{"id":2910,"date":"2016-04-02T11:08:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T16:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/?page_id=2900"},"modified":"2019-05-10T13:15:53","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T18:15:53","slug":"sales-skills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/sales-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"mod-img\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2947\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Juggling.jpg?resize=360%2C200\" alt=\"Juggling\" width=\"360\" height=\"200\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<h2 class=\"\">Sales Skills<\/h2>\n<h4>Knowledge and abilities a salesperson develops through experience<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"row bg-editor-hr-wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Success in sales requires specific skills used at the proper time to execute a strategy. &nbsp;The Sales Skills assessment provides a &#8220;snapshot&#8221; view of where the salesperson&#8217;s skills are today. &nbsp;This real-world assessment illustrates what skills the salesperson has developed and how refined each of those skills is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"main_text\">Each salesperson is objectively assessed against top-performing salespeople in 6 distinct stages:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"main_text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #664975;\">Prospecting&nbsp; <\/span><\/strong>\u2013 identifying prospective companies to approach regarding your product or service offering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"main_text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #664975;\">Greeting&nbsp; <\/span><\/strong>\u2013 phoning, emailing or meeting the prospect for the first time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"main_text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #664975;\">Qualifying&nbsp; <\/span><\/strong>\u2013 determining the prospect\u2019s needs, budget, decision process and time frame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"main_text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #664975;\">Demonstrating&nbsp; <\/span><\/strong>\u2013 presenting a particular solution to the prospect\u2019s specific needs as determined in the previous steps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"main_text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #664975;\">Influencing&nbsp; <\/span><\/strong>\u2013 building confidence in the proposed solution and addressing follow-up questions and clarifications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"main_text\"><strong><span style=\"color: #664975;\">Closing&nbsp; <\/span><\/strong>\u2013 handling objections and asking for the business to bring closure with the prospect and the proposed solution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row gridblock\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"mod-space\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gridblock\">\n<p class=\"p-button-primary\"><a class=\"btn btn-pill btn-color-2\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us for more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<h2 class=\"\">Our Accurate Assessments<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 text-center col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<h4>Envision&nbsp;a &#8220;skills x-ray&#8221; 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