Anyone in Sales

I've got the chance to do sales at my old job.

It's hard, I was dealing with more well off and older elderly people buying furniture. I guess you could say the 101 lesson is take your time, make them feel good about the buy, always use the floor model *if you can* to show and explain things.

It was different and I wasn't bad at all, I wasn't a born sales man I know that much.

[Buena Fortuna]

I sold in the medical field for 25 years until I got cancer and had to take 3 years off. I am not technically in sales currently, I am a consultant. However, I believe that everyone is in sales regardless of your title, and I function under that philospohy at my work everyday. All of my sales skills are transferrable since sales is relationship driven, not $$$ driven. People hate to be sold, but they love to buy, and they will buy from someone they like, know and trust before they buy based on $$ alone.

[GKitty]

I work for a roofing manufacturer and while my title is "sales support", what I do is sales. To the distributors, to the homeowners, to the contractors... And as BF said, it's all about relationships. Make a new friend, make a sale.

Originally Posted by Buena Fortuna

I sold in the medical field for 25 years until I got cancer and had to take 3 years off. I am not technically in sales currently, I am a consultant. However, I believe that everyone is in sales regardless of your title, and I function under that philospohy at my work everyday. All of my sales skills are transferrable since sales is relationship driven, not $$$ driven. People hate to be sold, but they love to buy, and they will buy from someone they like, know and trust before they buy based on $$ alone.

Good points, i have been selling for 8yrs now, love it. People definitely buy from People not $$$, but i have noticed a little bit of a change in my industry due to the economy. People are definitely looking at price as long as they don't compromise quality.