{"id":1426,"date":"2024-07-19T13:55:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T17:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/?p=1426"},"modified":"2024-07-19T13:55:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T17:55:07","slug":"selling-is-about-offering-solutions-but-are-you-solving-the-right-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/19\/selling-is-about-offering-solutions-but-are-you-solving-the-right-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling is about offering solutions, but are you solving the right problem?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #648e65;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Homestead_2019_07_0088.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1061\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Homestead_2019_07_0088-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-size=\"720x480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Homestead_2019_07_0088-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Homestead_2019_07_0088-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Homestead_2019_07_0088.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/a>PART 4 IN OUR SERIES BASED ON THE BOOK <i>TO SELL IS HUMAN<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #488ba6;\"><b>According to author Daniel H. Pink in <i>To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others<\/i>, clarity is \u201cthe capacity to help others see their situations in fresh and more revealing ways and to identify problems they didn\u2019t know they had.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While in the past, salespeople had privileged access to information about their industry\u2019s issues and solutions, buyers now have access to much of the same through the Internet. Without the expertise to determine what\u2019s accurate or relevant to their situation, customers may misdiagnose their problems and incorrectly identify what will solve them. That means today\u2019s sales professionals must be problem-finders as well as problem-solvers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #658c64;\"><b>Cut Through the Clutter and Create Clarity <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Buyers need your help! By creating clarity through curating relevant information (and weeding out what\u2019s irrelevant) and sharing your expert insight, you can empower customers to understand their needs and the solutions that will meet them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Ask questions to narrow down their preferences. <\/span><span style=\"color: #658c64;\"><i>For example, don\u2019t show them gray samples if they want a tan deck color.<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">If you believe the customer\u2019s preferences will not yield the best results, offer your informed opinion. <span style=\"color: #658c64;\"><i style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">For instance, if they want a tan deck but you believe gray would provide a more cohesive look, explain why and show them samples of the hues you recommend.<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Before ending a customer meeting, provide clear expectations for both parties. <span style=\"color: #658c64;\"><i style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">For example: \u201cI\u2019ll send you a quote in a week. In the meantime, you\u2019ll decide which color in the Sanctuary line you want and verify if rod railing meets your HOA\u2019s rules.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p4\"><i>Next, look for Part 5 in our series: Pitch. If you missed them, read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/15\/how-to-make-selling-a-mutually-beneficial-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 1,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/21\/never-underestimate-the-power-of-attunement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 2<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/06\/tips-for-staying-resilient-after-rejection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 3<\/a> now.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PART 4 IN OUR SERIES BASED ON THE BOOK TO SELL IS HUMAN According to author Daniel H. Pink in To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others, clarity is \u201cthe capacity to help others see their situations in fresh and more revealing ways and to identify problems they didn\u2019t know they had.\u201d&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1426"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1428,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1426\/revisions\/1428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}