No Does Not Mean No
To many salespeople, the little two letter
word NO can be the most devastating thing that they hear. But as we will examine here, no does not mean
no.
The word no is an ingrained human behavior from
childhood and is one of the first words that we as infants learned. Remember those days when you were a young
child and used to throw temper tantrums and scream the word no when you didn't
want to do what your parents wanted? If you forgot, just walk the aisles of any grocery store or Walmart
and you will see this action in full force, especially in the toy and candy aisles. The word no is an instant reaction and a lot of times, comes out of people's mouths before they even know it.
Our subconscious mind associates the current action
with something we did or something similar to this before and it was quickly
determined to be a bad decision. About 90% of all no's come from this reasoning. We see this in salespeople,
people asking for money, dating scenarios, a minister trying to convert someone, and many other everyday
settings. But you, the savvy salesperson and persuader
do not take their no as a dismissive action, you keep going as if you didn't
even hear that little word. To make this
easier for you, just think of the word no, as someone asking you for more
information.
In the sales process the word no can really mean:
Not interested, I'll think about it, I only buy from my sister-in-law, I can't
afford it, Don't need it, and I guess not. In a dating scenario, the word no can really mean: I have a
headache, I have a boyfriend/girlfriend, Too busy, Not interested, or Another time. All of these real
reasons for saying no can have a different outcome and for each one, you need to have a different
strategy. Here are the six basic reasons why people will not buy your product, your service, or you:
- They don't like you.
- They don't trust you.
- They don't need what you are proposing.
- They don't have a sense of urgency.
- They don't have the money now.
- They don't have the authority to make the decision.
The word no is an instant reaction and doesn't mean anything. People don't know why
they say no. People really don't know
why they do what they do and we have all seen people's actions which are in
direct opposite to their words. If no
does not mean no, does yes always mean yes? The answer to that is NO. You
might have someone saying yes to your product or service from the start, but if
they don't have the money or resources to buy it, what good is that resounding
yes?
To sum this up, No means, "I need more information." Be persistent
persuaders and include in your sales pitch the necessary information to
overcome and lower the buying resistance to the six points above. As you can see, most people are utterly out
of control; which is a good thing to those people, like the readers of this
article, who are a bit more savvy and aware, and know how to harness the power
of the mind and persuasion to get the rest see your point of view, buy your
product/service, or go out on a date.
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