Forward Thinking Sales Strategies
otoolegm1 The best salespeople employ forward-thinking strategies to close their deals. Even before the deal is considered “closed”, these strategies also empower the customer relationship you try to build with your…
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My First Experience with Sales
MacLarenAA1 Like many kids who grew up in the United States, I gained my first experience with sales when I was about 9 years old selling lemonade. My friend and I…
My First Professional Experience
travisauth This summer, I interned at a company by the name Northwestern Mutual. They are very well known in their industry, most notably life insurance, so I thought that there was…
Selling Ganza Tickets
kenyonzj1 This past week my housing group and I were selling tickets for the 34th annual Extravaganza. We were trying to sell as many tickets as we could to get more…
Leadership in Sales
When people think about sales, they usually think about the “boots on the ground” approach of certain salespeople that are constantly out there grinding to try and chase leads and…
The Power in “Selling” Yourself
Lindsey Cummings You’ve probably sold something in your life, whether you’ve sold something to a friend, on Craigslist, or maybe even a customer. No matter what your background is in sales, it’s…
Retail Customer Relationships
Taylor Starcher Throughout my experience in retail with the companies of Justice, White House Black Market, and Loft, I learned valuable customer relationships. When I started working at Justice during my sophomore…
Supply & Demand
michaelianrm18 “Sell me this pen,” asks Leonardo DiCaprio when he is speaking to his team about making money in the movie The Wolf of Wall Street. His business partner grabs the…
My Terrible Apartment Shopping Experience
finneganem17 This past summer, my best friend Casey and I decided to go apartment shopping in downtown Raleigh- or rather, we went apartment window-shopping, since we never had any intention of…
“It’s a beautiful day at Chick-fil-A! How may I serve you?”
griffithaa17 As a two-year Experience Maker (aka the red shirts), I have done my fair share of selling the beloved chicken sandwiches. I learned a lot during my time at Chick-fil-A,…