Selling to businesses is much different than the approach you should use for individual customers. Here is how to approach business-to-business (B2B) selling as a small business owner.
Know What They Want
Understand the need of your target customer. Then, focus on presenting your service or product such that it appeals to them by meeting this particular need. In other words, show how you can help or be useful to them.
Show Your Usefulness
Maybe the item you sell can streamline of the processes of the business you are pitching it to later today. If so, tell them about the advantages and be clear in your wording too. Alternatively, explain how your B2B offering can save them money or time.
Understand Their Business Model
Another key part of B2B selling is to understand the business model of your potential client. Study the business model to determine how your product or service can meet this client’s bottom line. If it can’t do so, then the business probably isn’t going to have any incentive to buy from you.
Understand Who to Market to
A B2B offering is not being given to just one person. As a small business owner, you are selling to another business, not an individual. So, recognize that it will take a team to approve of partnering with you or buying from you. Focus on how to appeal to a broad range of people in the business that have to sign off on using your product or service, rather than using an emotional marketing approach.
Ultimately, it all comes down to money. Market your small business offering to other businesses based on how much money you can save them in the end. For example, if it streamlines processes then it will improve productivity and increase business revenue. Always angle the sale toward financial savings for the potential client.
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