a) You are required to write down the Situation questions, Problem questions, Implication questions and the Need-payoff questions you used.
business of Real – Estate Development based in Mumbai. I have asked these questions to one of my customer willing to buy a flat from me.
Initially, the sales people ask Situation Questions to establish background facts. * You want an apartment for investment purpose or for self-use? * How many rooms are you looking at? * What is your approximate budget? * What amenities are you looking for – Lift, kids play area, near by schools, railway station, market, hospitals * What are your payment terms?
Next, they quickly move to Problem Questions to explore problems, difficulties, and dissatisfactions. * Would shifting in this area mean changing your child’s school? * If I am right, as a physique conscious person, a gym membership or built in gym in society is an essential factor? * As a salaried employee, arranging for cash payment might be difficult?
Implication Questions * If I am not wrong changing the school in mid academic year will very difficult for admission and to cope up with studies? * Also, in a building gym, all the various kind of equipment are generally not found. Does this lead to a compromise in your exercises? * Would arranging for cash payment may lead to tax problems for you?
Need Pay-Off Questions * If you would get the possession around April, would this help in easy admission process for your child? * Would it be more useful to have a lifetime membership in people’s gym (a fully equipped gym), i.e. at walking distance from here? * Would it help if there will be no cash payment involved?
1. In successful sales the seller holds back till this point and asks Implication Questions to