Training Program on Professional Selling Skills (using a Consultative Approach)

The professional selling skills program offered by ‘The conSELLtant’ ensures a thorough understanding & importance of the sales process by using a consultative approach and building on customer relationships, while enabling one to become more professional & successful in a sales role. The program is suitable for any one relatively new to selling, as well as the more experienced ones, who wish to refresh or fine tune their existing skills in line with today's' need for a more consultative or relationship building approach.

The program using a very practical approach covers right from the difference between ' hard sell ' & ' consultative ' approach, through the buying & selling process, understanding self & others, including, identifying different buyer types, with how & why people buy, through the core part of session...i.e.; the 6 steps of a professional call, covering right from the preparation stage through the close.

At the end of the program participants would have gained a full understanding of both the buying & selling processes including the importance of being well organized. And most importantly... over the period of the course, participants would have worked through the six step sales process, practicing the skills at each stage, so that their selling skills are developed & reinforced; while also working on selling (their own) products/services, making the role-plays very realistic & practical

The Professional Selling Skills program by 'The conSELLtant' covers 2 full day sessions and will be conducted once every month as a public program. Organizations sending in 3 or more participants from the same organization, a special 10% discount would be applicable. For organizations that have a need for a specifically tailor-made program to suit or address their needs then an in-house program is recommended.

At the end of the program all participants would receive a certificate of completion.

DETAILS OF THE 'PROFESSIONAL SELLING SKILLS program

Course Aim:
To ensure a thorough understanding & importance of the sales process by using a very consultative approach and building on customer relationships, while enabling one to become more professional & successful in sales role.

The program is suitable for anyone relatively new to selling as well as the more experienced ones, who wish to refresh or fine tune their existing skills in line with today's’ need for a more consultative or relationship building approach.

    Course Content:
  • Relationship/Consultative Selling Approach
  • The Buying/Sales Process.
  • Behavioral Analysis-Understanding Self & Others
  • Identifying different buyers
  • How & Why people buy
  • Pre call-Preparation & Planning
    The Sales Call
  • Approach
  • Fact Finding-the art of questioning
  • Effective listening
  • Proving Value
  • Features vs. Benefits-Selling Benefits
  • Handling customer concerns/Objections
  • Gaining a commitment/Closing with confidence

How the course works:
The approach used would be more of a SEE & REMEMBER, along with DO & UNDERSTAND, using audio-visuals, video clippings, exercise & role-plays. Participants are provided a full understanding of both the buying & selling processes and the importance of being well organized. Over the period of the course participants work through the 6 step sales process, practicing the skills at each stage, so that their selling skills are developed & reinforced. During the course they work on selling (their own) products/services, making the role plays realistic & practical



New 2-Day Training Program on:
“Retail in Detail” thro’ Professional Sales & Customer Service Skills-Getting Customers coming back to buy more!

This Retail Selling Skills Program-‘Retail in Detail’ is a very comprehensive 2 Day workshop, covering each step of the retail sales process & crucial customer service skills in detail, and is aimed at all retail sales/counter, customer service & shop floor staff, supervisors/team leaders & their managers!

As Carl Steidtmann, Director & Chief Economist of PricewatehouseCoopers, says, retailers must be “customer-focused, not product-focused” if they are to create a retailing experience that is enjoyable for shoppers and encourages them to return to those retailers in the future. Close attention to customer service will help keep the retailer’s eye on the consumer.

Contents of the program
Developing the right attitude/mental preparation/personality
P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L S-K-I-L-L-S
The buying /Sales Process
How & Why people buy
Understanding & Identifying different buyer types & consumer lifestyles!
Special characteristics that distinguishes retailing from other types of business!

What makes retail shoppers tick!
Components of a great retail image! Attraction factors- attracting customers to the store!
The S-A-L-E Strategy- Separating the ‘real buyers’ from the ‘just lookers’
-Stop
-Ask
-Listen
-Empathize, enthuse, explain & engage!

The G-U-E-S-T Plan to Selling!
-Greeting Customers (First & positive impressions! establishing trust & value!)
-Uncovering needs (Understanding & fulfilling the needs)
-Explaining the product/service/Painting a mental picture! (Selling benefits)
-Solving customer concerns/objections
-Techniques to help the customer to ‘buy’…because people, hate being sold!

Selling to the opposite sex!
Maximizing sales opportunities (Add-on selling, Up selling & Cross selling)
Why retail sales are lost –And how to avoid them!
Tactics to avoid common customer complaints about retailers!
Factors consumers use to determine service quality

The C-A-R-E Principle!
A six-step approach for close attention to customer service that will help keep the retailer’s eye on the consumer, to create an enjoyable experience and help the customer return!

A Master Plan for Success!

 



For Print/Electronic/On-line Media NEW

The basic functions of this Media Sales Training Course can be best be described when placed into 3 categories:

•  Knowledge : To provide the participants all material necessary to effectively sell good Advertising Programs, such as Statistics, Visuals, Concepts, Techniques, etc

•  Skills : To provide participants with the Selling Techniques, & the use of the 6 Step Selling Plan effectively, while teaching them to recognize & understand their abilities & personal skills, & to fully develop these skills in order to improve performances & accomplishments

•  Emotional Control : To develop a sense of professionalism in each participant: Appreciation, Positive Attitude, Behaviour, Genuine interest etc

Course Content:
-Duties & Responsibilities of a Professional Media Sales Person
-Relationship/Consultative Selling Approach-It's importance in today's competitive world!
-The Buying/Sales Process.
-Behavioral Analysis-Understanding Self & Others
-Identifying different buyers
-How & Why people buy
-Why people Advertise? The 3 P's –Prestige, Profit, Protection
-Understanding the Customer Cycle-Known, Unknown Market & Lost Customers

The Media
The Marketing Mix
Promotion/ Advertising
Types of Advertising-Creative/ Directive
Evaluating/ Understanding Strengths & Weaknesses of various Advertising Media
The basic requirements for a good advertising medium
Media Mix

Effective AD Design
R.A.S.C.I.L.S. Factors
Buyer Reading /Scanning Habits
A ttract Buyers
I nterest Buyers
C onvince Buyers
P rompt Buyers to take action
Visual Impact- (Layout, Size, Colour, Borders etc)
Groups of Buyers-RASPF/ NEDICT

The Sales Call
-Pre Call-Account Preparation & Planning
-Physical/Mental Preparation
-Approach-Phone/In person
-Fact Finding-the Art of Questioning
-Effective Listening
-Proving Value
-Recommendation/Presenting the Solution
-Use of Visual Aids
-Features vs. Benefits-Selling Benefits!
-Handling Customer Concerns/Objections
-Gaining a Commitment/ Closing with Confidence
-Getting the most of your Telemarketing Voice
-Importance of Collecting your Money while yet Keeping the Customer.

Skills Practice
Role Plays
Assessing Self Performance

Your only stop for:
Media Manpower Search
Media Sales Training
Media Management Development
Media Systems & Processes



New 3-Day Training Program on:
‘Insurance Selling’- the Professional way!

This ‘Insurance Selling Skills’ Program- is a comprehensive 3 Day workshop, covering each step of the sales process with crucial prospecting skills in detail, right from preparing oneself mentally, physically & preparation for the account, all through to a five step selling plan, commencing with the right approach that will enable uncover customer needs, presenting the most appropriate solution, enable handling of customer concerns & finally powerful proven closing techniques that will help customers buy (as people hate being sold!) The program will also include a thorough understanding of the different buyer types & behavior patterns, creating & developing a market for insurance, managing & maintaining a data base & vital areas for self/ personal development with role plays and assessments of participants carried out at every stage of the sales process.

At the end of the program each participant will take back a ‘Master Plan for Success’ that could be put to immediate use!

Course Contents :

  • Role of the Insurance Agent/Advisor/ Consultant-Duties & Responsibilities
  • Prospecting: Finding/ Developing your Market for Insurance
  • Who is your Prospect? Identifying your ‘Natural Market’
  • Qualifying Prospects
  • Creating, Managing & Maintaining a Database

    The Sales Process

  • Preparation-Mental, Physical & Account or Prospect Preparation
  • Approach-Building trust & rapport between You & the Prospect.
  • Fact Finding/ Identifying Needs of the Prospect
  • Presenting the Solution/ Proposal
  • Handling the 4 basic Objections/ other Customer Concerns
  • Close
  • Asking for Referrals
  • Importance of: After Sales Service-Customer Service

    Personal Development

  • Key Qualities of a Successful Insurance Agent/Advisor/ Consultant
  • Ethical Behavior/Attitude
  • Understanding Self & Others
  • Communication
  • Time Management

    This program is therefore a must for all Insurance Agents, Advisors, Consultants/ Sales Supervisors/Team leaders & their Managers who are keen on fine tuning their existing skills in line with today’s need for a more consultative or relationship building approach, while enabling one to become more professional & successful in a sales role.

    Public programs at all leading metros & In-house programs where participants are over 10 in number specifically designed to the needs of an organization are conducted!



    Equipping “Fresh Graduates / College Students’ for a career in Sales !!

    “The professional Selling Skills’ ( Basic level ) for a Career in Sales Exclusive for fresh graduates / students wanting to make a career in selling

    The objective of this program is to equip aspirants with the basics of selling , beginning with the key activities of a sales person, organizing ones ' self including a thorough understanding & importance of the sales process by using a consultative approach and building on customer relationships, the difference between 'hard sell ' & ' consultative’ approach, right through the buying & selling process, Understanding self &others , including, identifying different buyer types with how & why people buy ,through the core part of the session ... ie; the 6steps of a professional call , covering right from the preparation stage through the close .

    AT end of the program participants would have gained a full understanding of the basics in selling , the buying & selling processes including the importance of being well organized . And most importantly ... over the period of the course , participants would have worked through the six step sales process , practicing the skills at each stage so that their selling skills are developed & reinforced; while also working on selling products / services , making the role - plays very realistic & practical.

    An evaluation would be carried out at the end of the program and certificates issued to participants on successful completion of the program , ' The conSELLtant ' would assit in placing candidates for career openings .

    Duration:
    The program is covered in 10 half day sessions held thrice a week , ( Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays) from 5-00 P.M to 7.30 P.M

    As this program would be using a very practical oriented approach, the number of candidates would be limited. Bookings would therefore be on a first cum served basis.

    Institutions / Organizations requiring this program to be tailor made exclusively to suit their specific needs, especially for New / Fresh recruits joining in or being inducted.



    With an increase in Tele-marketing and a dearth for Professional Telemarketers, considering today’s rising travel and salesmen’s costs, this program on ‘Professional Tele-Marketing Skills’ has been designed in response to cater to this overwhelming market need.

    It's a marketing conundrum that the telephone offers the most direct method of getting through to potential customers, but also has the greatest capacity to irritate them. And with the volume of telemarketing increasing year upon year, it stands to reason that your own telemarketing campaign must be highly targeted and professional to get results. Failure in one or both of these areas can result in wasted resources and damaged business reputations. So where and how can telemarketing actually work for you?

    “A properly designed telephone sales program, undertaken by an individual or business that did not previously sell by phone, can quickly yield up to a four-time increase in sales & profits. This is true for virtually any company-large or small-that sells a product or service!”

    Besides, being able to SELL any product or service on the telephone, the phone can be effectively used as a good tool for follow-up to other forms of direct marketing, and can include: Lead generation, data cleaning up, building on or improving on data, customer surveys, company profiling, collection payment reminders & follow-ups, familiarization of products for ‘point of sale’ promotion, event planning or as a direct mail follow-up, tremendously benefiting by saving on travel & salesmen’s costs; traveling, parking & waiting time; bring down the lists in the most economical way; and provide a cutting competitive edge by getting you to the buyer first!

    This cutting-edge One Day Program on ‘Professional Tele-Marketing Skills’ is suitable for anyone relatively new to selling, as well as, the more experienced ones, who wish to refresh or fine tune their existing skills in line with today’s’ need for a more consultative or relationship building approach. After this program the Telemarketer will be able to make successful telephone sales calls to the prospect decision maker and conclude with the decision maker’s commitment to buy…in other words be able to SELL over the telephone, with the real answer being in serving the customer by discovering needs and leading him or her through a good decision-making process.

    As this public program would be using a very practical oriented approach, the number of candidates would be limited. Bookings would therefore be on a first cum first served basis. For organizations that have a need for a specifically tailor-made program to suit or address their needs then an in-house program is recommended.



    2-Day Training Program

    Delivering ‘Excellent Customer Service’ that make a Positive, Lasting Impression on Customers, takes more than courtesy…it’s much more! It starts with understanding that Excellent Customer Service is from the Customers point of view. Many organizations spend a lot of time looking inwards & are organized accordingly. The truly Customer-centered organization takes time to think through the procedures & systems that work best for the customer. This puts the customer at the very center of the organization.

    What we do, How we do it, How well it must be done & Proving it can be done again & again…are only the fundamentals.

    Excellent Customer Service means creating a memorable experience for every customer. It means meeting expectations & going beyond satisfying their needs, making it easy to do business…thereby making everybody win! -The Customer, the Company & the Employees.

    Sales & Service are not separate functions-They are 2 sides of the same coin, both having the same ultimate goal…Satisfying the Customer! In today’s world it’s even more important, where Sales, Marketing, Service & Operations share a common goal: Creating & Retaining Customers. To create & retain customers we have to combine Good Selling with Good Service.

    The marketplace is becoming more & more competitive… it is no longer possible to run a business without a strong focus on the customer. Customer Interaction Services, including Call Centre & Customer Support Services have grown rapidly, with the ‘IT’ enabled services requiring Professional & well-trained personnel for Customer Support Services.

    This is the challenge ahead and this 2-day program will specifically address these needs, enabling participants take back an Action Plan that could be put to immediate use.

    For whom
    Any one in contact with customers like Customer Support, Sales & Service personnel at all levels, including back-end operations will find this program extremely beneficial.

    Outline of Course:

  • Being Customer Focused & Increasing it’s Effectiveness
  • A Company Image Checklist
  • Creating a Positive Image with Customers-Written/Phone/Person
  • Effective Questioning/Listening Skills
  • Professional Tele-Handling Skills
  • Dealing Assertively with Customers
  • Handling Different Types of Customers-Understanding Behaviour patterns of Customers
  • Coping with Different/Difficult Customer situations
  • Assessing your Organizations’ Complaints Culture
  • Complaints Handling & A Systematic Approach to identifying & Solving Problems
  • Keeping Customer & Internal Communication links strong
  • Simple Audit & Review to ensure your Procedures are Customer Friendly
  • Importance of Customer Retention
  • Understanding the C.A.R.E Principle!
  • Your Performance Measurement & How it benefits Customer Service
  • Managing under Pressure & Stress
  • Developing Yourself


    (Complaints Handling & Retention of Customers):

    One-day workshop on Lifetime Value of Customers (Handling Complaints & Retaining Customers...the only business survival skill leading to Increased profits& Growth!!)

    Are ''Nice Customers'' ruining your business?

    I'm a nice customer. You all know me . I’m the one who never complains , no matter what kind of service I get.

    I'll go into a restaurant and sit quietly while the waiters and waitresses gossip and never brother of ask if anyone has taken my order . sometimes a party that came in after I did get my order but I don't complain. I just wait.

    And when I go to a store to buy something. I don't throw my weight around. I try to be thoughtful of the other person. If a snooty sales person gets upset because I want to look at several things before making up my mind, I'm just as polite as can be I don 't believe rudeness in return is the answer

    The other day I stopped at a full service gas station and waited for almost five minutes before the attendant took care of me and when he did, he spilled gas and wiped the windshield with an oily rag. but did I complain about the service? Of course not !

    I never kick I never nag. I never criticize , And I wouldn't dream of making a scene , as I've seen some people do in public places. I think that 's uncalled fo. No, I'm the nice customer. And I'll tell you who else I am.

    I'm the customer who never comes back !
    Author Unknown
    ( But Nice ! )

    A typical business hears from only 4% of its dissatisfied customers. The other 96% just quietly go away and 91% will never come back. That represents a serious financial loss for companies whose people don't know how to treat customers, and a tremendous gain to those that do!

    The average business spends six times more to attract new customers than it does to keep old ones. yet customer loyalty is in most cases worth 10 times the price of single purchase.

    Knowing how to win & keep customers is the single most important business skill that any one can Learn. The business world makes way for the person who brings in the business... and that 's the person who wins & keeps customers.

    In today's service -oriented economy, excellent service is more than a competitive weapon -it's a survival skill. Rest assured that if you don't provide it , someone else would !! How do you want be served? Are you serving the saving the same way? The Diamond Rule of Service: ' if you wouldn't want it done to you , don't do it to something else !

    As markets become increasingly competitive, customers can now immediately go else where if they don’t get what they want. continuous improvement , gaining the competitive edge, increased market share, higher profits -none of these things is possible, unless business can find new ways of maintaining the loyalty of existing customers. The program 'Lifetime value of customers! - (Handling Complaints & Retaining Customers) by The conSELLtant , is about loyalty and how to build it in others and build your success at the same time! Call to check out our next public program



    ‘Call Center/ Contact Center Training’

    Types of Training programs (Inbound/Outbound):
    Public programs: General, equipping anyone for a career into the call center industry.
    In house programs: Specific to suit the needs of the organization.

    Training Content:
    Depending on whether Inbound or Outbound, and the Product or Service that is worked on, the content of the package would broadly cover:

    • The Call
           -Call structure
           -Call Types (Telemarketing/Customer Service/ Collection)
           -Approach-Tele-handling Skills
           -Fact-finding
           -Listening skills
           -The presentation
           -Recommendation
           -Close or gaining a commitment

    • Preparation
           -Mental Preparation & its importance (Self preparation)
           -Preparation on the customer- Customer types

    • Product
           -Product Knowledge/ Client philosophy
           -Pre-Call & Post-call processing

    • American English/ Effective English
    • Communication
    • Team building
    • Stress Management-Managing yourself under stress!
    • Call Center Glossary
    • Administration-Objectives, paperwork, time management, personal grooming etc.


    ‘INTERVIEWING SKILLS’ for the Call Center Recruiter (ONE Full Day)

    • Call center environment
    • Types/Classification of call centers
    • The importance of hiring well
    • Preparing to hire
    • Attracting candidates
    • Skills, which are imperative in an Agent
    • The Job Analysis-Gathering info on Job content, description, job analysis questions
    • Identifying Key Competencies & Tasks of the Call Center Agent
    • Identifying selection methods
    • Identifying Suitable candidates
    • An Understanding of Employee selection & testing tools
    • Getting ready!
    • The Interview Process
           -Telephone Prescreening
           -In-Person Interview
           -12 Great Interview Questions
    • Skills Assessment
    • How to recognize Service Candidates
    • What to tell candidates about the workplace!
    • How to turn down applicants
    • Making the Offer
    • Action Plan

    How the course works:
    The approach used would be more of a SEE & REMEMBER, along with DO & UNDERSTAND, using audio-visuals, video clippings/movies & exercises. Participants are provided a full understanding of the call center environment, and the attributes required from the candidate, together with a complete knowledge on the process and skills required for interviewing. At the end of the program each of them would take back an Action plan that they would put to immediate use!



    ( Managerial Skills for Frontline Managers ):
    This course is covered in 3 Full days & will help new and existing Sales Managers to build, lead and maintain highly motivated sales teams. This intensive course will give Sales Managers the skills, techniques, motivation and drive to succeed in building and leading a high performance team of sales professionals, and will cover topics like Managing Ones self, including a Self Development Program, Time management, Goal setting, Team building, Leadership Skills, Motivation, The art of Delegation, Handling Problem Salesmen & Importance of on the job Coaching.







    The International Personnel Management Association has published research, which compared stand-alone training with coaching, and training combined. The research demonstrated that training alone increased productivity by 22.4% whereas training plus coaching grew productivity by an amazing 88%.

    Leadership today is about vision. It is about understanding the past to make the future better. There are 2 ways to get better: work harder and /or change. Coaching is about how to change by doing things differently. It is about raising the levels of human performance and has 2 main facets: it is performance focused & person-centred.

    Coaching is essentially about working on an individual basis to make measurable, step-by-step improvements in performance and motivation. Coaching can therefore reach the parts other training methods can't. Both, however, have a strong part to play with several key principles involved, which differentiate the two.
    The most obvious is that coaching is generally delivered on a one-to-one basis. This allows emphasis on setting and achieving development objectives relevant to the individual's specific role and taking into account experience, knowledge, maturity and career path.

    Coaching is about drawing out, not putting in. By using coaching we can tap into the huge reserves of talent & potential which lay dominant in people!
    Coaching Skills for Managers provides the tools for moving from boss to a Coach!!

     



    To create a ‘Dream Team Sales Force’, you need to hire the right people, investing all one’s time in this process as this exercise if not properly carried out could adversely affect the organization’s earnings & day to day activities!! To recruit the kind of people you want, you have to know what kind of people you want & the process of getting the right ones. This one-day program covers in detail all aspects of Hiring & Selecting Sales Personnel!