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Consultative Selling

  • From Transactions to Transformations: Delivering Real Business Value

Course Overview

Consultative Selling is a two-day practical course for sales professionals ready to shift from transactional selling to trusted advisor status. This programme teaches a structured approach to engaging clients in value-focused conversations that align with their strategic goals. Participants will learn to uncover deeper customer needs, tailor compelling business cases, and guide the buying journey with insight and credibility. Ideal for B2B sales professionals seeking stronger relationships and long-term deal success.

Course Objectives

  • 1. Understand how to uncover client needs and align solutions with measurable business impact.
  • 2. Develop customer insight through research, discovery, and stakeholder mapping.
  • 3. Learn to qualify opportunities and assess investment potential.
  • 4. Build tailored business cases that influence decision-makers.
  • 5. Navigate complex stakeholder environments and align messaging accordingly.
  • 6. Apply structured negotiation techniques to secure mutually beneficial outcomes.
  • 7. Create value-based presentations that inspire action and commitment.
  • 8. Maintain momentum post-sale by measuring impact and identifying future opportunities.

Course Outline

  • Identify what to research at the industry, company, and individual level
  • Gather insights using appropriate tools and sources
  • Develop a solution brief based on early discovery
  • Prepare and deliver a preliminary pitch
  • Assess interest, alignment, and readiness to buy
  • Evaluate how well your solution fits their business context
  • Determine your positioning versus competitors
  • Justify investment based on potential returns
  • Use diagnostic conversations to clarify challenges and goals
  • Apply structured frameworks to guide discovery
  • Confirm impact and desired outcomes
  • Gain permission to engage further stakeholders
  • Identify key stakeholders, roles, and influence levels
  • Assess each person’s ability to mobilise action
  • Tailor value messaging to their specific needs
  • Create alignment between solution and committee priorities
  • Build joint action plans with internal advocates
  • Understand internal decision-making pathways
  • Develop stakeholder-specific business cases
  • Anticipate objections and support your champion’s influence
  • Quantify the business impact of your solution
  • Outline projected returns, resource requirements, and risk
  • Include supporting case studies and credible evidence
  • Frame the value proposition with clear financial and strategic benefits
  • Secure stakeholder buy-in and gain solution ownership
  • Structure the sales presentation to inspire confidence
  • Use persuasive language and closing techniques
  • Negotiate terms and handle concessions professionally
  • Address final objections and guide decision-making
  • Conduct win/loss reviews to learn and improve
  • Drive successful implementation and deliver promised outcomes
  • Measure and report ROI post-sale
  • Build case studies for future sales efforts
  • Identify new challenges and initiate follow-on opportunities

 

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Delivery Method

  • In-person at designated training venues
  • Virtual instructor-led training over two days
  • On-site delivery available at client locations upon request
  • Includes struCertificate of Completion providedctured exercises, tools, case studies, and coaching
  • Includes structured exercises, tools, case studies, and coaching

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