Knowing, or wondering, that if you had just done .. this … or a little bit more … you might have won that sale. That’s the worse feeling EVER! You just wasted your and your client’s valuable time. Likely you did not fully follow your proven process (if you even have one). Were you complacent
I believe it was Bill Clinton who famously coined the phrase … “It’s the economy, stupid!” and he then rode those words directly into the White House. It would be nice to see that focus again right about now. The same can be said for the sales process. Proving that you have a proven process,
The big question in sales is, should be … “What’s next?”. This applies to all aspects of selling and it is grounded in planning and in process. Do this and then do that. These are your next steps and it is important to plan those. What is Process? Let’s first talk about processes in general.
Sales Process Example – Electric Signs
It’s a well repeated phrase in selling … “If you consistently follow the sales process, you will sell more stuff!” This is dependent on whether or not your process is sound. Bad sales process = bad results. The other nice thing about having a written process is for when you bring a new person on
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