5 Ways to Stand Out From the Competition In Sales

Are you looking for some ways to separate yourself as the best when it comes to sales? Doing so doesn’t just happen. It takes intentional steps gained through knowledge and experience. Here are 5 ways to do that.

Leave the Competition Alone

Bringing up the competition rarely benefits you. It’s like taking a stick and stirring up a bee’s nest. Simply walk by the nest and keep going. Although it may seem that the opposite is true, the people you’re relating to want to hear about your products. Running down the competition will make them less impressed with you and put them on the defensive. You’ll show yourself as more mature, competent and professional if you stay on the high road.

Offer Better Prices

Everyone must make money to function and businesses are no different. Understandably, the focus is often on how to make more money. You may fear that offering better prices will lose you money but not necessarily. Look for ways that you can cut costs and transfer some of those savings to your customer and you’ll start getting noticed more.

Become an Industry Expert

Learn everything you can about your industry. Leave no doubt in your customers’ minds that you know exactly what you are talking about. That sort of expertise takes time to develop. Find a few new ways every week to get better and wow your customers.

Embrace Your Uniqueness

You are unique in ways that no one else is. Unfortunately, the tendency is to suppress these differences. Being yourself will break down barriers and build relationships. Are you humorous, compassionate or non-threatening? Anyone will appreciate those qualities. No one likes to interact with a sales machine. Real, authentic people interactions are always more fun and sell more. This is true of both personal interaction and advertising. When it comes to being authentic, salesforce.com has this to say: “Be yourself, be interesting, be interested.”

Highlight Benefits

Anyone can rattle off a bunch of facts or features about their products. Although this can be interesting to potential customers, it doesn’t scratch them where they itch. Show them all the benefits they will experience in life by choosing you instead. That will set you apart much better than quoting rote facts. Facts are like a frozen pizza just pulled out of the freezer. Benefits are a slice of delicious, hot pizza on a plate from a restaurant. They’re easier for the customer to digest.

Being different makes all the difference in sales. Ask yourself every day how you can be unique so customers can’t help but pay you a visit. That’s a place where every business can eventually be.