Going for the Appointment
Good salespeople need to balance the goal to close a sale with an approach to the sales process that does not come across as pushy or manipulative. One of the…
Good salespeople need to balance the goal to close a sale with an approach to the sales process that does not come across as pushy or manipulative. One of the…
When you start a company, there are a few options you can take. You could be a standard company with no specific goal or code, you could be an ethical…
We have talked a lot in class about the importance of building relationships with customers and how this is a crucial part of the selling process. You must build trust…
This weekend, Grove City College hosted admitted students’ day. You may have noticed crowds of people in the dining hall and in the academic buildings. When I was getting lunch…
In sales, there are three parties: the salesman, the customer, and the product. The salesperson has the job of getting to know the customer to eventually form a connection and…
Recently in an article I read, Anderson Peterson, the CEO of Signal Sciences, shared a little about the experience he had while working at The North Face while he was…
The Social Network movie, although dramatic at times, depicts the story of Facebook’s founding. An influential character is Sean Parker, the first president of Facebook. In the movie, Parker gains…
Last week, I was walking down Broad Street with my aunt. As we were walking, we came across a group of kids (elementary-school aged) set up under a tent, all…
In a company’s beginnings, learning to sell to investors is pivotal. By gaining funding, startups can hire more employees or spend more on customer acquisition. Selling to investors, however, is…
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…