Preparing for Rejection
BloodSB1 Marriage is wonderful, and a wedding should be a joyous process. However, not every part of the preparations is happy or stress free. The most frustrating part (so far) has…
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Abduction as a Sale
Disturbing concept, isn’t it? We’ve spent a large majority of our time in this course learning about how we sell positive things; ourselves, a product or service, a concept… but…
Selling to Her In-Laws
Most should know at this point that I got engaged this semester. What very few people saw was the non-sales selling required from Brigitta and I to bring the wedding…
Uninformed in the Information Age
The largest extent of my sales experience comes from my ten months at OfficeMax in between my senior year of high school and my freshman year at GCC. During this…
Sales and Evangelism
My most uncomfortable sales experience comes from my early teens, and an evangelism seminar that came to my church. The lessons taught an aggressive approach that was meant to quickly…
Lessons From My Dad – Active Listening
Mimicking, as discussed by Pink, can be a useful selling tool in a multitude of ways. Imitating speech patterns can help set a customer at ease. Another form of mimicking…
Lessons From My Dad – Casting a Vision
My Father is many things; a pastor, a missionary, a parent, a counselor, a husband… and though his roles are diverse, the unifying theme that is dominant through all of…
How I Sold Myself (Legally)
At the end of last semester, if you had asked me about my plans for the summer, I would have listed off half a dozen opportunities I was pursuing, with…