Blog
Summarize
Asking for the Commitment…are you asking enough?
Here’s a question…when you KNOW that the solution you presented is spot on, and the customer agrees…and yet they have a question or a concern – which you overcome, do you then ask for the sale?
And if they hesitate or say: ‘I want to think about it,’ do you manage it and ask for the sale again?
And if the sale is not forthcoming, do you ask for and get an appointment – to ask for the sale again?
Okay, this might seem like waaaayyyyy too much for you. You may call it too aggressive. Too inse…
Asking Summarizing Questions
Summarizing is a questioning step to see if we are accurate, in alignment, and on track. It’s a good step when the conversation is going on too long, is getting confusing (or going into areas that are less important), or when YOU have gotten distracted by too much time spent or too many details and distractions.
It’s simple: “Let me see if I understand…” then review what has been agreed to. Not every detail, just what has been agreed to.
If there is anything that is outstanding and needs…
Categories
- #FillTheWell (11)
- #JodySays (63)
- #SellItOrScheduleIt (79)
- Action plan (110)
- Build Habits (85)
- Coaching (95)
- Qualifying Questions (44)
- Sales Coaches (88)
- Sales Managers (103)
- selling (59)
- Uncategorized (39)
- Achieve (78)
- Interactions (52)
- Opportunities (101)
- Commitment (46)
- Excellence (23)
- Results (85)
- Retail (62)
- sales (70)
- showroom (35)
- #closeratio (26)
- Closing (42)
- managers (10)
- Sketch (6)
- Sketch the space (6)
- sketching (4)
- Small businesses (4)
- communication (35)
- solutions (57)
- Systems (28)
- challenges (29)
- Compromise (4)
- relationships (30)
- Goals (65)
- strategy (35)
- success (14)
- BADAS (7)
- acceptance (4)
- leaders (11)
- team (12)
- Discovery Questions (23)
- Prospects (7)
- Decision Maker (6)
- Organization (10)
- planning (15)
- profitability (2)
- Quality (2)
- Standards (3)
- connecting (18)
- practice (13)
- Objections (10)
- Clarity (8)
- Creating Urgency (7)
- email (3)
- E-Commerce (1)
- #babyboomers (1)
- #millennials (1)
- social media (1)
- marketing (27)
- Consistancy (8)
- consistency (11)
- Designers (3)
- gratitude (11)
- Holidays (7)
- Reflection (35)
- Pandemic (1)
- Change (7)
- Travel (1)
- Family (2)
- distraction (3)
- onething (2)
- Actions (22)
- Structure (4)
- Inspiration (3)
- Setbacks (1)
- Celebrate (3)
- Process (15)
- Resistance (8)
- Mindset (14)
- Furnishings (4)
- Problems (6)
- priorities (5)
- Customer Satisfaction (2)
- Consultative Selling (12)
- Appointments (15)
- leads (1)
- sales professionals (35)
- Conversation (12)
- Summarize (2)
- Connection (4)
- Buyer (2)
- Follow-up (3)
- development (2)
- Imposter Syndrome (1)
- imperfections (4)
- Procrastination (1)
- Intention (5)
- traffic (1)
- sales strategy (2)
- traffic (1)