Course curriculum

  1. 1
    • Welcome to Advance U

    • Meet Your Course Instructor: Marilyn Jones Gould - President of MKJ Marketing

    • How Will This Course Benefit You?

    • How to Use Your Course Player

    • Cautionary Message About Legal Issues

  2. 2
    • We Need to Talk About Attitude (It’s a Game Changer)

    • Outer Changes Will Impact Attitude

    • Do You Have a Taxicab Driver Mentality?

    • “Your price is too high!” — Tips to Reframe the Conversation

    • Focusing on Quality Rather Than Price

  3. 3
    • Why Price Shopping Is Worse Than Ever Before

    • Ways to Turn Price Shopping From an Annoyance Into a Success

    • How to Make a Price Shopper Feel Valued

    • How to Improve Your Attitude Toward Price Shoppers

    • Downloadable - Must-Have Inquiry Form

    • Price Shopper Questions for You

  4. 4
    • Practical Tips to Win a Family Over

    • How Can You Put Your Best Foot Forward?

    • The Best Introductions to Price Shoppers

    • Prove Your Firm Is Worth It

    • Three Words to Prove Your Worth

    • When They Call for Pricing, Offer to Switch to Zoom

    • Winning with Virtual Selling

    • Secrets to Success with Walk-In Shoppers

    • Secrets to Success with Phone Shoppers

  5. 5
    • Believing in the Value of Your Service

    • Competing on Quality, Not Price

    • Common Price-Shopping Questions Answered

    • Let's Practice!

    • When Customers Say They Can’t Afford It, It’s Not Over...

    • Selling Value to Price-Sensitive Customers

  6. 6
    • Clients Objecting? Don’t Panic. Do This Instead.

    • Insider's Guide to Handling Objections

    • Major and Minor Objections

    • Price Shopping by Comparison

    • Acting Not Reacting to Comparison

    • The Value and Perception of Your Firm

    • How Can You Build Rapport and Explain Value?

    • Test Your Ability to Compete with Discounters

    • Overcoming Price Objections

  7. 7
    • Preparing to Handle the Top-10 Mistakes

    • Downloadable - Top-10 Price Shopping Mistakes

    • How Being Prepared Increases Your Ability to Close (Mistake #1)

    • Answer the Following Questions

    • Why Price Shoppers Need Personal Connections (Mistake #2)

    • Answer the Following Questions

    • Talk on Their Terms. They Don't Know Funeral Service Like You Do! (Mistake #3)

    • Answer the Following Questions

    • Knock the Competition, Lose a Sale (Mistake #4)

    • Answer the Following Questions

    • Advocate Your Value & Solve Their Problems (Mistakes #5-7)

    • Answer the Following Questions

    • Answer Objections, Don't Complicate the Situation (Mistake #8)

    • Answer the Following Questions

    • Success Comes with an Appointment or at Least a Follow-Up (Mistakes #9-10)

    • Answer the Following Questions

    • Identifying the Top-10 Mistakes

  8. 8
    • Downloadable - Rating the Success of the Call

    • Price-Shopping Scenario #1

    • Scenario #1 - Rating the Success of the Call

    • Scenario #1 - Critiquing the Call

    • Price-Shopping Scenario #2

    • Scenario #2 - Rating the Success of the Call

    • Scenario #2 - Critiquing the Call

    • Price-Shopping Scenario #3

    • Scenario #3 - Rating the Success of the Call

    • Scenario #3 - Critiquing the Call

    • Price-Shopping Scenario #4

    • Scenario #4 - Rating the Success of the Call

    • Scenario #4 - Critiquing the Call

  9. 9
    • Test Your Skills - Role-Play #1

    • Test Your Skills - Role-Play #2

    • Test Your Skills - Role-Play #3

    • Test Your Skills - Role-Play #4

    • Test Your Skills - Role-Play #5

    • Test Your Skills - Role-Play #6

    • Test Your Skills - Role-Play #7

  10. 10
    • Handling Price Shoppers with Your Low-Cost Cremation Business

    • If Your Firm Has a Low-Cost Cremation Business...

    • If Your Firm Doesn't Have a Low-Cost Cremation Business...

  11. 11
    • Price Shopping Closer

    • Final Thoughts