Becoming a great salesperson is hard work and requires continued efforts throughout a career. But there are certain traits all wildly successful salespeople can identify with. Today we’re going to take you through five characteristics that make the difference between good salespeople and great ones.
While working hard is absolutely essential, it’s also important to work smart. Use our short guide to start working smarter and become a better salesperson.
Characteristics Successful Salespeople Swear By
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1. Able to Disqualify
Every customer is not a good customer. Successful salespeople can identify, early on, if a customer is right for them or not. Rather than wasting time and energy trying to convince someone who isn’t the right fit to buy, the best salespeople cut their losses and move on to the next prospect.
2. Tap into Networks
After you close a deal, you’re establishing a relationship with the customer. Average salespeople will take the win and promptly go after the next prospect; top salespeople will turn to their new customer and use this leverage towards their success. Use your existing customers to connect you to new prospects and never make another cold call again.
3. Able to Diagnose
Great salespeople are excellent listeners, and they listen to every single detail about their customers’ problems. So rather than pitching, they prescribe. A good salesperson will use their listening skills to diagnose a problem and prescribe a solution, which establishes them as an authoritative expert in the eyes of the customer.
4. Never Appear Desperate
This is a skill that requires a lot of attention, because if you play it the wrong way, you can come off looking really bad to prospects. You always want to appear confident and secure in your meetings with prospects, no matter what your real situation is. If your prospect doesn’t feel the pressure that you NEED their business, they’ll likely be more inclined to trust you.
5. Follow a Buyer Persona
If you want an effective (and successful) sales process, you need a clearly defined buyer persona. Doing this will make it easier to establish an effective prospecting approach. When you have a set buyer persona, you know who you’re selling to, what the best tactics are, and you can guarantee you have a good match every time.
Becoming great at sales isn’t impossible if you work hard to incorporate a few, or all, of these five characteristics into your approach.
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