Tag: Presentations

Qualifying: Before or After Your Presentation?

by mike

I was working with a new client this week, and I listened to a recording of their presentation and it went like this:

  1. Hello, how are you doing—brief rapport building
  2. Deep dive into their presentation—including features and benefits
  3. Qualifying to see what the client was most interested in.

How does this sound to you?

Is this the way your presentations go?

After we went through the call, I suggested it would be much more effective for the rep to know the client’s buying motives (his needs, wants, and wishes) before giving the presentation.

Here’s why:

  1. By knowing the buying motives before your pitch, you’ll be in a much better position to “speak to those buying motives” during your presentation.
  2. While tailoring your pitch to your prospect’s specific buying motives, you’ll also be able to stop after making a point, and, using tie-downs, check in to see how your presentation is going.
  3. Near the end of your presentation—right before discussing pricing—you’ll be able to use a trial close to see if your prospect is bought in. Something along the lines of: “So, based on what you’ve seen so far, does this sound like the solution you’ve been looking for?”

If you want to immediately improve your conversion rates, then make sure you understand—in advance—what your prospect’s buying motives (and potential objections) are.

Then, spend your presentation targeting those needs, and checking in often to see if you’re meeting them!

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One Question to Close More Demos

by mike

How many of you hold your breath at the end of your demo?

Wondering if the prospect is sold and/or what they’re going to do next?

If this describes you, then using today’s ‘one question’ before your demo can eliminate almost 100% of that dreaded feeling…

Remember: You can’t close an unqualified lead.

Yet that’s still what many sales reps and teams are trying to do.

Each of your demos (presentations) should begin with a series of brief qualifying questions. And the most important one is:

After you’ve asked the other qualifying questions (for a full treatment of this subject, see my book, Power Phone Scripts), you should end with this question:

“And last question: if, at the end of this presentation, you find that this is the exact solution you are looking for, what would your next steps be?”

Here’s an alternative:

“And the last question, if, at the end of this presentation, you feel this will work perfectly for you, what is your timeline for putting this to work for you?”

Simple, yet powerful question, isn’t it?

And wouldn’t you rather know now rather than wait and worry until the end?

Knowing what your prospect is thinking in advance eliminates the surprise of the inevitable stall at the end, and it also gives you the leverage you need to tailor your presentation, build value, get buy in, and of finding ways of working together sooner.

Try this today and this week during the beginning of your demos and listen to how your prospects respond. You’ll be more in charge, and you’ll become a better closer as a result!

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Perfect for reps dealing with the following issues:

  • Reps struggling with call reluctance
  • Getting screened out by the gatekeeper
  • Overcoming blow off objections like, “Just email me something”
  • Identifying decision makers
  • Qualifying prospects
  • Setting call back appointments that stick
  • Giving successful presentations and dealing with objections
  • Staying motivated
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