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"One
of the vital parts of the sales process is understanding
your prospect or customer." -- Jim Cathcart"
Too
often when prospecting and recruiting we get ourselves
caught in a flurry of what we want and we fail to even
get close to understanding what our prospect wants.
We focus on ourselves, our company, and the products
and services we offer. We get trapped in a show 'n tell
mode. The number one recruiting secret is: WIIFM
Number
One Recruiting Secret: What's In It For Me? (WIIFM)
What
is really important to the prospect? Certainly it is
NOT what you want, rather it is what the prospect wants!
Therefore, we must begin by understanding what our prospect
wants. This takes fully understanding our prospect and
their situation. Can you see why this is the number
one recruiting secret?
Regardless
of whether you are recruiting or selling your products
and services, understanding your prospect and their
situation will help you close more prospects on doing
business with you. Rather than a show and tell push
of your products and service, you will position yourself
to make certain what you offer is the right fit for
your prospect and their needs.
Not
sure who taught me this but it holds true for just about
every network marketing situation.
Help
the prospect identify their pains and then show them
how to eliminate them. This is probably not the
number one recruiting secret, but it can be a
strong number two recruiting secret.
When
you focus on understanding what your prospect wants,
naturally, you get more people making a decision to
do business with you. More decisions of yes in doing
business with you means greater growth and profits for
your business.
So
how do you better understand your prospects? To better
understand your prospect, you must begin by doing what
most others are not doing. You must first begin by listening
to your prospect. Not just hear your prospect but fully
listen and understand your prospect and their situation.
To
effectively listen, you will NEED to master your listening
skills. One company provides a tremendous amount of
training on how to master your listening skills. You
will find some great articles and audio training on
how to effectively master the skills of listening, in
their training area.
Your
ability to listen will then help you to better qualify
your prospects, determine how the prospect makes their
decisions, and even how to effectively ask questions
that elicit new information to help you help your prospect
make the right decision for them.
As
your prospect, recruit, sell your products, and even
lead your team, make listening your focus. Remember,
one of the vital parts of the sales process is understanding
your prospect or customer.
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Listening
will help you stay focused so you get the
results you want.
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The network
marketing tip of this week is: WIIFM
focus on your prospects needs/pains
Your Christian
home business
consultants
Warm Regards
Bob
& Sue Alter
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