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…
Non-Sales Selling and Careers
MeyerRC1 Initial Thoughts Going into this class I didn’t really know what to expect. My Dad has been in sales for a long time and I have heard countless stories of…
A Sale for Every Buyer – Job #1
falcettatr1 The art of sales isn’t a “one size fits all” type of outfit. There is going to be a different approach needed for every sale, in every location, for every…
Leadership in Sales
otoolegm1 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 of the Pitch
EdDoyle It was a sunny day in Marietta Georgia, and my 10 year-old self heard the doorbell ring. This was of course before doorbells ringing stirred up fear and anxiety. I…
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…