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How do you avoid cross-selling fatigue or backlash from your customers?

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Cross-selling is a valuable skill that can help you increase your sales revenue, customer loyalty, and product awareness. However, if you do it too often, too aggressively, or too irrelevantly, you may risk annoying your customers and losing their trust. How do you avoid cross-selling fatigue or backlash from your customers? Here are some tips to help you cross-sell effectively and ethically.

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Hilary Hemans-Mensah

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1 Know your customers

The first step to avoid cross-selling fatigue is to know your customers well. You need to understand their needs, preferences, goals, and pain points. You also need to segment your customers based on their behavior, value, and potential. This will help you tailor your cross-selling offers to each customer segment and avoid offering products or services that are not suitable or relevant for them.

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Knowing your customer is key. In addition to knowing your customer, you need to have comprehensive understanding of his or her industry. What are the new trends? Are there any relevant pain points? What is your experience in finding solutions? Can you discuss your success stories? This knowledge is crucial to adding value to your customer’s business. This will build a long lasting relationships based on trust. When you position yourself as a knowledgeable and trusted advisor cross selling becomes organic. There will be real value and trust in your recommendations.

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2 Provide value and benefits

The second step to avoid cross-selling fatigue is to provide value and benefits to your customers. You need to explain how your cross-selling offer can help them solve a problem, achieve a goal, or enhance their experience. You also need to highlight the advantages of buying from you, such as discounts, bundles, warranties, or loyalty programs. You should not focus on the features or specifications of your products or services, but rather on the outcomes and benefits for your customers.

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Product knowledge is crucial. The beauty in being knowledgeable about products being offered is that you have to demonstrate your expertise when speaking about them. What value do they bring to the customer’s organization? There is a fine art of assuming the sale by taking charge of the decision making process and yet not being oppressive. This ability stems from the kind of rapport you have with the customer. Has your relationship added any value to his business? If you have invested time in building the relationship and trust- all the giveaways, warranties and gifts will be cherries on a Sundae.

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3 Choose the right timing and channel

The third step to avoid cross-selling fatigue is to choose the right timing and channel for your cross-selling offer. You need to consider the customer journey, the purchase cycle, and the context of the interaction. You should not cross-sell when your customers are busy, distracted, or frustrated. You should also not cross-sell too soon or too late in the sales process. You should choose the channel that is most convenient and preferred by your customers, such as email, phone, chat, or face-to-face.

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This is akin to your favorite song- there’s is a part of the song being it the chorus or a bridge that arouses your excitement and anticipation. A great sales person build’s excitement for his or her customer. You have have to keep the customers interested. It is important because there will always be competition. Every customer wants to grow their business. They want to do it in the most cost effective and efficient way. A salesperson needs to plan this from the onset, and set the expectations for the customer -there are many tools, teams and resources that can be utilized to achieve the desired success. Good timing shows the client that you are paying attention.

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4 Ask for feedback and permission

The fourth step to avoid cross-selling fatigue is to ask for feedback and permission from your customers. You need to respect your customers' opinions, preferences, and boundaries. You should not assume that they are interested in your cross-selling offer or that they are ready to buy. You should ask them open-ended questions, listen to their responses, and address their objections or concerns. You should also ask them if they are willing to receive more information or offers from you in the future and honor their choices.

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5 Monitor and measure your results

The fifth step to avoid cross-selling fatigue is to monitor and measure your results. You need to track and analyze your cross-selling performance, such as the conversion rate, the average order value, the customer satisfaction, and the retention rate. You also need to collect and review your customer feedback, such as the ratings, reviews, complaints, and suggestions. You should use this data to evaluate your cross-selling strategy, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and make adjustments as needed.

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6 Follow the best practices and ethics

The sixth and final step to avoid cross-selling fatigue is to follow the best practices and ethics of cross-selling. You need to be honest, transparent, and respectful with your customers. You should not use deceptive, manipulative, or coercive tactics to cross-sell. You should not cross-sell products or services that are incompatible, unnecessary, or harmful for your customers. You should also comply with the laws and regulations that govern cross-selling in your industry and location.

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7 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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1 Know your customers

2 Provide value and benefits

3 Choose the right timing and channel

4 Ask for feedback and permission

5 Monitor and measure your results

6 Follow the best practices and ethics

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