Death of the salesperson as we know him

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Death of the Sales person as we know him?

Véronique De Prycker✔Strategic Advisor ✔Social Selling ✔Leadership Expert ✔Passionate Connector ✔Salsa

84% of B2B buyers are now starting the purchasing process with a referral, and peer recommendations are influencing more than 90% of all B2B buying decisions.

Death of the sales person as we know him?

8/11/2016

The world is changing…• 70s – 80s: Pre-Internet

ü People would go to a sales person, who had all the info ü Flyers, billboards, advertising, TV, radio, magazines…

• 90s – 00s: Internet ü Internet becomes more popular and changes people’s behaviourü People search for the info and find it on websites

• 00s – now: Social Media & Smartphonesü Social Media appears and changes people’s behaviour againü People not only search for info, also share and collaborate

experiences & talk to people in your networkü With smartphones, everyone is always onlineü Everyone is a brand ambassador, not just HR or sales!

fast!

Source  :   Financial  Times  sSptember 2016

#SocialSelling?

- Offline networking+ Online networking+ Referrals

#  Social  SellingSelling

Is  all  about  being  SOCIAL !

The  SELLING will  follow  automatically  

social media is all aboutstarting conversationsand building (long-term)relationships

9 TIPS where most

companies and its people make

MISTAKES

HiDE&

Seek

1.

Source : “Steven van Belleghem”When Digital Becomes Human”

Personal Contact(OFFLINE)

Digitalization(ONLINE)

BeinG generic

& mediocre

2.

Do you deliver the BEST product or service in your category?

Are your offers personalized?

Do you have a ‘customer delight’ policy?

You actually only need to be 1% better than your toughest competitor

No Social Media

3.

Distractions wisely used can be meaningful

Gathering news and information

Networking and Communication

BRANDING !

Sit &

Lay Back

4.

Follow-up on Offers!

Follow-up on prospects!

Are your salespeople visiting the right prospects?

Are your salespeople eager enough?

No Face, No

Identity

5.

COCOONING

6.

What are your competitors doing?

What’s the new thing that is happening in your industry?

What happens outside your industry?

Are you following what is happening in THE WORLD?

No FUNNEL

7.

FREE Product or Service?

Easy- YES-Products/Services

TOP-­Products/Services

Special  Products/Services

Talk, talk, talk

8.

Dave KERPEN – CEO Likeable Local

“Listening is the most IMPORTANT and most UNDERRATED skill in business and in life.Remember that people care more about themselves than they care about you.People want to talk about themselves. Listening and letting people talk is key in winning them over in life, in business and in all human relationships.”

Larry KING–“Larry King Show”Interviewd 60.000 people

“If today I was interviewing a balerina, and tomorrow a former President, then today my FOCUS was COMPLETELY on the balerina. And tomorrow it would be completely on the former President.”

Interview  :    “Brain-­‐A-­‐Thon  Jan  7th 2017

No TRUST

9.

TRUST is central to ALL relationships,

in business and in your personal life.

Richard BRANSON – Virgin Group

Bob BURG– USA Nr 1 Networking Expert

All things being equal, people will do business with – and

refer business to- people they KNOW, LIKE and TRUST

9 mistakes

Hide & SeekBeing generic & mediocre

No Social MediaSit & Lay Back

No Face, No IdentityCocooningNo Funnel

Talk, talk, talkNo Trust

VÉRONIQUE DE PRYCKER

✔Success Strategies

✔ Social Selling/ Social Recruitment Expert

✔Leadership Expert

✔Networking

✔Lifehacking

@VeroDePrycker

TheHouseOfLeadership

in/veroniquedeprycker

veronique@thehouseofleadership.com+32 472 604 180

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