Online vs. In Person Shopping
medairyeg21 For the longest time, sales were done face-to-face. A customer would walk into a store, look at the options in front of them, then choose exactly what they want. They…
February 2023
Sleezebags
tothrm19 As we have talked about in class, many people see sales people as sleezy and slimy. This is because of the old non relationship based sales plans that people used…
Blog Post #1 “On Cloud”
kilmartinaj22 The ‘On Cloud’ experience. The first time I ever saw someone wearing the Switzerland made shoe was when I went golfing with a couple friends from church one weekend. I…
Negative Aspects of SalesPeople
Nicholas Heltzel Over time, the stereotype of salespeople has become very negative. As times have changed, the number of salespeople has seen an increase, and most people still associate salespeople with negative…
MacGyver Selling: Finding Leads Outside the Box
folgerjt19 When considering the typical salesperson, one usually imagines an overworked employees in the corner cubicle of a dimly-lit office floor, slaving away at a call sheet dialing number after number…
The Obvious Choice- Honesty
Jay Wilcox III The level of honesty someone exhibits is the most crucial character. The bottom line is if you can’t trust someone, you can’t accomplish anything positive with that person. Throughout the…
Trinity Blank Blog Post 1- Stompeez Commercial Advertisement
Trinity Blank Stompeez Original Commercial “Stomp stomp stomp Stompeez,” rang in the ears of all children watching Nickelodeon or Disney Channel, right around Thanksgiving of 2012. For many of us, this was…
Perspectives on Sales
Relationship Selling
Sales Experience
Sales Process
Sales Struggles
Selling Yourself
Perspective on Selling – Caroline Dawson Blog Post #1
Caroline Marie Dawson Throughout history, sales and selling has adopted the mentality that if a company has the best salespeople that have the ability to out-wit a customer, they can sell anything. This…
Salesmanship
guentterjj21 With regard to the in-class lectures, I believe that it is important to address the stigma surrounding many salemen. From the portrayals that we see in movies to the stories…
Caveat Venditor
hollenbaughdb19 In the digital age we currently live in, we would be hard pressed not to find an answer to a burning question within seconds using google or other methods of…