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Effective Selling

Completed 2009

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Buyers now have unprecedented access to information, are more savvy and are looking for a "deal"; professional sales people need a new skill set.

Course aims

To provide sales people with the skills they require in the new commercial environment.

Who will benefit?

Sales staff and managers

Why should you attend?

  • To learn techniques that uncover the real needs of customers and prospects
  • To develop tailored approaches to meet the specific needs of individuals
  • To learn new approaches based on emotional intelligence and NLP

Key content*

  • Understanding customer needs - why people buy
  • Understanding personality and the role of emotions in selling
  • The power of active listening
  • SPIN - selling by questioning
  • Presenting the case - insights from NLP into how people process information
  • Handling objections
  • Closing and gaining commitment