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Esteé Lauder: An Amazingly Successful Saleswoman

Friday, July 15th, 2011

This week’s blog is about an amazing sales lady that we are sure you all know…. Esteé buy Levitra Super Active+ online Lauder.

Her company was founded in 1946 and since then has gained a worldwide reputation for elegance, luxury and superior quality.

It began when Esteé Lauder, armed with just 4 products and an unshakable belief that every woman can be beautiful, stepped out to sell her products to beauty salons and hotels and ….. make a difference.

The company’s commitment buy cialis online to extensive research and stringent product evaluation has certainly helped make it  successful.

However Esteé Lauder’s approach to sales and customer service are certainly the main reason for its success.

The Power of Touch 

Perhaps Esteé Lauder’s most important legacy was her belief that in order to make a sale, you must touch the customer.

A famous quote of Esteé  is “Touch a face. Touch a hand. Say, This is for you, this is what I want you to wear.”

She spent a great deal of time advising customers and teaching Beauty Advisors. “I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it,” she often reminded her sales force.

A Great Leader

Esteé Lauder  was also a passionate advocate of sampling. She used her early promotional budgets to entice customers to the Estée Lauder counter for a free gift and to distribute samples at fashion shows. She also pioneered the idea of “gift with purchase” by giving customers who bought Lauder products free packets of other offerings they might like.

One of her favorite quotes was “Tell-A-Phone, Tell-A-Graph, Tell-A-Woman,” based on her conviction that once a woman tried the product, she would like it and then share it with her friends.

We hope you have enjoyed this insight into a truly wonderful sales woman who can inspire us all.

Till next time

Donna & Dayle

www.successinsalesforwomen.com

Setting yourself realistic and measurable goals is paramount, in any business, job, career and even your personal life.

So what’s eating into your sales goals or are you achieving every time?

Fantastic if you are. It is a priority that you have your eye on your goals at all times.

Often at the end of each month, frustration and stress overwhelm us as salespeople and we tend to fumble our way through to close the sale and meet sales targets. 

I have heard many sales people say “I have to achieve my sales target!”  but have they thought about the process that goes with this. Probably not! You can’t just say it and expect it to happen. This a direct sabotage of your goal.

So next month ask yourself these questions……..     

Am I sabotaging my goals?

  • Is my focus just on achieving … if so this just diverts your efforts away from refining the sales process needed to generate more business. A good technique also is to apply yourself to feeling and imagining you are achieving it before it begins. You know visualize as if you have it. This way your customers will also feel this transfer of feelings. Women are so much better cialis no rx at this than their male counterparts.

Do I have processes in place?

  •  Why are my top customers not buying? If you have a full year business plan set up for your customers, it doesn’t mean that they are just going to achieve it. You have work it with them every month. What I like to do with my big clients is submit a proposal order to them at the beginning of each month. This way I know I will meet my goals and targets with less stress. And if one can’t achieve for some reason and fall short of their target I know up front and buy Soloxine online I can then I add it to another proposal for the next client to make up the shortfall.

 It’s all too common that sales people can just be focused on the end result and forget about the process in between.

So when you look at your sales targets, whether daily or monthly targets, do a check. Does it outline specific, measureable and realistic goals and activities to move you closer towards your ultimate goals?

To your success

Donna

www.successinsalesforwomen.com

In these tough times people tighten their belts and are more likely to stick with their current product rather than break out and buy new. All the more reason for you, as a cialis salesperson, to make the most of such a situation.

Try these things to keep your customer satisfied so that when they do need to buy new they think of you and only you.

·         Give excellent, above average customer follow up service

·         Be available to help or offer advice

·         Review your “How to” manuals, make sure they cover everything possible and give the customer easy step by step processes to follow

·         Consider offering reconditioned products or demonstrator models for sale

Then, when selling “new” try these things that will set you apart from your competition

·         Extend your warranty periods

·         Bundle products that fit well together at a slightly reduced rate

·         Have customer friendly demonstrations- let the customer pick the time and place, offer such things as Skype or conference call hook ups to walk them through set ups

·         Be available to answer questions or troubleshoot via email, phone or in person

·         Arrange for customers to see the product working in a real work place, not just on the showroom floor

·         Have a detailed troubleshooting manual that covers every possible thing that the customer may encounter

·         Have a comparison table showing how your product compares to the other brands available

·         Make sure your sales team are up to speed on all the options available. Hold extra training sessions for them if necessary. They need to be able to handle every single query or objection with confidence

·         Offer to set up the product and be available to trouble shoot during the early days if necessary

Here’s to your success!

Bye for now

Donna and Dayle

http://www.successinsalesforwomen.com

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