Sales training is one of those things that can vary a lot depending on who you are providing the training to.  For example, if you already have salespeople of a high standard, then obviously the training that you offer would be a lot more advanced than that of of those who are just starting out in sales.  There are many things that may seem obvious to an experienced salesperson, which would never occur to a trainee, and you do not want them learning these things during contact with potential clients, but rather that they should be learned during training, where mistakes do not matter.

It is important that all new sales staff have a decent and well planned sales training course before they are told to sell, this is to make sure that they do not make any mistakes as they start their sales career.  It is always a good idea to make sure that the basics are understood - for example:

• How to sell and not just tell.
• Why do customer buy?
• How to gain appointments.
• How to close a sale.

While these are all things that any experienced salesperson would take for granted,  making sure that all new staff understand the answers to these questions will result in better sales staff who are able to make sales without wasting leads.

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