
On basis of the answers received the CRE should pull out the options available matching to customer needs.