How many people in your business are in contact with customers on a daily basis?
How many of them would be presented with new business opportunities but wouldn’t know what they look like or what to do with them?
Lately, we are hearing a common theme coming from CEOs, sales leaders, and partners at professional services firms: “My team cannot spot a business opportunity even when it’s right in front of them”
These leaders are not looking for everyone in their team to be able to sell or even pursue opportunities. All they want is for these people to be able to spot opportunities and pass them on to the right person within their business in a timely manner.
While there is plenty you can do about creating a proactive whole of business client-centric culture, here are 4 tips to help your team spot opportunities now. This includes everyone in contact with clients –receptionists, salespeople, customers service staff, delivery services, professionals and technical teams, credit and accounts. You get the gist.
- Ensure that everyone in contact with clients knows in depth the capabilities of your organisation
- Talk to them about what business opportunities look like
- Make it easy for them to pass it along to the right person
- Celebrate new opportunities coming in through these ‘alternative’ channels
By taking this approach you can double, triple, even quadruple your sales force overnight without putting on a single new person.
Author: Sue Barrett, www.salesessentials.com