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  Home > Workshops > What Do CIOs Really Want from Salespeople?

What Do CIOs Really Want From Salespeople?

It's the moment of truth.... The CIO walks out of a meeting, sees the voicemail light blinking, and decides to pick up the messages.  After only checking an hour ago, the voicemail lady's voice says, "You have 15 new messages".  Sigh.  The first two are from internal customers complaining about system performance and reliability.  The next three are from people trying to sell things the CIO does not even want.  The next one is from the CFO who wants to talk about budgets--never a good sign. 

And then the moment of truth.... The next message is from you.  As your name and the name of your company cross the mind of the CIO, what will he or she do?  Will they hit the delete key sequence before you even get a word in?  Will they be relieved to hear from someone they know cares about them and their problems? 

It is tremendously challenging to sell to senior executives today.  Yet it is clear that you can waste a lot of time selling to people who are not the decision-makers.  How can you improve your effectiveness?

This presentation focuses on key skills and realities that are needed to raise your sales effectiveness.  For some reason, many companies have focused their sales training on simply developing product knowledge, and assume they hired in the sales competencies or that they will be developed on the run.  You have to know your products and services inside and out.  But development of effective sales competencies does not just happen.  In order to truly grow your revenue line, you must strategically develop these competencies, and this session is a great way to start.
"“Thank you for putting the perfect exclamation point on our national sales meeting! Your presentation delivered important skills to help raise the bar of our sales effectiveness, and your energy and enthusiasm kept everyone engaged from start to finish. We look forward to working with you again in the future!” Larry Gordon, Vice President, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Inc."

In this presentation, your sales team will learn:

  • What CIOs biggest concerns are about salespeople
  • Why senior executives are particularly in need of effective salespeople today
  • Practical ways to radically improve your success in interacting with senior executives
  • Why product and service knowledge alone stunts your sales success
  • How to more effectively establish rapport with senior executives
  • 20 sales competencies that you can strategically assess and develop

This very practical and highly interactive session works great for sales meetings in a 45-60 minute keynote or workshop format.  As an optional follow-up, I have a great assessment tool and development curriculum that can take these ideas and really assimilate them into your organization.  If you are ready to radically improve the effectiveness of your sales force, this session is the place to start.

Interested in knowing more about the value this presentation can bring to your company? For information and scheduling, e-mail us today or call us now at 847.550.0974.



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