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Consultative selling and selling consultatively – don’t confuse them!

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In 2015 and beyond your sales team will need to be able to sell consultatively at a very high level of competency in order meet customer expectations and to differentiate you from the other guys who have gotten the message. This means you have to be very good at the following: Consultative Selling Skills. Consultative skills.

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Medical device sales success – an urgent need to do something different

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And, they are able to translate all that expertise in to powerful customer interactions because they also posses a high level of selling skills. They are more likely to be able to gain access at the executive level and have more skilled conversations focused on business and financial issues. Consultative selling skills.

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Medical device sales success – an urgent need to do something different – An STC Classic

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And, they are able to translate all that expertise in to powerful customer interactions because they also posses a high level of selling skills. They are more likely to be able to gain access at the executive level and have more skilled conversations focused on business and financial issues. Consultative selling skills.

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Get sales coaching happening – target trigger events

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All Trigger Events represent some type of strategic shift so the sales team will indeed need to adjust and adapt their selling skills to the new reality. In is also true if the product is a game changer, then the sales team will likely face new sales challenges and a need to upgrade their selling skills.

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Sales managers – it’s what you say and how you say it

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Feedback on actions that might help him improve the sales rep’s selling skills will be better received when the suggestions demonstrate how they well help achieve quota. They intentionally share messages using language that ties back to the salesperson’s concerns. For example, let’s say you have a sales rep that isn’t making quota.

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Trends in sales training – an interview with Richard Ruff

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Most companies have purchased some sales training – especially around basic selling skills. A better approach is to help the sales team to a dapt their sales existing sales skills to new sales challenges. Some of the points raised were: Upgrading sales teams is a continuous challenge given the changing sales environment.

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Asking for referrals – 5 sales best practices

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In today’s competitive market asking for and managing referrals is a core selling skill. And, the good news is, if you have a good relationship, most customers are more than willing to provide referrals and to be supportive. ©2012 Sales Horizons, LLC.

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