May 22, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
$35- This event has passed.
There are many aspects to creating and developing a sales team. They range from: do you even want an in-house team? To: how will you train and monitor said team, in house or not? What characteristics will make a good salesperson? The answer to the last one might surprise you.
Once you have figured out who you want. Then you must know what you want them to say. The key to any sales process is just that, the sales process. How and who to prospect, how to qualify said prospects, the presentation, the close and of course the follow up. All are critical aspects to getting sales results.
Finally, what opportunities does your sales team present? What type of information and customer feedback can be gleaned? What benefits can be achieved by having a salesperson on board from the outset of product design?
**Seating for this workshop is limited**
Agenda
Introductions: 15 min
Sales Team: 1 hr 45 min
Internal vs external: initially the internal person is you
Keys to hiring: setting activity expectations
Training: this is how we do it here
Metrics: results driven
Lunch
Sales Process: 2 hrs
Prospect: see the people; script
Qualify: discern ability to make purchasing decision; lots of questions
Presentation: information backed by…lots of questions; script
Close: based on what you said
Follow up: consistent, polite and direct
Extras of Sales team/person: 1 hr 30 min
Market research: early design information
Marketing department: getting the word out
Focus groups: engaging customers for honest feedback
About the Speaker
Mr. Petett has been in sales and sales management for over 25 years. That experience coupled with an MBA in management and finance helped Mr. Petett launch Aptly Focused consulting 5 years ago. The role of Aptly Focused is to fill gaps for small and medium size businesses. Solve issues in sales, recruiting and training of employees and creating operating systems.
Andre’ grew up in Portland. Attended Jesuit High School and the University of Oregon. His graduate degree is from Santa Clara University. He enjoys traveling with his wife and two sons. Modern Pentathlon (run, pistol shoot, fencing, swimming and horseback riding are the events) and snowboarding are activities he picked up later in life.