BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
WELCOME AGAIN TO ANDY MCLAUGHLIN...
WHERE DOES IT HURT?
WHAT IS PAIN, AND HOW DO YOU UNCOVER IT?
Act like a newspaper reporter or a psychiatrist. Ask questions, take notes, and take them furiously. People love to be interviewed, especially if they are talking about something near and dear to them. If you don’t write anything down, they may think you’re not for real. Use your note pad to keep control of the interview and give you time to think of your next question. Remember that your job is to get information, not give it.
If you are running into price objections with your prospects, you are probably giving intellectual presentations, i.e., emphasising price or features and benefits. One of Sandler’s cardinal rules is that people buy emotionally, they only make decisions intellectually. It is “pain” that will get you a sale, not price. Your job is to find someone who has pain, and can pay the price and make the decision to get rid of that pain.
HOW LONG HAS YOUR PROSPECT HAD THE PAIN?
Why would you want to know how long your prospect has had the problem? Because chances are, if they’ve had the problem for 10 years, they’re going to have it for another 10 years. Obviously, there’s no urgency here. They probably will not do anything to get rid of that pain in the near future.
WHAT HAVE THEY DONE IN THE PAST TO FIX THIS PAIN?
Your prospect’s answer reveals the thinking process on his/her end, and shows you how much importance he/she places on the problem.
WHY HASN’T WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST WORKED?
This reveals who else they have used to try to solve the problem. It might disclose who you’re working against. It could also show you that the prospect himself might be sabotaging the solution.
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