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What’s the most important thing that youBet this one is not top of the ‘to do’ list today? can do as a sales or business manager to dramatically improve results in your dealership? Second-facing every customer who comes into your business – every time. Watch my clip to see one idea. There are many others […]
What do you do with a customer who’s been in for a demonstration, likes the car, but has gone away to think about it? You’ve followed them up and given them a bit more information, but you’re still not really sure where they’re up to. In this module, you will notice I definitively haven’t said […]
You might want to work out how much each telephone enquiry is actually worth to you. If you take ten telephone enquiries to get one appointed customer who ends up buying a car, and let say that one customer is worth, £100 to you in commission, that means every telephone enquiry is worth £10. If […]
I want to compare the process for Walk-in Customers with the process for Handling Telephone Enquiries. With the walk-in customer, we need to start by getting our attitude right. Then we do the meet and greet, qualify needs and wants using their part-exchange as a qualifying tool, and give a presentation and demonstration to raise […]
Some words and phrases shouldn’t be used but I hear them in dealerships all the time. “Discount” Yes, you’re going to have to give a discount sometimes, but if you use that word it sounds like you’re devaluing your product or service. “Listen, I can do a saving on that one for you, a customer […]
The worst thing you can say to a customer is, “Is there anything I can do to get you to buy while you’re here today?” You’ve probably heard a lot of your colleagues say it, and if you’re a sales manager you’ve probably said it yourself or to your salespeople sometimes. So what’s the problem […]
So you see, the difference between pressure and persistence is just the technique. If all you are doing is phoning up and asking, “What are your thoughts…what are your thoughts?”, that can be seen as pressuring the customer. Keep that in mind the next time you are following up a customer!! Sign up today and […]
You need to be able to tell customers exactly what you are doing when you service their air-con system, and that means being able to communicate the features, advantages and benefits. As an example: • Features – Check the entire system, refill the lubricating gas and measure temperature output. • Advantages – factory-trained technicians, manufacturer […]
Just a couple of ideas that you may find useful when reviewing next years remuneration packages. Personal Best: Good salespeople are like top athletes. They are always pushing to beat their personal best. That’s why, in Symco, we pay a one-off bonus when somebody achieves a better monthly result than they have ever done before. […]
If you are familiar with the famous study from UCLA on verbal communication, you’ll know that as little as 7% of communication comes from the actual words we use; 38% is determined by how we say it (our tone of voice for example) and 55% comes through our body language. It’s one of the reasons […]