Thursday, April 2, 2009

What is a professional salesperson?


The challenge in professional sales (from a salesperson's POV) is that you can easily become an unpaid consultant as clients can buy specified products on-line or from a soul-less box store. I invite you to share your comments regarding the question "What is a professional salesperson?"

5 comments:

Unknown said...

I believe a professional salesperson is someone who listens to the needs of the customer, and provides a product that fulfills the customers needs, while still making a profit for the selling company. A professional salesperson benefits the customer as well as himself (or his company).

jerryj said...

I too am a proponent of the win-win scenario; but the customer should win bigger.

Unknown said...

Should the customer be the bigger winner or should they perceive themselves the bigger winner?

jerryj said...

Since the customer is spending money for a product which they can buy at a number of stores their "sense" of win is more important than ours. Perception or reality?

D Love said...

Love the Stache! Just found your blog via the West Orange blog. I agree with you wholeheartedly about the win/win scenario and that the customer should win bigger. That is what ultimately keeps them a customer and you their salesperson.