Recognizing Customer Attitudes A customer attitude toward our products/services generally falls into one of these four categories: Attitude Example: 😁 Acceptance is a customer statement of agreement with or approval of a benefit. “It sounds like you cans save us time/money/resources.” “You’re very convincing. I believe you could help with our budgets. […]
Handling Skepticism or Indifference When a customer questions or doubts that our product will provide the benefit, we say it will, you make a proof statement. You make a proof statement by citing a proof source. A proof source is any reference or piece of information that proves the benefit in question. Below is a […]
Selling Skills: Features and Benefits Selling is a process of uncovering and satisfying customer needs. In order to do an effective job of satisfying customer needs, it’s important to understand the difference between features and benefits. Feature: A Characteristic of Our Product or Service Benefit: The Value of a Feature to a Customer Below is […]
Selling Skills: Selling by Satisfying a Need Selling is a process of uncovering and satisfying customer needs. When communicating with a Client, we must be able to recognize needs for our product or service. A need is a customer want or desire that can be satisfied by your product or service. The key words that […]
SELLING SKILLS: How to Support When you support, you acknowledge the customer’s need and introduce the appropriate benefit(s) that will satisfy the need. The first step of a support statement is to acknowledge the customer’s need. When you acknowledge, you are showing the customer that you consider the need to be important. You do this […]
Would You Buy from You? The Greek philosopher Socrates said: “The life that is unexamined is not worth living”. Similarly, English historian Thomas Carlyle said: “What we have done is the only mirror by which we can see what we are”. One of the very best ways to assess your effectiveness in handling customers […]
Why Nobody Calls You Back Calling someone you don’t know is difficult. If you’re like most people, you agonize over what to say for an eternity before you finally pick up the phone. Then, instead of getting a human being on the line, you end up having to leave a voicemail message. And nobody calls […]
Top 5 Professional Services to be Offered by a Roofing Contractor Clients buy and sell properties or begin managing a new property. During times of transition, data of roof conditions are required to assess the value of their assets. Clients need to have access to their roof data where and when they want it to […]
Did You Say What I Thought You Said? 7 Keys to Good Communication Communication is a key ingredient to working together effectively. Communication is not easy; talking is easy. Communication requires that we listen and speak skillfully, so our message is understood. In our business, we interact with all sorts of people. Some people maybe […]
How to Connect & Re-Connect We don’t connect with someone when… 1. We interrupt. 2. We don’t listen. 3. We are quick to tell our solutions – to fix it. 4. We ask more than one question at a time. 5. We ask a question and then answer it too. 6. We tell our story […]
Reducing Verbal Clutter with 4 Key Steps Join the conversation on Zoom, listen to a reality talk show, or talk to someone on the phone. In these various places, listen for the “you knows”, “likes”, and “ums”. You may be saying “you know” at the beginning and end of every phrase and you don’t even […]
7 Steps on How to Handle Conflict/Difficult Conversations 1.You don’t have to have all the answers. It’s OK to say, “I don’t know”. If you can find out the answer, say you will and give the person a time frame to get back to them. If you know who is “in-the-know” tell them who needs […]
Develop a Clear Message for Roofing Contractor Growth Q: “What’s your secret to being a top seller?” A: “Great customers”, she responded. Q: “How do you get great customers?” A: “Phenomenal customer service”, she replied. Q: “How do you provide phenomenal customer service?” A: “Listening”. Q: “What are you listening for?” A: “Their specific needs.” […]
The key to growing a roofing company is a mindset change and not necessarily an infrastructure change. Instead of managing the work – manage the account. Each Client, each portfolio, each site, each phone call, each report, each proposal, each contract, each invoice is important. Taking the time to develop a relationship and exceed the […]
Managing and Protecting Your Brand Your brand is your reputation. Each one of your team members has an impact on your brand. What you do and don’t do each day impacts how you are depicted in the marketplace. How do you protect your image? • Display a consistent look – Logos on trucks, team members, […]
Prospect Personality – When Your Prospect Buys There are 4 types of Buying Personalities. You may have one or all 4 depending on the product. Price, availability, use, and other factors impact the personality of the buyer for a particular purchase. Understanding the prospects’ personality is important to developing a sales plan, tactics and presentation […]
The Extra Mile and Competitive Edge Have you ever heard the phrase, “they went the extra mile”? The extra mile is an action or an expression that sparks a “WOW!” in the mind of a customer or a co-worker. It is an unexpected deed. But before an extra mile is ever walked, it must be […]
