We've said it before and we'll say it again: Emotions are powerful in sales! Knowing how and when to connect to a buyer's emotions during a sales pitch will tip the scales in your favor. In today's episode, Dr. Chris Croner shares a story of how a contractor upped his sales game by learning how to sell with emotions.

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[00:00]  Katherine Abraham: Hello and Welcome to the Sales Psyched podcast, where we discuss strategies for leveraging psychology within the world of sales. Each episode is hosted by Dr. Chris Croner, who has a PhD in clinical psychology and has spent his career helping companies around the world build stellar sales teams.

[00:20]  Let's get started.
 
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[00:30]  Chris Croner: In today's episode, we're gonna talk about how to rise above commodity sales.

[00:35]  We had a client once who built decks, big beautiful decks, into the affluent segment of the market. Naturally, he felt he was the best deck builder in the area, but all his competitors said the same thing. Their websites look the same and prices for the decks were, for the most part, commoditized.

[00:57]  Our client came to us for help. So we asked him to give us his presentation. In a nutshell, he showed pictures of decks. He talked about material and angles and stability, all important things of course, but it was obvious he was missing the real point.

[01:15]  People don't buy decks, they buy dreams, they buy the vision and anticipation of the feelings and the emotions they'll experience if they make this investment.

[01:25]  We advised our deck salesperson that it was his job to find out what the prospect's vision for the deck was and literally tell a story and paint a picture of life on the deck after it's installed to be detailed and vivid. Here's where the barbecue can go. Here's where the DJ can plug in, here's where you can place the big screen tv for the Super Bowl parties and here's how I'll help you achieve that vision with my craftsmanship and experience.

[01:57]  People operate on emotion. Connect to the emotion, the vision, the dream, and you'll rise above competitors who only sell at the intellectual level. See you next time.

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