Sales Strategy: Qualifying Opportunities
41mBeginner2022-11-23
Authors

Miles Croft
Sales Professional and Prospecting Coach
Course details
How do you qualify a sales opportunity? Can qualifying your opportunities improve your sales leads? Opportunity qualification provides clear value to both the salesperson and the customer. The salesperson can find out easily if this lead is going to be worth their time and effort to pursue, and the customer can easily verify if the product or service being offered is the best option for their needs. In this course, Miles Croft presents an informative and practical guide to building your own opportunity qualification plan, with examples and guidance to help you along the way. Explore the budget, authority, need, and timeline (B.A.N.T.) qualification technique and learn useful methods to truly understand customer requirements. Plus, dive into constructive ways to handle unsuccessful sales leads and opportunities. Once you’ve completed this course, you will be ready to identify value in every opportunity you find, while providing your customers with exactly what they need.
Skills covered
Small Business SalesSmall Business and EntrepreneurshipDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - The value of qualifying sales opportunities
1. B.A.N.T. Qualification
- 02 - What is the B.A.N.T qualification technique
- 03 - Establishing your customer's budget
- 04 - Identifying decision makers
- 05 - Understanding customer needs
- 06 - Confirming customer timelines
2. Truly Understanding Customer Requirements
- 07 - Finding problems and providing solutions
- 08 - Qualifying at every level
- 09 - Using open-ended questions
- 10 - Keeping up with opportunity changes
3. Qualifying Out Unsuccessful Opportunities
- 11 - Finding solutions when a prospect doesn t fit
- 12 - Retaining relationships
- 13 - Recommending someone else
- 14 - Staying disciplined and being honest with yourself
Conclusion
- 15 - Keep adding value