{"id":4923,"date":"2019-02-09T01:19:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T01:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/?p=4923"},"modified":"2019-02-09T01:19:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T01:19:06","slug":"forward-thinking-sales-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/forward-thinking-sales-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Forward Thinking Sales Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"350\" data-src=\"http:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blog-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4924 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blog-2.png 446w, https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blog-2-300x235.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 446px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 446\/350;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The best salespeople employ forward-thinking strategies to\nclose their deals. Even before the deal is considered \u201cclosed\u201d, these\nstrategies also empower the customer relationship you try to build with your\nconstituents. Below, you\u2019ll find some top tips on how to think about your sales\napproach <em>before <\/em>you even need to do\nthe real thinking for the transaction: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Focus on what you do\nbest <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a basic strategy employed by the folks at Gallup\nthrough their <em>Strength Finder<\/em> test. Their\nthought is that if people focus on their \u201cstrengths\u201d, or what they do best,\nthey can find real success in how to grow those gifts and employ them in their\nlife. It\u2019s easy to focus on what others do really well, but at times you must\nremember that you may not be \u201cwired\u201d like they are, so what comes naturally to\nthem may be difficult for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Think proactively for\nthe customer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine yourself as the customer. Think about what they go\nthrough. Answer their questions before they have them. Doing so will help ease\nany of the \u201cpain\u201d a customer may face in a sales transaction and more easily\nfacilitate the sale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Future Thinking <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at your industry and figure out where it\u2019s\ngoing. This can help sell new products as a way to gain a competitive advantage\nover their competition. Aside from that, if they are not ready to adjust for\ntechnological change, then they face falling behind. Helping educate your\ncustomers on that very fact can help improve their business and help you close\nthe deal. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best salespeople employ forward-thinking strategies to close their deals. Even before the deal is considered \u201cclosed\u201d, these strategies also empower the customer relationship you try to build with your constituents. Below, you\u2019ll find some top tips on how to think about your sales approach before you even need to do the real thinking for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4923"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4925,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4923\/revisions\/4925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}