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The MABS Extra Challenge:Dream! Believe! Survive!

SALES SKILLS TRAINING

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What’s in it for me?

Why is it important for me to learn about selling skills?

What would I gain from learning and employing selling skills?

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What’s in it for me?

Ensure professional and systematic approach to your work as an account officer

Improve delivery of your performance targets Produce clients that are satisfied Generate more income for the bank and thereby, increase your

chances of having better salaries and benefits

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Outline

Knowing Your Sales Cycle From Suspects to Prospects Win your Clients by Benefits Selling Handling Objections Closing the Sale Asking for a Referral

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Typical Sales Cycle

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Prospecting

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Sales Interview

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Negotiate

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Referral

3 Demonstration/

Proposal/

Presentation4

Substantiate

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Transaction

Closure

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Sales Cycle

The term given to a series of sequential steps that comprise a sales process.

It consists of several logical steps that a sales person(the account officer) has to do from beginning to end of the cycle.

Individually, each step within the sales cycle is called a stage.

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Sales Cycle

Each sales cycle stage has two basic components: 1) the predominant activity and 2) the compression objective.

The predominant activity is the basic task the account officer needs to perform within each stage of the sales cycle.

The compression objective is the primary focus of each stage of the sales cycle. This refers to what desired action the account officer would like the customer to make to move the sale to the next stage.

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Stages Predominant Activity

Prospecting Determine who are suspects and who are prospects

Sales Interview Fact & emotion finding about your prospects

Demonstration/Presentation Present and reinforce the benefits of certain features of your product

Substantiate Establish credibility which gives your customers confidence and comfort in purchasing your product

Negotiate Keep the negotiations going until sale is close

Transaction Closure Get the commitment of the customer

Referral Gather other leads

Typical Sales Cycle

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The Sales Cycle for a Microenterprise Loan Product

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Loan Disbursement

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Client Orientation

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CIBI/Cash Flow Analysis

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Credit Committee

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Present Loan Package & Close transaction with Customer

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Prospecting

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Ask for a Referral

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Exercise: Knowing your MF Loan Product Sales Cycle Stages

Sales Cycle Stage Predominant Activity Compression Objective

1. Prospecting

2. Client Orientation

3. CIBI

4. Credit Committee

5. Negotiation/Close sale

6. Loan Disbursement

7. Referral

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PROSPECTING

“From Suspects to prospects”

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PROSPECTING

The first stage or beginning of the sales cycle.

The predominant activity here is to determine who are the prospective clients and getting as much information as possible about them.

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PROSPECTING

3 important elements present in a qualified prospect:

1. The authority to make a buying decision.

2. Control over the budget.

3. A need or want for your service or product.

If one of these elements are missing, then what you have is just a suspect.

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Prospecting

Steps in identifying potential customers

Leads

Individuals who possibly fit your loan product’s client

eligibility criteria. Prospects

Those that have already an interest in the product Qualified Prospects

Those that want the product, can afford to buy it and have the authority to make the purchase decision.

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Prospecting Techniques

A. Existing Customers B. Former Customers C. Directories & Souvenir Programs D. Newspapers & Magazines E. Yellow Pages F. Seminars G. Networking H. Direct Mail / Advertising I. Public Relations J. Associations K. Cold Calls L. Referrals

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“It is a game of numbers” Know your ratios and strive to improve them Quality prospects Make every day a prospecting day

Some things to remember about prospecting

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Weekly Prospecting List FormABC LOAN PRODUCT

WEEKLY PROSPECTING LIST Week 1 :January 5-9, 2004 

1. New Accounts 

Market Segment: Wholesale & Retail Trade Sector

Name of Business

Address Projected

Loan Amoun

t

Call Date

Follow-up Date

Remarks

1.2.3.4.5.  

         

Prepared and Submitted by:  _______________________________________ Signature over Printed Name of Account Officer  _______________________________________ Date of Submission   *To be prepared in duplicate copies; 1 for the account officer 1 for the MF Supervisor

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“Benefits selling: the heart of a winning presentation”

Benefits Selling

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When does selling take place?

The client orientation is comparable to the

sales presentation stage of a sales cycle. The predominant activity of this stage is to

teach your customer the benefits of doing

business with your bank. The objective here is to be able to sell the

product’s benefits and support these with

product features.

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Selling Benefits: The heart of a winning presentation

Buying Motive

- The reason why a product user buys.

- It is his/her motivation to buy and own a

specific product.

- The buying motive must always be the focus of the

selling activity. A client will be motivated to “listen” if

the discussion on the product will meet his/her

objective in buying.

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Selling Benefits: The heart of a winning presentation

The Buying Market

1. Effectiveness

2. Supply

3. Convenience

4. Availability

5. Pride

6. Economy

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Selling Benefits: The heart of a winning presentation

FEATURES:

An element of a product that delivers a benefit. It is the inherent characteristic of a product. It is the quality that makes it competitive with other lines. It always answers the question “what is it?”

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Selling Benefits: The heart of a winning presentation

BENEFITS:

It is the performance of the product to promote the well being of the user.

It answers the question “What can it do for me?” (WIFM)

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Selling Benefits: The heart of a winning presentation

Some examples:

Feature Benefit

Airbags Lowered risk of serious injuryLarge type Ease of readingDigital recording Hiss-free listeningSoft leather sneakers More comfortable walkingMercedes Benz logo Increased self-esteem based on

status

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Selling Benefits: The heart of a winning presentation

BENEFITS WRITING EXERCISE(Converting your loan product features into benefits)

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Handling Objections

“Overcoming objections

in a Planned Manner”

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Handling Objections

Process:Step 1. Hear the full objections(listen before reacting)

Step 2. Make an accurate diagnosis

Step 3. Review the objection with the client

Step 4. Answer with proof (whenever possible)

Step 5. Seek agreement with the client that his

objection has been answered and

overcome

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Handling Objections

Methods in Handling Objections

“YES-BUT” METHODBOOMERANG METHODQUESTION METHODCOUNTER BALANCED METHODTHIRD PARTY METHODDIRECT DENIAL METHOD

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Handling Objections

1. “YES-BUT” METHOD

The account officer acknowledges understanding of why the prospect is making the objection and then shows the prospect why he does not have adequate information.

2. BOOMERANG METHOD

The account officer using this method turns the objection into a reason for buying.

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Handling Objections

3. QUESTION METHOD

The account officer prods the prospect to answer his own objection by asking him a series of question.

4. COUNTER BALANCED METHOD

The account officer uses this method when the prospect’s objection is valid and cannot be truthfully denied. However, it can be compensated for by some other overbalancing benefit.

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Handling Objections

5. THIRD PARTY METHOD

The account officer can answer a prospect’s objection by calling on the testimony of a third person.

6. DIRECT DENIAL METHOD

The account officer uses this method when the prospect leaves you no other choice. If the salesperson has been generally pleasant and agreeable throughout the interview, his denial will be all the more convincing.

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Closing the Sale

Objective: To know when to close the sale

When to close the sale (situations) When the client agrees to the answer to his objection When the client is sold on the benefit of the product When non-verbal signs show satisfaction with the

product When the client offers a hidden benefit of the product When all sales resistance shown by the client is

contained

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Closing the Sale

Step 1. Shoot a temperature question

A temperature question will seek the real feelings of the client about a product proposal. The account officer has to review the benefits which can really convince the client to buy. In short, the

client is sold or half-sold on the sales proposal.

Step 2. Close the sale

Step 3. Leave with a reminder

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Closing the Sale

Things to remember:

1. Closing is the name of the game.

2. Business requires new money coming in or it fails. Therefore, CLOSE MORE SALES.

3. Closing is sweet success.

4. A CHAMPION has the habit of closing sales most of the time.

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Ask for a Referral

Somewhat a new concept in looking at a sales cycle.

Closing the sale is your PAYCHECK; a referral is your BONUS.

A referral, especially coming from a good client, can be your number one prospecting tool.

Referral actually shorten your sales cycle.