Cameron Salon
Sophia Whiteman https://www.cameronsalon.com/home/3750416 My Aunt Lori is a true entrepreneur and owns her own full service hair salon, the Cameron Salon. She started the salon from scratch, with her parent’s help after…
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The Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show – A Lesson in Sales
The Home and Garden Show was held at the David Lawrence Convention Center over the past week. There are many things that vendors are selling there, that can be purchased…
eBay Sellers and Trust
Luke Owen When I am looking to purchase something online I often check to see what used offerings are available on eBay. This can be a great way to save money on…
Sales at Sephora
Katie Blendermann Like most college students on spring break, I went shopping. As I was walking through the local mall in my area, I passed by a Sephora, which is a popular…
Reinventing the ABC’s
David Since the 80’s, Always Be Closing has been a common mantra among salespeople. The idea is that the salesperson should try to maximize the number of sales they make by…
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The 700 Shop
Over my lifetime, my family has become friends with a local business owner, who owns and runs The 700 Shop in Kittanning, PA. The shop specializes in men’s clothing and…
A Twist on Telemarketing
Zach Rogers https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdN4aXTrHAtfgbVG9HjBmxQ Growing up, I loved watching Key and Peele’s YouTube skits. They are very funny and so clever. This one is another classic that I find funnier after having some…
Sales in “Love Actually”?
Todd Hangliter In this extremely funny scene from the movie, “Love Actually”, we find a great example of how NOT to mimic your customer. Lately in class we have been discussing mimicry…
Introverts in Sales
Annie Grace Smith As a very introverted person, the idea of being a salesperson terrifies me. Although you probably figured that out in class last week. However, Professor Sweet made a comment that…
Remembering the Customer’s Needs
In Pink’s To Sell is Human, chapter four called Attunement, he discusses how Sears and Amazon leave an empty chair in their meetings to remind participants of their customer. The…