9 years ago
January 5, 2015

The Best Salespeople Follow These 5 Seminar Tips

Recently I attended a lunch seminar put on by a well known company held at an expensive downtown steak house. I was invited because we are potential

Rhys Metler

Sales Seminar

Recently I attended a lunch seminar put on by a well known company held at an expensive downtown steak house. I was invited because we are potential clients and we have expressed interest in their service. I was there to learn more about their offering and understand its application for our business. In fact, I knew that my company needed their service already.

After a very shaky presentation talking all about the features of the service (and no benefits to the customer) I was given a fantastic lunch and chatted with the sales person representing the company. I was amazed that for two hours, he did not ask one question about my company, what we do, who we work with and why we would need their service.

I even started asking him questions about the service in attempt to jump start the sales process for him but he didn’t catch on. Tomorrow, I have a meeting with their main competitor who is coming to my office to learn about my business and talk about what they have to offer.

If you are going to host a seminar there are 5 things you need to ensure:

1. Know your audience and present to them not at them.

2. Make sure you qualify your audience and understand why they are attending.

3. If people come to a seminar, they are expecting to be sold to. Engage them and get to know their business and what their goals are. 

4. Set a define timeline to follow up with them and why you are following up.

5. Thank them for their interest and for attending.

I know these may seem like really simple and basic steps, but I’ve witnessed salespeople neglect them dozens of times, and today was another one. Being a successful salesperson means that you are always prepared for the sale and always thinking about why your customer would buy from you.

Rhys Metler

Rhys is a tenacious, top performing Senior Sales Recruiter with 15+ years of focused experience in the Digital Media, Mobile, Software, Technology and B2B verticals. He has a successful track record of headhunting top performing sales candidates for some of the most exciting brands in North America. He is a Certified Recruitment Specialist (CRS) and has expert experience in prospecting new business, client retention/renewals and managing top performing sales and recruitment teams. Rhys enjoys spending quality time with his wife, son, and daughters, BBQing on a hot summer day and tropical vacations.

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