Filling Your Pipeline with the Right Kinds of Prospects

Part 2 of 3: Convert Your Strong Suspects to Good Prospects (26 de enero de 2018)

By David Yesford

In Part 1, we talked about avoiding the numbers game in prospecting by consciously doing research through the internet and other sources to identify Strong Suspect companies that are likely to be “good for you.” This is the first part of finding good prospects by increasing the quality of suspects. As a result, you will decrease the number of suspects you will need to find a good prospect.

The second part of making your prospecting effort more effective involves extracting “Who are you good for?” from within your list of Strong Suspects. People buy for their own reasons, not yours; therefore, experienced salespeople know there needs to be evidence of obvious mutual benefit in a potential sales relationship in order to make the effort worthwhile. By increasing the quality of the prospects you choose to access, you reduce the number of prospects that you need to access.

Here’s how it might work for you . . .

We have already established that the perception of prospecting is often seen as a lot of work without guaranteed results. Instead of putting a lot of work into high-cost access and selling activities with half-qualified suspects, stop and consider how you might be able to help this client before you make first contact.

To do this, you need to have a good sense of the value of your offering and how that will help your good suspects.

Start by considering your offering’s value:

• What business problems do you typically solve for customers? Do you have examples of this with existing customers?
• What can customers do because of your offering that they could not do before?
• What do you typically help customers improve, increase, or decrease? Metrics elevate the specific value.

Armed with a sense of your own offering’s value, you now need to ask, “Do any of my Strong Suspects want or need what I have to offer?” Search for what’s most important to these suspects right now. Revisit your research with a curious eye toward your Suspect’s current goals, objectives, critical success factors, or marketplace challenges. Review annual reports, Google press releases, and read company website materials.

When you find an obvious link between what they need and what you have to offer, you earn the right to promote your Strong Suspect to a Good Prospect. While this seems like a lot of work if you are used to “dialing and smiling,” with the link to how you can solve the Suspect’s business issue and the knowledge from your research, you will find the foundation for a strong access message and, eventually, a strong foundation for a sales relationship.

Share via:

También podría estar interesado en la lectura

 Artículo: 3 Estrategias Ganadoras para Prospectar: Prospectos Correctos, Mensaje Correcto, Actitud Correcta

 Blog: Llene su pipeline (plan de ventas) con prospectos adecuados: Parte 1 de 3: Apunte hacia los “posibles clientes” correctos

 Blog: Llene su pipeline (plan de ventas) con prospectos adecuados: Parte 3 de 3: Mensaje Correcto; Persona Correcta

 Programa: Prospección del Asesor

Acerca del Autor

David Yesford

David Yesford, Vice Presidente Senior de Wilson Learning Worldwide, tiene casi 30 años de experiencia en el desarrollo e implementación de soluciones de mejora del rendimiento humano en todo el mundo. Él aporta una valiosa experiencia, dirección estratégica y perspectiva global a su trabajo con los clientes. El Sr. Yesford es un miembro activo de la Junta Global Ejecutiva de Wilson Learning, con la responsabilidad actual a nivel mundial. A través de los años, ha ocupado puestos estratégicos en nuestras áreas de contenido básico de ventas y liderazgo, así como el e-learning y consultoría estratégica. También ha ocupado puestos de director de gestión en China y la India. El Sr. Yesford es el autor que contribuye de varios libros, entre ellos Ventas Ganar- Ganar , Ventas Versatiles , El Manual de Los Estilos Sociales y el entrenamiento de ventas libro 2 . También ha sido publicado en numerosas publicaciones de negocios en los Estados Unidos, Europa, América Latina y Asia Pacífica. El Sr. Yesford habla con frecuencia en las conferencias y cumbres internacionales, centrándose en cuestiones tales como ventas y estrategia de ventas, el liderazgo, los empleados y compromiso con el cliente, la marca y la implementación de estrategias.

Más por David Yesford