The Truth about Sales w/Joel Rico

When it comes to sales, what are the things agents are getting wrong in their intention and use of scripts? What lessons can be learned from NLP, and how can they improve your client interactions? On this episode, we answer these questions with the insights of sales coach, Joel Rico. He shares his expertise on uncovering opportunities, building rapport the right way, and being a better listener to be a better salesperson.

All opportunities are contained inside other people, and they are all hidden inside conversations. -Joel Rico

Takeaways + Tactics

1. The number one rule of marketing is, do what's working - find what's working for you and do more of it.
2. The client will always give you the solution - if you listen.
3. When we let the client be in charge of the style of the conversation, they'll usually let US be in charge of the content of the conversation.

The true purpose of sales is to steer the clients towards what they want. Steering them anywhere before you know what they want is manipulation, and that should never be your intention. For you to find the opportunity within a conversation, rapport, open-hearted listening and influence are necessary. Most agents go into listing appointments with a dichotomy - it’s either a yes or a no, but this mindset makes you miss opportunities. Your intention should be to facilitate a conversation, and through it the client will provide a solution and an opportunity.

Guest Bio

Joel is an engineer, agent and coach. He is the founder of The Truth About Sales. The Truth About Sales is a workshop focused on empowered human communications; How people listen and speak with each other, and how people make decisions. Go to joelrico.com for more information.