Melissa D. Whitaker is a sales & management expert, business consultant and published best-selling author who helps executives and their teams achieve alignment and drive profitable sales. After 16+ years of proven sales & management results with leading organizations - Impact Networking, Toshiba America Business Solutions & Chicago Office Technology Group (COTG/GISX/XEROX), Melissa founded Melissa Whitaker International.
Monday - Friday
8:30am-12:30pm CDT, each day.
August 12, 2013 to August 16, 2013
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The Pros Elite Group has partnered with MWI (Melissa Whitaker International) to offer the most responsive, Office Imaging Industry specific, basic sales training program. This Web based and Instructor led program will allow any dealer of any size the access to world class, skills based training, for New Hire Sales professionals. The Pros Elite Group is renowned for bringing break through training offerings like its Advanced Hybrid Service Management, Independent Dealer Executive Academy, and now Basic Sales Skills training to the Office Imaging Dealer Network.
Melissa Whitaker’s background in training began with Global Imaging Systems largest company and now extends to Office Imaging Dealer and Manufacturer organizations throughout North America. The Pros Elite Group and Melissa firmly believes that understanding the basics of sales as a fundamental foundation to your career is just as important as flight school is for fighter pilots. The Pros Elite / MWI’s Top Gun Sales Training will coach you in the areas of sales skills development, effective planning & territory management.
Not only will the basics be vital to your success, the real life testimonials will illustrate the importance of how revenue – generating activities along with a consultative approach, will make you phenomenally successful.
The five consecutive days of Instructor led training includes the following Skills development areas:
Time & Territory Management
Participants will learn the importance of planning and how these necessary steps can either catapult them in their career, or the lack of planning can destroy them. Participants will learn the importance of:
Effective Prospecting
Participants will learn how to qualify prospects and build relationships with them. Participants will also:
Conducting Effective 1st Appointments
Participants will learn how to be “business advancers” by asking strategic questions that will uncover needs and client pains. Participants will also:
Understand the Competition
Participants will learn that it is not only important to know your Company’s strengths, weaknesses & product specifications, it is also vital to know who and what you are competing against. Participants will receive an overview of industry players, and:
Writing Winning Proposal
Participants will learn how to create and present a compelling study/solution that will show your “Value Proposition” to the client’s needs. Participants will also:
Closing for a Partnership
Participants will learn how to recognize verbal and non-verbal buying signals from clients, and how to respond to them using a variety of closing (partnering) techniques. Participants will also:
Proactively Handling Objections
Participants will learn how hearing client objections do not need to be a frustrating experience. Instead they should be road maps to guide us on better understanding our client’s goals and how we can align our solutions to help them achieve them. Participants will also: