{"id":3395,"date":"2019-02-21T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sakanashiandassociates.com\/blog\/?p=3395"},"modified":"2019-04-03T10:33:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T14:33:21","slug":"thoughtful-thursdays-follow-up-to-more-help-for-the-indecisive-buyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sakanashiandassociates.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/21\/thoughtful-thursdays-follow-up-to-more-help-for-the-indecisive-buyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughtful Thursdays &#8211; Follow up to more help for the indecisive buyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Helping the indecisive buyer is an ongoing Thoughtful Thursdays sales topic. Today&#8217;s follow up to the follow up adds a few more thoughts to the posts <a aria-label=\"More help for the indecisive buyer (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/sakanashiandassociates.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/17\/thoughtful-thursdays-more-help-for-the-indecisive-buyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More help for the indecisive buyer<\/a> and <a aria-label=\"Helping the indecisive buyer (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/sakanashiandassociates.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/11\/thoughtful-thursdays-the-indecisive-buyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Helping the indecisive buyer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you encounter the indecisive buyer, your\nchallenge is to determine the reason or reasons for their reluctance. Only then\ncan you start working on removing the sales barriers and closing the sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few reasons that may be causing your\nprospect to be indecisive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Previous experiences with alternate suppliers were not positive &#8211; Once burned, twice shy.<\/li><li>Fear of disappointing the incumbent supplier &#8211; Stay with who you know.<\/li><li>Internal pressures to maintain the status quo &#8211; Being directed to not rock the boat.<\/li><li>The value in dealing with you may not be clear &#8211; No clear advantages.<\/li><li>All needs may not have been identified and addressed &#8211; Unanswered questions on both sides.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Review the steps in your sales process and look\noverlooked or incomplete steps. Listen intently and look closely for signals that\nmay reveal the reason for their reluctance during your sales calls. Once you\nhave identified the fear or fears, empathize with work on overcoming their\nfears. Be mindful that it is often a very difficult decision to change\nsuppliers. You might be able to help your prospect justify the decision with\ntheir managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not be afraid to ask &#8220;Why?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some instances, there are underlying fears that\ndelay the close. Once the fear is identified, the professional sales person\nwill help their customer overcome the fear and get the sales process back on\ntrack. You may have to give your customer some leeway in order to save face. I\nhave said many times before, put yourself in your customers shoes and think\nabout how you would want to be treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other cases, it will be more traditional selling\nskills such as reinforcing the value of buying your products. Your customer may\nhave overlooked some of the requirements that need to be addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whichever the case, your customer will appreciate your help. As always, all things being equal, people buy from people they like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good selling,<br>Richard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a question about sales? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sakanashiandassociates.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Sakanashi and Associates Inc.<\/a> and I will be happy to respond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helping the indecisive buyer is an ongoing Thoughtful Thursdays sales topic. 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