Selling skills
In the Present Scenario
Becomes important
The purpose of personal selling is to bring
the right products to
the right customers at
the right time with
the right strategy
Thus ownership transfers
What is required ?
Understand the Customer in total
• Therapeutic Need of the customer
• Buying process
• Delight Areas & Service needs
Understand the skills required
•Precall preparation
•During the Call
- Probing techniques
- Objection Handling
- Effective Closing
•Post call Analysis
The
Before the Call Sales After the Call
Pre-call planning Post-call analysis
Cycle
During the Call
Opening - What is going to be
First Statement ?
What Input or Tool you will use ?
How interesting will you present ?
How to Probe ?
How to handle objection ?
How to close the sale ?
Pre Call Planning
Yes it is applicable even in Selling situation.
Because a customer gives only one opportunity.
“When?” -- is not known.
Hence every time Pre call planning becomes important
Pre Call Planning
Identify the Right doctor
Identify the Right product to promote
Set Call Objective
Identify the Right Strategy to adopt
Identify the Right Promotional Tool to use
During the call
Opening - What is going to be First Statement ?
What Input or Tool you will use ?
How interesting will you present ?
(Confidence, Voice Modulation,Newer ways to present )
How to Probe ?
How to handle objection ?
How to close the sale ?
Opening Statement ?
Wish the doctor, Good morning or Good evening.
The opening statement can have the connection to your previous visit
( For eg., if the doctor would have asked for a reference, you can begin the call by
“ Dr as you have asked for the reference of the “Beta cell apoptosis” ,
I am providing the same ) Then explain the reference in length like Trial done with, Done at, etc.,
or
Based on The purpose of this visit
( Dr., I have come to Launch a New Product that can have more benefits to your patients
in the mgt of Obese Type 2 diabetes )
or
Based on what you have observed in the Clinic
( May be a new Car, or a new Painting, then to connect your purpose of visit )
The Objective of Sales presentation
Create ATTENTION
INTEREST
DESIRE
ACTION
SATISFACTION
What Tool to use ?
• Detail from the Visual Aid or Ref. Folder or Leave Behind
based on your Planning
While presenting, suggested Detailing story should be followed
• Some doctors do not like detailing from the
Visual Aid or Leave Behind
To such doctors Without showing the Input Detailing story
should present in a conversational tone
Doctors Like to listen to those PSRs
who are confident in their
Presentation
How to develop the skill to present confidently ?
• By Practising detailing in front of the mirror
• By detailing to your Colleague
• By detailing to your friend who is not familiar
with the medical terms
• By recording your detailing in the Tape recorder
& replaying to find out errors or mistakes
While presenting you should remember….
Customers buy
BENEFITS
Rather than
FEATURES
FEATURES
Which means that …
So what?
BENEFITS
BENEFITS
• Cure & Control
• Safety
• Affordability
• Compliance
• Convenience…..
Post Call Analysis
After you have made the call,
You need to ask questions on the following :
• Have I achieved my objective of convincing the
doctor to give Glycinorm M prescriptions
• If not, what went wrong. What was the doctors
objection? How well I could have added ?
• If Yes, What went right ? What will make the doctor
to continue prescribing Glycinorm M ?
Post Call Analysis
• In case dr. had asked any References or Queries
or Samples or other Service . Immediately
Respond to that
Set the Objective for the next time Call
Remember :
Reasons for Why a doctor quits is ...
• 1% Why
Diecustomers quit?
• 3% Move away
• 5% Develop other friendships
• 9% Competitive reasons
• 14% Product dissatisfaction
• 68% Attitude of indifference towards
customers by some employee.