2. The Power Series 2020
Week 1 - Getting New Customers
Week 2 - Selling over the Telephone
Week 3 - Sales Proposals and Presentations that Win
Week 4 - Handling Objections/Closing the Sale
Week 5 - Sales Negotiation
Week 6 - Key Account Management
Week 7 - 7 Habits of Highly Successful Salespeople
Week 8 - Selling at your Higher Price
Week 9 - Selling Face to Face - (online or on the road)
Week 10 - Customer Service - Creating Raving Fans
3. What are we going to discuss today?
How do you feel about selling online?
What does the selling future look like?
You’ve only got a few seconds online
The sales dialogue
Selling to different generations
Narrative selling
Closing online
5. A Stanford University survey over two
years found productivity levels
increasing by between 13% and 21%
when working from home
Employee attrition decreased by 50%
Where are we going?
6. The New Normal
In a survey of 317 CFOs from
Fortune 500 companies 74%
said that they will move
previously on-site sales teams
to permanent remote positions.
7. Much bigger market than you had before and
much quicker tools to access that market.
Three challenges
Office organisation lags behind technology
Customer reluctance to the technology
Staff reluctance to change
Selling from Home
8. Set aside a separate, dedicated workspace
Establish a routine
Enclothed Cognition
Create a personal work/life balance
Selling from Home
9. Set aside a separate, dedicated workspace
Spare Bedroom, Dining Room, Convert the
garage, Wendy house.
Selling from Home
17. Create a personal work/life balance
Take a break
Make Weekends Sacred
Exercise
Allocate time for personal development
Manage Stress Carefully
Selling from Home
18. Booking the Appointment
When making an online appointment on
the phone, apart from yourself, what
are you selling?
19. as you may be aware, The Power Series has
recently developed a new idea to (?feature?)
“The reason for the call today John,
for people in positions like yourselfand I would
be happy to give you the opportunity of seeing
it.
a and I wondered, would
you be available for about seven minutes
for an online meeting?”
Online Appointment Call
I am calling today to say I will be having a
series of meetings on Zoom and Teams
tomorrow afternoon
20. Using email to get an appointment
Personalise
Be polite
Short and to the point
Respectful of your prospect’s time
Clearly explain how you’ll solve your
prospect’s problem
Tell them exactly what they need to do next
21. Using email to get an appointment
Dear Fred
I see from your website that you have recently expanded your
operation. I expect that this has caused a few headaches as
far as staffing is concerned.
I shall be brief. We at (HR company name) are in a position to
help you with temporary and permanent staff without any
obligation. If you would like to know more please click here to
choose a time that will work for you, to have a zoom
conversation.
If you would like to know more about us and see what our
other customers think about our service click here
Thank you for your time
22. Making the Best use of Zoom and Teams
Have a tidy background or green screen background
at home
Make sure the lighting is good
Cable connection to a fibre router
Use a separate webcam at eye level
Look at the camera when speaking
Use a co-host for bigger meetings
Learn the systems - Practice - Role Play
23. You’ve only got 30 seconds
Know what you want to be
Look what you want to be
Act what you want to be
Take Control
Create the right impression
28. Manage your Body language online
Make constant eye contact
Stand or sit as you like
Sit back so people can see your complete gestures
Smile and nod – a lot
Sit straight and lean slightly toward the screen
Avoid touching your face
Mirror the other person's body language
Slow down your gestures
Reduce nervous behaviours
Video yourself
29. Taking control Online
Make sure you are the host
Distribute the agenda in advance
Practice sharing slides, mute participants etc.
Use positive body language
Start on time and finish a little early
Start with a powerful statement or question
Don’t let the meeting just fade away
30. Features / Needs / Benefits
Feature
Need
Benefit
Something that defines your
product or service, and your
company
A customer requirement
A feature that satisfies a need
Customers can have both
Positive and Negative Needs
31. Open and Closed Questions
Open
Closed
Who, What, Where,
When, Why, How
Do, Does, Did, Are, Has,
Have, Is, Could , Can, Would,
Will ... etc.
33. Three Types of Need
Presumed
Actual
Unknown
What the customer
thinks he needs
What the customer
really needs
What the customer was
totally unaware of
40. The Next
Generation
Silent Generation (1925 and 1946)
Baby Boomers (1946 and 1964)
Generation X (1965 and 1980)
Generation Y or Millennials (1981 - 1994)
Generation Z (1995 - 2015)
46. Call to Adventure
Meets a
Mentor
Challenges
Finds Knowledge
Understanding
Decides Acts
Crisis
Returns The Hero
The Hero’s Journey
47. Call to Adventure
Meets a
Mentor
Challenges
Finds Knowledge
Understanding
Decides Acts
Crisis
Returns The Hero
Initiation
SeperationReturn
The Hero’s Journey
48. Call to Adventure
Meets a Mentor (you)
Faces Challenges
Hits a Crisis
Finds Knowledge
Develops Understanding
Decides / Acts
Returns Home the Hero
Narrative Selling
49. Call to Adventure New Sales Manager - poor results
Meets a Mentor (you)
Faces Challenges
Hits a Crisis
Finds Knowledge
Develops Understanding
Decides / Acts
Returns Home the Hero
Workbook
47
Narrative Selling
50. Call to Adventure New Sales Manager - poor results
Meets a Mentor (you) Finds my website
Faces Challenges
Hits a Crisis
Finds Knowledge
Develops Understanding
Decides / Acts
Returns Home the Hero
Workbook
47
Narrative Selling
51. Call to Adventure New Sales Manager - poor results
Meets a Mentor (you) Finds my website
Faces Challenges Can’t motivate an older sales team
Hits a Crisis
Finds Knowledge
Develops Understanding
Decides / Acts
Returns Home the Hero
Workbook
47
Narrative Selling
52. Call to Adventure New Sales Manager - poor results
Meets a Mentor (you) Finds my website
Faces Challenges Can’t motivate an older sales team
Hits a Crisis His boss suggested that he might do better elsewhere
Finds Knowledge
Develops Understanding
Decides / Acts
Returns Home the Hero
Workbook
47
Narrative Selling
53. Call to Adventure New Sales Manager - poor results
Meets a Mentor (you) Finds my website
Faces Challenges Can’t motivate an older sales team
Hits a Crisis His boss suggested that he might do better elsewhere
Finds Knowledge Sets up a training course for his team and himself
Develops Understanding
Decides / Acts
Returns Home the Hero
Workbook
47
Narrative Selling
54. Call to Adventure New Sales Manager - poor results
Meets a Mentor (you) Finds my website
Faces Challenges Can’t motivate an older sales team
Hits a Crisis His boss suggested that he might do better elsewhere
Finds Knowledge Sets up a training course for his team and himself
Develops Understanding Finds new ways to motivate his team
Decides / Acts
Returns Home the Hero
Workbook
47
Narrative Selling
55. Call to Adventure New Sales Manager - poor results
Meets a Mentor (you) Finds my website
Faces Challenges Can’t motivate an older sales team
Hits a Crisis His boss suggested that he might do better elsewhere
Finds Knowledge Sets up a training course for his team and himself
Develops Understanding Finds new ways to motivate his team
Decides / Acts Fires one member and drives the others to achieve targets
Returns Home the Hero
Workbook
47
Narrative Selling
56. Call to Adventure New Sales Manager - poor results
Meets a Mentor (you) Finds my website
Faces Challenges Can’t motivate an older sales team
Hits a Crisis His boss suggested that he might do better elsewhere
Finds Knowledge Sets up a training course for his team and himself
Develops Understanding Finds new ways to motivate his team
Decides / Acts Fires one member and drives the others to achieve targets
Returns Home the Hero Finally receives reward for improved results
Workbook
47
Narrative Selling
58. Summary
We have to get used to selling online?
What does the selling future look like?
You’ve only got a few seconds to create a good impression
The sales dialogue
Selling to different generations
Narrative selling