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Build your Business by Donald Robichaud

Listen more to build business
by Contributed - Story: 64160
Sep 1, 2011 / 5:00 am

In today’s business world, unless you go into the sales arena with a strategy in mind, you will fail more times than you win with prospective clients, as they are busy with their own businesses.

When selling in these times, you must learn to ask the proper questions in order to gain the appropriate information that then leads to increased knowledge.

What are your best questions?

Knowledge is power, and as you ask great questions, listen to your client’s answers, you will discover a tremendous amount of information that will be pivotal in the sales process.

What are the top 10 questions that you will ask every client?

Once you fully understand the client’s situation, you will be able to make effective presentations which will enhance your personal credibility.

The fact is that when you meet your client, being prepared will impress your client because having prepared questions is a strong indication that you have spent time thinking about helping them with the issues that your questions uncover.

Asking great questions helps you and our client to define their needs, to define their desired outcomes, and to consider how to move from where they are now to an attainable goal.

These questions will give you the confidence to express your own ideas clearly, specific to the situation, and visually when necessary.

All of these factors will significantly increase the probability of making the sale.

Please contact us for more information on how we can help you “Build Your Business”.

Shaw


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About the Author

My career spans thirty years of extensive sales, marketing and corporate account management experience. The first twenty were spent in the Retail Sector with DYLEX, The Bay, Robinson/Ogilvy and Harry Rosen's.

In the past 13 years my focus has been on working with Entrepreneurs, Small and Medium Businesses to help them with their Sales, Marketing and Branding.

Volunteering has been a big part of my life and in Kelowna I sat as a Director with the Rotary Centre for the Arts for three years and presently, I serve as an Ambassador for the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, President of the Okanagan Mustangs and Fords Association and member of the Kelowna Business Ambassadors.

FloodLight Consulting

As the President of FloodLight Consulting Donald Robichaud works as a business coach and marketing consultant to assist entrepreneurs, small and mid size businesses with their Sales, Marketing and Branding of products and services.

Donald Robichaud
President
FloodLight Consulting
We Help Entrepreneurs Reach their Goals

250-768-9415
www.FloodLightConsulting.com
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