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Perception is
Reality
What are our goals?
Grow revenue, increase market share, develop lifetime customers.
What are some non-verbal communication cues?
Body movement, facial expressions, personal space.
The SSA shows communication is occurring when they ask the hazmat question?
True.
Communication skills require you to practice actively attending. What does S.O.L.E.R. represent?
Squarely face the person. Open your posture. Lean towards the sender. Eye contact. Relax.
What is a value proposition?
The value to the customer of the product features and benefits....how the customer feels the product
meets their needs.
What is "need satisfaction selling"?
The understanding of a customer's needs through the use of probing questions and careful listening.
What are some examples of the use of the "language of needs"?
I need, I want, I'm looking for, It's important, etc.
When you sell maximum value you are meeting the customer's __________.
Needs.
What is a need?
A desire to improve or accomplish something.
An informed mutual decision with the customer on service/products is ___________.
A successful sales transaction.
What does G.I.S.T. stand for in the processing of engaging customers?
Greet, Inquire, Suggest, Thank.
A common myth in communication is that listeners receive the same ______ all the time.
, Message.
If you ask a customer if they would like to send a package Priority Mail Express, which is guaranteed
to arrive tomorrow, with $100 insurance and tracking included.....what park of G.I.S.T. would this be?
Suggest.
Once you determine how a customer wants to mail a package and have offered additional insurance,
what additional products may you suggest?
Stamps, PO Boxes, money orders, packaging supplies, greeting cards, passports.
What is the maximum weight for any package?
70 lbx.
How do you determine the dimensions of a mailpiece?
Combine the length plus girth.
What are the 5 processing categories?
Letters, flats (large envelopes), machinable parcels (SPRS), irregular parcels and outside parcels (both
non-machinable).
What is our "Retail Motto"?
Clean, stocked and Friendly...Everyday!.
What is the maximum length and girth (combined) for a parcel?
130" for standard post only. Oversize charges will apply for packages exceeding 108".
When are balloon charges applied?
Packages weighing less than 20 lbs that measure over 84" but not more than 108" (length + girth
combined) that are shipped Priority mail zones 104 or Standard to all zones.
If an article meets the size qualifications for a large envelope (flat) but is rigid...what price category is
it charged?
Parcel rate.
If a letter size envelope is thicker than 1/4" but is even in thickness....what price category is it
charged?
Flat (large envelope).
What is a customer charged when a balloon surcharge applies?
20 lb rate.
When is DIM (dimensional) weight applied?
Only for Priority packages which exceed 1 cubic foot and are mailed zones 5-8.