The current sales organization has basically three gaps that may be an obstacle to sales and income of the company.
Here we see briefly what those gaps and what can we do to fill these gaps:
● The divergence between the needs of the seller and the customer
● internal differences between the sales force and marketing.
● Poor use of the Internet and Social Networking
Divergence between the needs of the seller and the customer
The seller often wants to close the deal and praise for presenting the characteristics of the product and the company that produces it, unfortunately, this technique often fails or not the expected result, since the seller’s attention focuses on the product and not the customer. What sellers really need to understand is “how the customer feels in that situation” and “as a solution to offer customers to overcome that condition.”
The seller, therefore, must shift its perspective and focus on customer needs by offering a solution. In this way, the sellers will no longer only one who wants to sell something, but will be considered a business partner, “a consultant”.
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