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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Nervousness – Shyness, modesty, lack of confidence and fear of failure can make fee-earners reluctant to organise meetings to take the next steps in building a potential client relationship. Sales skills There are numerous inventories of what selling skills and qualities are needed.

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Coaching and Consulting skills – Limiting beliefs, approaches to helping and marketing consultancy

Red Star Kim

What is the marketing consultant’s approach from the first meeting? How much do you value strategy in the equation? Are you committed to seeing a strategy fully through before engaging in new tactics? Are you open to a strategic brand audit/assessment? Who else has the marketing consultant worked with? Are they certified as marketing experts?

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Proactive marketing and business development executives – CRM, internal engagement and career insights

Red Star Kim

There were comments that it was unusual for people to be in the office so face time and in person meetings – where it is easier to develop rapport, trust and solid working relationships – were rare. Finding ways to meet with people in real time (such as at social events) can help. Make myself more visible in meeting with fee earners.

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An In-Depth Guide to Strategic Account Management

Janek Performance Group: Account Planning

Because it’s often the single best way to guarantee long-term profitability and existence for your organization. Interpersonal skills and social/emotional intelligence are also a given. Some will want or need more frequent contact – whether e-mails, follow-ups, meetings, check-ins, etc.

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Sales Skill-Sets vs Sales Tool-Sets

SBI

Hard skills include such things as effective cold-calling, presentation skills, overcoming objections, skillful questioning, getting past the gate-keeper, negotiation skills, how to sell value, qualifying prospects, and closing techniques. Sales Skill-Sets. Discounting: Sacrificing profits to win business.