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Consultative Selling: Listening Closely with Interest

Iannarino

If you want to improve your ability to practice consultative selling, you need to listen closely and with interest. If you ask a non-salesperson whether salespeople tend to be better at speaking or listening, most will answer they are more adept at speaking. They may also suggest that salespeople are not good listeners.

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A Serious Misunderstanding of the Word Consultative

Iannarino

The Gist: Too many salespeople still believe that consultative selling means asking the client about their pain. Approaches that don’t provide advice and recommendations aren’t valuable enough to call consultative. He continued, “There is an incongruence in what people think consultative selling is.

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The 5 Challenges of Consultative Selling Training

Iannarino

Ask a salesperson if they are consultative, and you will find most answer in the affirmative. After nodding in agreement, ask that salesperson what makes them consultative, and you will hear many ideas, none close to correct. Some of my favorites include:

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Why the Basics Still Beat Fancy: The Unsexy Skills That Close Deals

Sales Gravy

But automation doesnt close deals. Because conversations close dealsperiod. Youre a consultant. But automation doesnt close deals. Because conversations close dealsperiod. Youre a consultant. Youre avoiding real sales conversations because theyre uncomfortable. And yet its the most avoided. Start digging.

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What Consultative Selling Really Means and Why It Matters More Than Ever (Ask Jeb)

Sales Gravy

Steve from Portland, Oregon, faces and an all-too-common consultative selling dilemma: how to sell to prospects who claim they already know everything, have already done the research and question what value he can bring. Thats where consultative selling comes in, but only if you do it right. Buyers can smell desperation a mile away.

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Listen….Still Listen

Sales Pop!

From my amazing days at Xerox, Capgemini, Sandler and now in sales consulting, I’m thankful to have gained a large selling flock – people whose experiences have taught them and changed them, their lessons learned enhancing both their professional and personal effectiveness. Not even close. What was the most cited gem of wisdom?

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5 Ways You Can Leverage Sales Leadership to Close the Sales Gap

STAR Results

Unleash the 10X Factor to Close the Sales Gap. Do you want to close the sales gap? 5 Things Sales Managers Can do to Close the Sales Gap. Sales coaching is a pivotal factor in closing the sales gap. With fewer months to achieve your objectives, flawless execution becomes much more critical to close the sales gap.

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