Why Can't You Close The Deal? 7 Common Mistakes To Avoid [RECOMMENDED]

Inability to close the deal is usually a symptom of more serious difficulties. In any sales and with any customers, a universal law operates: it's much more important to open a deal correctly than to close it successfully.

The beginning of the deal is the most critical phase of the sales process because the way we start the relationship with the new client determines the probability of success at the bottom of the funnel.

Here are three of the most important prescriptions for treating the "symptom of an unclosed transaction":

1) Choose the right mode of interaction with the buyer: the right level, the right time;

2) Begin negotiations that will be valuable to the buyer;

3) Don’t try to jump over to closing a deal in three essential stages: building trust, agreeing on a common understanding of the deal’s value, confirming the ability to comply with the client's business processes.

Analyzing the work of sales managers in different businesses, I determined the main mistakes that occur at the closing stage of deals:

Trying to close the deal too early

When you insist on buying at the very beginning of the dialogue, then you seem to be a stubborn human. It alienates the customer in his desire to buy your product.

Probably, your client isn't ready for closing a deal yet!

It’s a big mistake, when sales manager tries to close the deal either too early (when the customer is not ready to buy), or too late (when the customer "burned out," changed his mind about the deal).

Invalid target action

Often, the conclusion of a deal does not occur, because the sales manager incorrectly chooses the target actions for each contact with the client.

For example, instead of appointing a meeting, he suggests sending an email, etc. The sale gets delayed, and the probability of the deal falls.

The lack of attempts to close the deal

Weird but true!  

Many managers even don't try to close the deal in the process of selling.  

They talk about the product, ask questions to identify needs and even work with objections.

But they miss the most important step - closing the deal.

You are not trusted or respected.

In high confidential relations, the opposite is true.

It’s more likely that the client might look at you with apprehension, while you are not familiar with him. A trusted adviser has significant advantages over competing sellers.

As we all know, re-orders are the only effective way to reduce transaction time and increase profits.

So, building trust is critical to successful selling.

No solution helps the buyer’s business.

None of our buyers are interested in us, our company and our products.

Instead, buyers are concerned about their results and career.

Although we'd like to talk about ourselves, what we are doing and how things work, negotiating is more profitable when it's built on the product’s value and its advantages for the customer.

Tell about your advantages and unique services, or say that you are not only acting as a salesman, but also as an expert who will help make client’s advertising more effective.

No sense of urgency.

This method is not only used by many sales-managers at the stage of deal completion, but it is also popular in advertising: “just a few days of sale,” “hurry to buy today.”

The client is informed that only for him and just for a week (3 days, 12 hours, etc.) the company is ready to provide delicious discounts, a seductive price or/and special delivery conditions only for him and just today (week, 3 days, 12 hours, etc.)

Selling after closing a deal

When the client said "Yes!", The biggest mistake is an impulse to continue talking about the offer.

Stories about additional characteristics and functions can cause a wave of objection: "I'm not sure that I need it. Why should I pay for it? "In other words, shut up and take the order.

It happens that all methods of completing the sale are used, objections are lifted, but the deal still fails.

In such a situation, try to keep dignity and offer your online consultation at a convenient time.

But, next time, try to avoid these 7 mistakes, and you will be able to close more deals and increase revenues, which we sincerely wish you.