I’m a 1
schmittbe1 What happens if you ask the “On a scale of 1 to 10…” question and the individual says they’re a 1? Well shoot. Do you just shut up and say,…
April 2015
The #1 Lesson I’ve Learned
metzlerbp1@gcc.edu As the semester comes to a close, this is my 10th and final post for our Sales in the Startup course. I had the opportunity to describe one major theme…
Your Selling a Relationship, Not a Product
TomKocur7 Over the past couple weeks of the semester in class I began to think about how everything we have gone over in class can be brought together. There has to…
Sales in the Start Up
Dewrant For my last blog post, I would like to reflect on some of the things I have learned. Even though I had sold before, I definitely did not know everything…
Real Life Sales Experience
Falco Over the break, I encountered a sales experience with my Dad. My Dad buys salvage cars and does collision work to fix them. While at home he started talking to…
Some Keys to Nonprofit Sales
allieo In an article, I found on nonprofit Hub, the author talks about Daniel Pink’s book and how those in nonprofits are in sales. We have talked a lot about the…
Selling to Your Friends
hammerschmittlr1 Sometimes you really have to sell to your friends in order to convince them to do something fun with you. Over the weekend, Cliff and I attempted to do just…
Hunters or Farmers in the Job Market
gibsonam1 On Friday, the guest speaker was talking about hunters and farmers in the sales process. After thinking about it and reading an article about hunters and farmers, I realized that…
That Annoying Customer: Lose Win Situation?
smithza1 Here is the fifth and final edition to this series where we are talking about how to deal with difficult customers. It is going to happen to all sales personal…
Back to the Future | 5 Rising Development Trends
smileycj1 As I enter into the non-profit development field, I am particularly interested in non-sales selling in the sphere of fundraising. Here are 5 rising trends in that field from the…