Salesman Qualities – The best ones are not learned in School or University. Qualities of Salesman are skills learned in the field, sometimes senior guides you to apply specific tactic or sometimes discussions with prospect create need to learn those skills. Everybody can sale but not everyone is a salesperson & If everyone is a salesman
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Top Skills of a Salesperson
Salesman selling Traditional & Moderns approaches mixed with interpersonal and intrapersonal skills are still important and valued by HR Professional. The ultimate goal of the organization is to make the profit which they
These modern tricks include Facebook advertising, Instagram, email, SMS marketing, and multiple
• Response Theory
• Selling Formula
• Relationship Selling
• Value-Added Selling
• Consultative Selling
• Team Selling
He Can do it
A good salesman must be expert in
Example
Consider you are selling smart phone but you’re unaware of latest updates in Android, Windows or Apple versions. For example: Android – you are selling android 4.4.1 and 5.1 has been launched in market.
How will you respond if customer asks you why he should buy 4.4.1 instead of latest 5.1? Salesman should be aware of Market.
Honesty towards Profession
The first most important skill of a salesman is, to be honest with the profession. In order to establish the goodwill of the firm, he must be honest and sincere in performing his duty. There is no place for a dishonest salesman in any business.
He Knows
Sales job are one of the
Example
A guy is interested in Professional Photography and wanted
He Wins
The best ones are incomplete if you don’t win consumer trust. Being salesman you must have style to win customer’s confidence. You must convince customer that you have the product which actually fits its need.
Example
Suppose one of your customer is planning to buy cycle for loosing weight (psychological approach), now it is easy for you to sale Indoor Treadmill. You can convince him by comparing Cycle with Treadmill. “Remember customer need is loosing weight”
1) Its indoor, you don’t need to spare time for outdoor cycling. You can do anytime.
2) All your family members can also do it at home, running will boost their stamina.
3) It is inclined, you can run like climbing hill & burn more calories than road cycling.
Often we are attracted to some strangers in our
Dependability
The successful salesman should have the capacity of dependability. It keeps winning the hearts of both customer and employer. A dependable salesman will remain loyal to the firm. Thus he will be sincere in his approach to the customer with a view to increasing the volume of sales and enhances the firm’s reputation.
Self Reliance and Persistence
Another notable salesman quality is the ability to convince prospective customers with persistent efforts. In order to adequately satisfy customers demand he must be a man of self-reliance. He should have perseverance and determination.
Convincing Style
Effective Communication skills play important role in business, A good salesman should adopt the convincing style in order to win prospect’s confidence. He must persuade his prospect that the specific product being sold will best fill that need.
Sticky Profession
Consistency is an important quality, in
If the prospect is not convinced in 1st meeting, 2nd one and even after many times and salesman having faith on product & himself too, it shall finally motivate customer; All is well
Latest Information
A salesman must have up-to-date information in regarded to quality, nature, description, prices, and importance of the dealing products. He should also have the knowledge of the potential market, an organization of his firm and the taste of his consumers.
Sociable
He should be social. Every relation in world depends upon courtesy, even husband wife get divorced if there is lack of understanding, courtesy & mutual benefits. Once I read that courtesy in field is like fuel to vehicle.
Politeness wins heart extend social circle. We like to sit with our polite friends, the same is with customers. Meeting different people will improve your confidence, your views & abilities. A person who cannot make friends, how shall make customers? long-term customer relations?
Impressing Personality
If you remember I was asking you to think of stranger you like, why did you like stranger with no reason? Don’t worry if you couldn’t find answer within you. It is their personality, the way they dress up themselves, the way they walk, sit or stand. Their gestures, postures, hair style, beard, sun glasses, lenses, necklace, wrist watch, suit color, shoes, and many more things. If you are going in sales job, work at you first.
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