Are All Collaborative Efforts Good?
You may be wondering how a bad collaborative effort can exist. Comparing the better approaches with the poor will give pause for thought.
My Story
Many people believe that blasting email to the public produces an easy way to make sales. For insight read, Do You Push Seemingly Easy Sales?
The robust email push fails to address several critical check marks for earning the sale:
- The use of ‘Hi There’ instead of a personalized greeting by name
- The verbiage assumes everyone is in need of the service
- Generalities are used instead of specifics regarding solutions
- Knowledge about the person and their position are obviously missing
- When the first message is ignored, a second arrives with an irritated tone
People send out these blasts while overlooking the proven steps for making a sale. In contrast to the above bullet points, the next set provides the improved approach.
- Initially, the most important matter to a person is usage and spelling of their name
- If everyone were in need of your service, you would be a billionaire and listed alongside Warren Buffett and Bill Gates
- Solutions are highly specific to the individual given current circumstances and past experiences
- Unless research is done ahead of time about the person, their industry and competition, little credibility will be yours
- Irritation in communication is to be omitted; it is congeniality that frequently wins
The Collaborative Effort that Goes South
Collaboration only works with the mindset of putting sales on a higher plane.
The collaborative blasting of email signals the opposite of a noble cause. When one sender is ignored, other senders begin to send the identical messaging. The cooperative blasts communicate the sale itself is the top priority.
Imagine working diligently on your computer only to receive twenty email with the identical messaging. No doubt you will make these as junk and delete all.
The Collaborative Effort that Heads North On the Higher Plane
The better collaborative spirit is when the varying talent of the people working together complement one another. Most of all, the multiple experts strive to benefit those they help. In this case, appreciation is continual and leads to a loyal returning and referring clientele.
An example of a team working well together can be those helping job seekers.
Expertise can range in the forms of:
- Resume writing with savvy online SEO strategy
- Cover letter writing that includes storytelling based on sales strategy
- Personality testing to seek out the most suitable line of work
- Psychology training for adapting a positive mindset
- Personal development for improving skill sets
- Interviewing training
- Sales training for questions to ask on interviews, closing, and follow-up to secure the job
- Everyone involved in the job hunt segments will also collaborate by creating a job fair
All of the above elements are designed to benefit the job seeker. The entire effort is beneficial, and each segment may combine with one or all of the others. By first considering who the beneficiary will be, you can create a more robust program.
Your Story About Collaborative Effort
You have probably participated in programs coordinated by others. Most likely, some worked well, and others not so good. Take the time to recognize the differences between those that had good outcomes and the ones that did not.
Compare the differences among the efforts:
- Was the project created to help a particular audience
- Did each segment of the program fed into one another
- Were people appreciative of the collaborative effort?
Recognizing where some projects fell short gives insight on how to improve future work. As an organizer of the next effort, be certain each person you invite to participate has everyone else’s interest and the better outcome in mind. And as a participant, make sure you are in a group that strives to put sales on a higher plane. The extra effort pays off handsomely by earning client loyalty.
Sales Tips for Collaborative Efforts
- Work toward improving the status of your clientele
- Gather people together on projects who enjoy helping others
- Create enjoyable teamwork when multiple people come together
- Have an open environment where feedback is welcome
- Learn from errors
- Move forward by incorporating suggested improvements
- Follow-up with your clientele per their satisfaction
- Incorporate the suggestions of clients, too
- Increase enthusiasm among all those involved
- Celebrate Success!
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