3 - Day SMART Selling Workshops

Who should attend

  • Sales Professionals who want to improve their skills and income potential
  • VP Sales and Sales Managers who are looking for a cost-effective, proven approach to ramping up their teams' sales performance
  • VP Marketing and Marketing Directors who want to position their products/services to help sales professionals close more business
  • Business owners who are looking for ways to effectively grow their revenue

The Following is a Sample Workshop Agenda:

Day 1 Morning
  • Identify Key Challenges
  • Review of SMART Research
  • How People Buy - The Sell and Buy Cycle Roadmaps
  • Creating Your Sales Business Plan
  • Prospecting - A New Look at an Old Subject
  • Fundamental Principles of SMART Selling
Afternoon
  • Solution Creation - Issues & Causes
  • Understanding & Overcoming Resistance to Change
  • Using the SMART Guide©
  • Role Play - Interviewing for Issues & Causes
  • Solution Creation - Capabilities
  • Role Play - Solution Creation
  • Homework Assignment - Prospect Risk Assessment© - Part 1
Day 2 Morning
  • Review of Day 1 - Q&A
  • Homework Review
  • Anxiety Questions - Creation and Effective Use
  • Solution Creation Summary
  • Motivating Your Buyer - Understanding Value
  • Two Faces of Buyer Motivation
  • Why Price is Not Negotiable
  • Creating a Compelling Business Case - Value Quantification
Afternoon
  • Role Play - Motivating Your Buyer
  • Authority over Resources is Power
  • Understanding & Using Your Power Effectively
  • Identifying the Players - Who Really has Power
  • Gaining or Negotiating for Access to Power
  • Keeping the Sale on Track - Developing a Mutual Timetable
  • Documenting the Sale
    • Sponsor Letter
    • Plan Letter
  • Role Play - The Complete SMART Selling Process
  • Two Faces of Buyer Motivation
  • Handling Objections the SMART Way
    • How Sales Reps Create Objections
    • How to Avoid Creating Objections
    • Effectively Dealing With Objections
  • Understanding Closing
  • Homework Assignment - Team Case Study Preparation
Day 3 Morning
  • Team Case Study Presentations
Afternoon
  • Workshop Review and Review of Challenges
  • Presentation of Certificates of Completion
  • Adjourn (Approximately 2PM)