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title: "Sales Effectiveness: Closing the Sale by Building Relationships with Customers"
url: "https://dalecarnegie.com.sg/resources/sales-effectiveness-closing-the-sale-by-building-relationships-with-customers-2/"
type: "post"
published: "2020-03-20T18:04:26+08:00"
modified: "2025-08-30T07:35:28+08:00"
author: "Jiamin Lim"
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To offer your customers value, you must first have a clear understanding of their needs. To that end, the most important thing you can do in any customer interaction is ask questions, and then listen. Once you have a firm grasp on their requirements, you can offer solutions and then ask for the opportunity to form a business partnership.