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D099 Module 2
Sales Practices
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sales funnel | The buying process that companies lead customers through when purchasing products |
| Business-to-consumer (B2C) | Sales made to individual consumers rather than to other businesses |
| Sales channels | A way of bringing products or services to market so they can be purchased by consumers |
| Missionary | A salesperson who provides information to an individual who will influence the purchase decision. |
| Trade | A salesperson who calls on retailers and helps them display, advertise, and sell products to consumers |
| Prospector | A salesperson whose primary function is to find prospects, or potential customers |
| Technical | Sales people who are experts in a specific product or service area. They promote and sell the product by demonstrating how it works along with the benefits it can offer potential customers |
| Passive | Bring in revenue without active sales engagement |
| Active | Have consistent transactions and engagement with the business |
| Inactive | Clients who have not made a purchase for a specified period of time |
| Pareto Principle | The rule of 80/20. Finds that 80% of the results stem from 20% of the causes. In sales, 80% of a company's revenue come from 20% of its customers |
| KAM | Key account management, which is the process of distinguishing a portfolio of accounts (customers) based on a set of criteria of strategic importance to the company's long-term success |
| TOFU | Refers to top of the funnel, which is the beginning of the various steps that lead to a sale. |
| Distribution channel | How products make their way to buyers in B2B and B2C sales. |
| Approaching | The salesperson meets the buyer and introduces the company |
| Prospecting/qualifying | Searching for potential customers and deciding whether they have the ability and desire to make a purchase |
| Presenting/demonstrating | Explaining how the product meets customer's needs |
| Handling objections | Answering customer questions and concerns |
| Closing the sale | Agreeing on the terms of the sale and finalizing the transaction |
| Following up | Ensuring the customer is satisfied with the product or service that was delivered |
| Power skills | Personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people. Also known as soft skills |
| Empathy | The ability to understand and share the feelings of another |
| Conflict resolution | A set of ideas and ways to reduce sources of conflict |
| Analytical decision-making | An approach where a leader or manager only makes important business decisions with solid data or information in hand |
| Direct | The producer sells a product to a consumer directly |
| Distributor, wholesaler, agent or broker | Companies that sell goods in large quantities at low prices, typically to retailers. |
| Responsive listening | Listening with the intent of understanding instead of replying |