Customer Service
Overcoming Objections
Closing the Sale
The Steps
Vocabulary
100

What are the three types of approach?

Greeting, Service, Merchandise
100

What is the biggest reason customers object to a purchase?

Price.

100

This close encourages a customer to make a decision between two items.

What method of closing the sale is this?

Which Close.

100

This type of decision making is used for products that are purchased frequently?

A. Limited

B. Routine

C. Extensive

B. Routine
100
What is an insincere reason for not purchasing a product?

An excuse.

200

A sales person's job duties are ___ percent personal selling and ___ percent sales supporting activities.

50/50

200

This method involves a previous customer who can give a testimonial about the product.

What method of overcoming objections is this?

Third-party method

200

This close is when you explain services that overcome obstacles such as gift-wrapping, delivery, extras.

What method of closing the sale is this?

Service Close.

200

Offering related merchandise to increase sales.

Which step is this?

Step 6: Suggestion Selling

200

Decision making for expensive items that takes more time to compare many options.

A. Routine

B. Limited

C. Extensive

C. Extensive

300
Name 3 ways you can show you are actively listening.

Eye contact, head nod, paraphrasing, or following directions.

300

This method acknowledges the objection as valid, but offsets it with other features and benefits.

What method of overcoming objections is this?

Superior Point Method

300

This close is asking for the sale  “How would you like to pay?”

What method of closing the sale is this?

Direct Close.

300

Obtaining a positive agreement from the customer to buy.

Which step is this?

Step 5: Closing The Sale

300

This method is recommending a different product that would still satisfy the customer needs

What method of overcoming objections is this?

Substitution Method.

400

What is the link between a business and a customer?

The salesperson.

400

This method brings the objection back to the customer as a selling point

What method of overcoming objections is this?

Boomerang Method

400

This close an initial effort to close the sale using an non-threatening question.

What method of closing the sale is this?

Trial Close.

400

What is suggestion selling?

Encouraging a customer to purchase an additional item that will complement the item they are already buying and increase sales for the store. This helps customers have a more satisfying buying experience.

400

What is the difference between an open ended and close ended question?

Open ended question - meant to start a conversation. Cannot be answered with a yes or a no.

Close ended question - can only be answered with a yes or a no.

500

What are the 7 steps of selling in order?

1. Approach

2. Determining Needs

3. Presenting the Product

4. Overcoming Objections

5. Closing the Sale

6. Suggestion Selling

7. Follow Up/Relationship Build

500

This method is when the customer’s objection is based on misinformation and you must provide proof with accurate information.

What method over overcoming objections is this?

Denial Method.

500

This close type is when a product is in short supply or the price will be going up.

What method of closing the sale is this?

Standing Room Only Close.

500

What are the steps you should follow when determining needs?

1. Listen for clues

2. Observe non-verbal behavior

3. Ask questions

500

When is the best time to suggestion sell?

After closing the sale.

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