Prospect: “Say, I noticed on your mailer something about free tickets to Tahiti. That sounds a little too good to be true.”
Salesperson: ‘No it’s a real offer, Mr./Ms. Prospect, I wouldn’t trust my clients with anything less. It’s a simple deal if you decide to do business with us, we’ll give you two airline tickets to Tahiti, or maybe Hawaii, Jamaica? You’ll book your rooms with one of their participating hotels, you’ll need a room anyway and they have some really nice resorts, and I will pay your tickets to get there. Right now tickets to Tahiti are over $1,000 each. That’s a really great deal, don’t you think?”
Prospect: “That sounds good, but is this some flaky coupon company?”
Salesperson: “Absolutely not! We work with LVI, a division of the Thomas Cook Group, one of the biggest travel companies in the world. You’ve probably heard of them. They provide us with the same travel products used by many of the Fortune 500 companies to help them sell their products. The big guys have used them for years with their clients because they trust them too, plus these products have the highest satisfaction rating and fewest restrictions in the industry.”
Prospect: “Wow. I could use a trip to somewhere exotic to look forward to. You do have my interest. What do we do next?”
Salesperson: “I need to ask you a few questions about your current needs, and some things about your situation so I can pick some options that will help you get what you want."
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