Is your sales pitch missing this important message?

written by john c ashworth

If you are unable to quickly, easily and comfortably communicate the fundamental reason why people or organizations would choose to do business with you and your company above all other options, including doing nothing, you will likely have a very serious problem when prospecting for customers.

In fact, you might not ever even get your foot in the door..

Here's a quick sales pitch formula to help you get started.

"We assist our _______[clients or customers] in the _______ [industry/business] to _______(what you help them do). We do this by _______[what do you help them do? what problems do you solve for your customers?]."

Don't cheat this work. I know it sounds simple. Too simple, even.

But it's not.

As soon as you begin working through this as it relates to your products and services and your company, you will see what I mean. If you haven't answered other key sales and marketing questions about your business, you will have to go back and do that first, before you can get to this.

This process forces you to consider four very important questions about your business. Questions that I'm sure you've thought of at some point or another, but that I know first hand, most small business owners and salespeople don't spend nearly enought time curating and clarifying so that they can truly hone their efforts.

I'm going through this again in my own work right now so I'm also speaking from very personal and timely experience.

Especially in light of everything that has changed over the last year and a half, it is time to reflect on how you, your work, and your business have changed in an effort to adapt to your customers and the marketplace.

What can you do differently?

How can you craft a killer unique selling proposition? (USP)

Here are those four quick questions that will help get you started.

  1. Dou you work with individuals, organizations, enterprises, associations, or governments?
  2. What industry or industry segment do you specialize in? What segment? What market? What type of business? "…OK, I know, that's really a few questions in one, but they're all related."
  3. How do you assist your customers?
  4. How do you assist your customers?

OK, time to get to work.

-John

About the Author
John Ashworth is an empathetic sales leader with an incredibly diverse background as a salesman, business consultant, marketing maniac, writer, Dad and full time Bohemian Athlete. aka Johnny Renaissance.

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