5 Skills Critical To A Sales Professionals Success In Todays Economy: Equipping Your Team To S

5 Skills Critical To A Sales Professionals Success In Todays Economy: Equipping Your Team To S

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It might seem like its a different sales world out there today. Youre probably being asked to drive results from a sales team that is possibly feeling beat up. Customers are seeking more concessions than ever before, and you are being asked to produce the same sales if not more with less of everything, from people to budgets to promotional materials.

In todays economy, weve heard from many sales leaders worldwide that more sellers than ever arent making quotas, they have dejected sales teams, or their competition is discounting so much its hard to compete and stay in business. And for a lucky few, sales are on track and they want to finish the year even stronger.

At Sharpenz we believe there are five skills critical to a sales professionals success in this economy: prospecting, working through objections, problem solving, articulating value and following a sales system. Heres a brief description of each:

Prospecting is proactively initiating contact with prospective buyers, including gaining referrals, cold calls, networking, trade show work, and so much more. You need to have contacts to make a sale.

Working through objections or concerns is important because there have always been objections in sales is today really different? The objections might be stronger or different but skilled sales professionals know how to work through them.

Articulating value is placing the focus entirely on your customer. Its focusing on Wiift: Whats in it for them? in relation to their POWNs Problems Opportunities, Wants or Needs.

Problem solving is the skill of identifying problems and then reducing or eliminating them for prospects. Linking todays problems and outcomes to the prospects business strategy sets the sales professionals apart.

Following a systematic approach to sales is along the adage of practice makes perfect. The key is finding a system that accomplishes the task and then duplicating it over and over. A system brings consistency, efficiency and better results.

These are the five skills we believe are critical for sales professionals to thrive in todays economy. In future posts well go into more detail about each and give you tips and hints to help you equip your sales team to succeed.

Do these five skills ring true with you? If you think we should add more to the list, let us know in the Comments section.


About the Author:
Sharpenz is dedicated to providing sales managers the resources and tools they need to energize, engage and equip their sales team to sell more each week. Our 30-minute power sales booster meetings help companies increase sales by providing the right tools and training fast. Designed with the busy manager in mind, Sharpenz ready-to-go sales training kits will give your sales team the opportunity to grow and earn more all in a half hour of power. To learn more, visit www.sharpenz.com and sign up for your free ready-to-go sales training kit today!



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