APPLE WATCH: WHAT ARE THEY REALLY SELLING?
Luke Hodde This morning I read a Forbes article speculating that the upcoming Apple Watch will have “mediocre sales.” The author backs this statement up by saying that the Apple Watch will…
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Dirty Jobs
tfaulkner1 A summary of something interesting I found out about Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs. The source for this article is an section answering a question on Mike’s Facebook page:…
THE LEGO MOVIE: BEST ADVERTISEMENT EVER?
DID I JUST PAY $20 TO WATCH AN AD? YES. And I loved it. The Lego Movie was one of my favorite movies of 2014. The animated film scores a…
People Don’t Like Being Sold To
TomKocur7 People today have such a bad perception of salesmen. There are very obvious reasons behind that but the perception is slowly fading away due to the movement toward “relationship selling”.…
Conversation Starters
SaltsmanKS1 Conversing is one of my favorite things to do, so our latest class was one of particular interest to me. We talked about some of the do’s and do not’s…
A Conversation Ignitor
Falco As a senior the common question that is asked is, “What are you doing after college?” This is a slight variation to what we talked about in class today. Everyone…
Are you selling yourself?
Funyak A few months ago I went to a charity trap shoot with my Dad to help raise money for a local charity. When we pulled into the parking lot I…
Learning From Your Mistakes
Selling is a process. Being able to be a successful salesperson directly relates to experience and time in the industry. That being said, you will find that even the best…
Following up after the Sale
gibsonam1 During spring break, I visited my grandparents in Florida. They live there for the winter and stay at a campground in their camper. They recently bought a brand new camper…
Servant Leadership
allieo I worked in retail for 1 year and it was awful. I was constantly dealing with customers who thought that they were right, but who were absolutely wrong. Humility came…