Distribution Industry Sales Training: Questioning/Listening

DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENT IN THE 5 CRITICAL SALES SKILL #3 DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY QUESTIONING/LISTENING. Great listeners ask great questions. The best salespeople don’t just ask questions; they ask the best questions. These are the questions that allow you to develop a better understanding of the customer’s situation and demonstrate your sincere interest in the customer. Salespeople who do this the best, sell themselves to the customer. The ‘salesperson’ is the first buying decision that the customer makes. When it’s made in your favor the rest of the buying decisions become far easier to achieve. REMARKABLE FINDINGS ABOUT QUESTIONING/LISTENING SKILLS IN THE DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY

1. The skill improvements in the Distribution Industry were significant and produced a substantial ROI from the investment in training time to improve Questioning Skills.
2. Questioning Skills improvement has implications on other critical skills such as Presentation Skills. I.e. If key needs are not uncovered with questions, presentations cannot accurately hit the mark.

The Distribution Industry started with selling skills that were equal to the Universe. It appeared that Distribution salespeople were receiving some level of sales skills training prior to this training initiative. Final Knowledge and Application scores were on a par with the Universe. For the most part, distribution mirrored the Universe.