How can you balance the need to qualify prospects with closing deals quickly?

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As a sales development representative, you have two main goals: to qualify prospects and to close deals. But how can you balance these two objectives without sacrificing quality or speed? In this article, we will share some tips and best practices on how to achieve this balance and optimize your sales process.

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1 Define your ideal customer profile

Before you start reaching out to prospects, you need to have a clear idea of who your ideal customer is. This will help you narrow down your target market, avoid wasting time on unqualified leads, and tailor your messaging to their needs and pain points. To create your ideal customer profile, you need to consider factors such as industry, size, location, budget, goals, challenges, and decision-making process.

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Dhananjaya Nair

Zero to One Wizard | Efficiency-Driven Growth | Community Enabler | Helping Sales Leaders Smash Revenue Quotas with Flair!!
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Focus on value and tailor conversations to their stage in the buyer's journey. Build relationships and trust by showing how your solution can solve their problem. Be the liason of his expectation and decision making.

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Tim Moncrief

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A simple question will provide a simple answer; yet, that answer will tell you the personality trait (i.e. personality types) of the buyer and will easily narrow what properties to offer. The question: Mr. Jones…….I’m curious……..Why are you considering making a move today? The answer may be “We want to move to be near better schools” or “We want to move to a more prestigious area” or “We’ve worked hard and deserve a magnificent home” or “We want to be close to others from our county” or “We just got married and want a home to start a family”…..and more.

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Cathie Richard

“Living Life Inspired ??????” Real Estate Broker/Associate RE/MAX Fine Properties
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During your buyers interview, bring this up in causal conversation…and offer help….this is part of explaining the process of buying a home…yes, the sells process is all about conversation…listen to understand not to respond..best advice I’ve have gotten

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2 Use a qualification framework

Once you have your ideal customer profile, you need to use a qualification framework to assess how well each prospect matches your criteria. A qualification framework is a set of questions or indicators that help you determine the fit, interest, and urgency of a prospect. There are many frameworks you can use, such as BANT (budget, authority, need, and timeline), CHAMP (challenges, authority, money, and prioritization), or MEDDIC (metrics, economic buyer, decision criteria, decision process, identify pain, and champion). The key is to use a framework that aligns with your sales strategy and goals.

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Tim Moncrief

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Mr and Mrs Jones….I’m curious….About… what… range… are you considering….. in your purchase? This must be stated at half speed or it will come across as being pushy.

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3 Prioritize your prospects

After you qualify your prospects, you need to prioritize them based on their likelihood and readiness to buy. This will help you focus your efforts and resources on the most promising opportunities and move them along the sales funnel faster. You can use a scoring system to rank your prospects based on their qualification criteria, such as fit, interest, urgency, engagement, and behavior. You can also use a matrix to categorize your prospects into four quadrants based on their value and difficulty, such as hot, warm, cold, and dead.

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Tim Moncrief

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“To better help you find the best home and location, are you looking to move within the next month…..or in a few months?” Never ask “Are you just looking?” Or “Are you thinking about a year from now?”

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4 Follow up and nurture your prospects

Once you have your priority list, you need to follow up and nurture your prospects until they are ready to buy. This means staying in touch with them, providing value, building trust, and overcoming objections. You can use a combination of email, phone, social media, and other channels to communicate with your prospects and deliver relevant and personalized content. You can also use a cadence or a sequence to automate and optimize your follow-up and nurturing process.

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Tim Moncrief

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Information sent needs to show urgency, such announcements of homes closed, pending closing, recently listed as For Sale, and price improvements. Mixing a combination of a picture of one home, then several homes, then a chart will create a picture to motivate the buyer to move quickly, if the information given shows urgency. E.g. 5 homes closed, 3 homes are pending closing, while only 2 new listings were added in X neighborhood; thus, supply of available homes has been reduced. This created an urgency without saying “You should buy now”.

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5 Ask for the next step or the close

The final step is to ask for the next step or the close. This means moving your prospects to the next stage of the sales funnel or asking them to sign the contract. You need to be confident and assertive, but not pushy or aggressive. You need to show your prospects the value and benefits of your solution, address their concerns, and handle their objections. You also need to use effective closing techniques, such as trial close, assumptive close, urgency close, or referral close.

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Tim Moncrief

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Mr/Miss/Mrs Jones, I personally viewed an upcoming listing that matches your criteria, and wanted to have you see if I can show it to you tomorrow or on Friday. It is going on the MLS on Friday. Which day is best for you? (All closing comments need to be said at half speed so it will not sound pushy. I remember qualifying a doctor too quickly as I was with another client and asked him “About what price range are you considering?” I said it either normally or too quickly instead of half speed. He replied loudly “I can afford any f’g price you have!” I could not regain confidence quickly as I had another buyer and was a bit embarrassed. Luckily my clients laughed…..

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1 Define your ideal customer profile

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4 Follow up and nurture your prospects

5 Ask for the next step or the close

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5 Ask for the next step or the close

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