Sales - Identify New Potential and Existing Business

Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organised, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision-making, it is a burden, not a benefit. - William Pollard

Information about existing customers and potential customers forms the base of sales – remember, not all customers are the same - there is no “one size fits all”. This course delves into the benefits of understanding your marketing database and the gold mine of prospects that accompany it. With today’s ever changing needs and wants, it has never been more important to collect and record customer data accurately, identify customers systematically, and know the difference between a customer and a prospect.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• All staff in a sales environment
• Sales Executives
• Sales Managers, Operations Managers and Account Managers
• Business Owners
• Anyone wanting to start their own business

HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT

• Target your prospects more effectively by adapting to consumer needs through accurate information
• Increase your success rate by identifying “ideal customers”
• Reduce unnecessary time and costs on pursuing non-customers
• Improve customer relationships - making them feel valued
• Get organised – learning the essentials of data collection and recording - assessing customer profiles turns quantity into quality

WHAT WILL BE COVERED

• The fuel which drives the business – understanding the importance of accurate customer information and what this information can do for your company with regard to successful selling
  • The difference between customers and prospects
  • Methods and techniques for identifying customers
  • Primary internal and external sources of prospects and customers Completion of contact reports as required by your company
• The marketing database – where to store the valuable material of your customer relationships
  • Defining a marketing database
  • Various types of customer information required for developing a database
  • Explaining the need for a marketing database
• Asking the right questions of your internal sales force and applying the answers practically to break down your database proficiently

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