Employee Manual Ideas

CUSTOMER THINKING

 

THE FIRST STEP IN BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL SALESPERSON IS LEARNING ABOUT THE CUSTOMER’S THINKING AND HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS THINKING.

YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT “BEHIND EVERY SALE IS A PERSON.” IF YOU TREAT YOUR  CUSTOMER AS A COMMODITY  (SOMETHING BOUGHT OR SOLD), YOU REDUCE YOURSELF TO A PEDDLER. ALWAYS PUT VALUE ON THE BUYER, HE/SHE IS A PERSON JUST LIKE YOU.

MAKE SALES TRANSACTIONS SOMETHING PERSONABLE. IN OUR BUSINESS A REPEATED SALES PITCH CAN BE EFFECTIVE AS LONG AS IT DOESN’T BECOME MECHANICAL. BE CONSCIOUS OF YOUR CUSTOMER AND HIS/HER NEEDS.

YOUR MAIN PURPOSE IN SELLING IS TO “ HELP PEOPLE GET THE GOOD FEELINGS THEY WANT ABOUT WHAT THEY BOUGHT AND ABOUT THEMSELVES.” PEOPLE DON’T BUY THINGS BECAUSE OF NEED, BUT THEY IMAGINE HOW USING OUR PRODUCT WILL MAKE THEM FEEL. TO GIVE PEOPLE THE GOOD FEELINGS THEY DESIRE, CARRY OUT THE FOLOWING STEPS:

 

CARE ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS

PROVIDE TRUST AND SERVICE

FOCUS ON WHAT HE WANTS—NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO SELL HIM

 

 

PEOPLE HATE TO BE SOLD, BUT THEY LOVE TO BUY.  WHEN YOU WANT TO REMEMBER HOW TO SELL, REMEMBER HOW YOU LIKE TO BUY.  PUT YOURSELF IN THE BUYER’S POSITION AND REMEMBER WHY YOU DON’T LIKE TO BUY:

 

YOU DON’T TRUST THE SALESPERSON

YOU DON’T FEEL A NEED FOR THE SERVICE

YOU DON’T FEEL THE PRODUCT OFFERS MORE THAN THE COMPETITOR’S

YOU AREN’T IN ANY HURRY TO BUY

 

NOW, SEEING WHAT THE BUYER SEES, YOU CAN GO BACK TO YOUR PURPOSE OF SELLING, “HELPING THE PEOPLE GET THE GOOD FEELING THEY WANT,” AND PUT THE BUYER AT EASE BECAUSE HE TRUSTS YOU, YOU CARE ABOUT HIM, AND YOU’RE GIVING HIM WHAT HE WANTS.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST DOWNFALLS OF A SALESPERSON IS LACK OF CONFIDENCE. WHAT REALLY SELLS A PRODUCT IS WHEN A SALESPERSON BELIEVES IN IT HIMSELF, AND ALSO HAS CONFIDENCE IN THE PRODUCT HE/SHE IS SELLING.   BEFORE EVERY SALE YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOURSELF A CONFIDENCE BOOST.  TO DO THIS REMEMBER A PAST SUCCESSFUL SALE AND HOW GOOD IT MADE YOU AND THE CUSTOMER FEEL.  GET A PICTURE IN YOUR MIND OF HOW THINGS CAN GO RIGHT.  THIS WILL AUTOMATICALLY RAISE THE CONFIDENCE YOU HAVE IN YOURSELF EVEN AFTER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT.  FEEL AND THINK LIKE A WINNER, AND YOU WILL BECOME A WINNER.

TO SUMMARIZE THE BUYER-SELLER RELATIONSHIP, REMEMBER TO KEEP IT PERSONAL, TO HELP THE BUYER GET THE GOOD FEELINGS HE WANTS, AND TO KEEP YOUR CONFIDENCE AT A CONSTANT HIGH.

 

                                                                             

SELLING HABITS

 

            FROM THE CUSTOMERS NEEDS WE GO TO THE SELLER’S NEEDS OF DEVELOPING GOOD SELLING HABITS?  WE WILL WORK ON DEVELOPING THESE SELLING HABITS:

                                

                                 HAVE A SMILE

                                 MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT

                                 BE FRIENDLY

                                 HAVE A GOOD APPEAREANCE

                                 BE ENTHUSIASTIC

                                 BE COURTEOUS AND TACTFUL

                                 BE OBSERVANT

                                 BE APPRECIATIVE

                                 HAVE AMBITION

                                 HAVE PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE

 

HAVE A SMILE—A SMILE COSTS NOTHING, BUT IT WILL HELP YOU SELL MORE AND

IMPROVE YOUR IMAGE.  A SMILE SHOWS YOUR CUSTOMER YOU FEEL GOOD        ABOUT YOURSELF AND WILL HELP HIM TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHAT HE BUYS.

 

MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT—ALWAYS MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT WITH THE

CUSTOMER, THIS LETS HIM KNOW HE HAS YOUR COMPLETE ATTENTION.

 

BE FRIENDLY—ALWAYS GREET YOUR CUSTOMER IN A WARM AND FRIENDLY MANNER;                       

            IT SHOWS YOU CARE ABOUT HIM.

 

HAVE A GOOD APPEARANCE—ALWAYS BE NEAT, CLEAN AND WEARING REGULATION      UNIFORM; THIS SHOWS HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF. IF YOU LOOK GOOD, YOU FEEL GOOD.    

 

HAVE A GOOD APPEARANCE—ALWAYS BE NEAT, CLEAN AND WEARING REGULATION

            UNIFORM; THIS SHOWS HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF.  IF YOU LOOK GOOD,

            YOU FEEL GOOD.

 

BE ENTHUSIASTIC—PUT A LITTLE SPARK IN YOUR VOICE.  LET THE CUSTOMER KNOW

            YOU LIKE YOUR JOB BY YOUR ENTHUSIASM.

 

BE COURTEOUS AND TACTFUL—BE POLITE AND NEVER SAY ANYTHING OFFENSIVE TO

            THE CUSTOMER.  THIS WILL HELP YOUR CUSTOMERS RESPECT YOU AND TRUST

            YOU.

 

BE OBSERVANT—OBSERVE YOUR CUSTOMERS NEEDS; LOOK FOR DIRTY WHEELS, A

            DULL FINISH, OR AN ACCUMULATION OF ROAD SALT AND RECOMMEND

            POSSIBLE SERVICES TO ACCOMMODATE THESE PROBLEMS.

 

BE APPRECIATIVE—ALWAYS THANK YOUR CUSTOMERS FOR HIS/HER PURCHASE.

 

HAVE AMBITION—SET DAILY AND MONTHLY GOAL FOR SPECIAL SERVICE SALES. 

            SETTING GOALS GIVES YOU A DRIVING FORCE THAT HELPS YOU WANT TO SELL.

            MAKE SURE YOUR GOAL IS ATTAINABLE—IF YOU SET IT TOO HIGH YOU MAY

            GIVE UP EASILY BECAUSE IT FEEL OUT OF REACH, AND IF YOU SET IT TOO LOW,

            ONCE YOU HAVE REACHED YOUR GOALS YOU LOSE YOUR AMBITION.  IF YOU

            HAVE TROUBLE SETTING GOALS, ASK YOUR MANAGER TO SET A GOAL FOR YOU.

                                                                                                                                                           

 

 

HAVE PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE—KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SELLING.  TELL THE

                        CUSTOMER WHAT THE PRODUCT WILL DO FOR HIM AND WHY HE SHOULD

                        BUY IT.  THE SERVICES WE OFFER ARE:

ULTRA SHINE               UNDERBODY WASH

SEALER WAX               SPECIAL WHEEL CLEANING

AIR FRESHENER          ARMOR ALL SPONGE

RAIN X                        TIRE DRESSING

 

            ULTRA SHINE CLEAR COAT—ULTRA SHINE IS A FOAMING WAX PROCESS WHICH

            CLEANS ANDPOLISHES THE CAR’S FINISH.  THIS PROCESS PROVIDES EXTRA

            ORDINARY SHINE AND EXTRAORDINARY PROTECTION.  THAT’S BECAUSE IT

            CONTAINS POLY BOND WAXES WHICH PRODUCE THE HARDEST, MOST DURABLE

            PROTECTIVE COATING AVAILABLE TODAY.  POLY BOND WAXES SEAL OUT THE

            DAMAGING EFFECTS OF SUNLIGHT, WATER, SALT, AND RAIN.  THEY PRODUCE

            HIGH WATER BEADING, GIVING A VEHICLE THE BRIGHT, GLOSSY FINISHING

            LOOK.  A SIMPLE DEFINITION IS, A FOAM WAX WHICH ENHANCE’S YOUR CAR’S

            FINISH.

 

UNDERBODY WASH—AN UNDERBODY WASH IS A HIGH PRESSURE, UNDER-

            CARRIAGE WASH WHICH FLUSHES SALT AND DIRT FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE

            CAR.  THE FLUSHING OF SALT HELPS TO RETARD RUST AND THE FLUSHING OF

            DIRT FROM THE U-JOINTS, TIE RODS AND BEARING PROVIDES A SMOOTHER RIDE.

 

SEALER WAX—A SEALER WAX IS A HOT LIQUID WAX APPLIED TO THE CAR FTER

            IT HAS BEEN CLEANED, WHICH SEALS AND PROTECTS YOUR CAR’S FINISH,

            KEEPING IT BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL.  A STRONG FEATURE OF SEALER WAX IS IT’S

            ABILITY’S TO RUN INTO DOOR JAMBS AND TRUNK JAMBS PROVIDING EXTRA

            PROTECTION.

 

SPECIAL WHEEL CLEANING—A SYSTEM TO CLEAN AND BRIGHTEN ALL TYPES  OF WHEELS

 

            AIR FRESHENER—A SCENTED ITEM TO HANG IN A CUSTOMER’S CAR TO

            ELIMINATE UNPLEASANT ODORS SUCH AS SMOKE.

 

            ARMOR ALL SPONGE—FOR PROTECTING AND BRIGHTENING VINYL, RUBBER,

            PLASTIC AND LEATHER.

 

THE SERVICES WE OFFER WILL BE SOLD IN THREE PACKAGES.

 

GOOD WASH

                        SOFT CLOTH WASH—A HIGHLY ADVANCED METHOD OF CLEANING WHICH

                        IS HARD ON DIRT BUT SOFT ON A CAR’S FINISH.

 

BETTER WASH

                        SOFT CLOTH WASH

                        UNDERBODY WASH

                        SEALER          

 

BEST WASH

                        SOFT CLOTH WASH

                        HOT SEALER

                        UNDERBODY WASH

                        CLEARCOAT PROTECTANT

                        SPECIAL WHEEL CLEANING

 

 

           

 

CONCLUSION

 

 

            ONE FINAL THING TO REMEMBER IS THAT EVERY CUSTOMER IS A POTENTIAL SALE AND IF YOU FORGET TO ASK ONE CUSTOMER, YOU MAY HAVE LOST A SALE.  SO PLEASE, ASK EVERY CUSTOMER!!!!!!

            WE HOPE THIS MANUAL PROVIDES YOU WITH A FIRM FOUNDATION FOR REWARDING SALES CAREER AT QUALITY CAR WASH.

            FAILURE TO ABIDE BY POLICY AND PROCEDURE OF THIS MANUAL WILL RESULT IN TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AT ________.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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