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Alison Edgar, The Entrepreneur's Godmother
4 Sales strategies to help you close the deal
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Founder of Sales Coaching Solutions and The Entrepreneur’s Godmother
Voted one of the UK’s Top 10 Business Advisors
Winner of GB Entrepreneurs of the year special merit for service in 2015
About today’s speaker
Alison Edgar
http://alisonedgar.com @aliedgar13 The Entrepreneur’s Godmother
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1. Understand the behaviours
2. Learn the sales process
3. Develop a sales strategy
4. Be confident
Four key pillars of sales
Learn the Process
Improve your Strategy
Understand the
Psychology
Boosting your
confidence
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Understanding behaviours Treat others how they want to be treated
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We have different views of the world
Blues Reds
Greens Yellows
Task focused
Relationship focused
ExtrovertIntrovert
KEY TAKEAWAY: You are a mix of all four colours, but you will have one predominant colour.
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• Independent and goal-oriented
• ”Natural” leaders
• Problem solvers, likes changes
• Search challenges and competitions
• Priority to the task and to the result
• The keyword is when?
Red behaviour
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• Outgoing & optimistic
• Creative & communicative
• Verbal
• Teambuilder
• The keyword is who?
Yellow behaviour
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• Harmonic, social
• Relaxed, personal
• Service minded
• Persevering
• Listening to everyone´s view
• The keyword is why?
Green behaviour
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• Logical, structured
• Good listener
• Formal and accurate
• Prioritise the task and way to work
• Written communication
• The keyword is how?
Blue behaviour
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Sales processYou can’t sell to everyone,
but a process will help you sell to a lot more
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Relationship building
Be organised
Do your research
4 w’s
Open questions
Listen up!
Get the need
Ask for the order
Test intention
Overcoming Objections
Deliver to expectations
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When delivered correctly, sales and customer service are exactly the same thing.
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1. Who you are…
2. Where you are from…
3. What’s it about
Spark interest – 4W’s
KEY TAKEAWAY: If you’re pitching to a panel flip this on it’s head and tell them what’s in it for them first.
The most important one that many people miss out:4. WHAT’S IN IT FOR THEM?
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Take one minute each to share your 4W’s with your neighbour
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Sales strategyHow do you know where to start, if you
don’t know where you’re going?
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20172011 2014 2015 2016
Founded Sales Coaching Solutions
Growth Voucher roadshows across the South West
Small Business Saturday, Small Biz 100
Voted one of the UK’s Top 10 Business Advisors
Started working with Jordan Daykin and Ben Towers
Become mentor to Chiclet's at
Entrepreneurial Spark
Invited to attend the Queen’s Royal
Garden Party
Won GB Entrepreneur of the Year award Special Merit for Service
Spoke on Radio 4, Money Box
Invited to take 20 small businesses to Number 10, Downing street
Launched The Entrepreneur’s
Godmother
Launched two online courses
Spoke at the first event of it’s kind in the Middle East
QuickBooks Connect 2017 in London
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Networking strategy Associate yourself with the movers and
shakers in your industry
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Social media
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The networkers
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Marry Avoid Snog
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Follow-upThe proof is in the numbers
48%of sales people never follow up with a prospect
25%of sales people make a second
contact and stop
85%of sales are made on the fifth to twelfth contact
*Statistics taken from followupsucess.com
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Confidence
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“I think I am, therefore I am”
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Win-Win Mindset
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For more information visit: alisonedgar.com
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