Sam Weber Lecture
Elisabeth O'Brien One of the more inspiring lectures this semester was by Sam Weber, alumni of Grove City College and founder of Profile Passer. She came to speak in both Internet Entrepreneurship…
Six Pitch Styles
For this post, I have decided to take the six types of pitches described in Pink’s book, To Sell is Human, and relate them to myself. This post is how,…
Sales in My Career
With just this assignment and one final standing between me and my undergraduate degree, I am very excited to start my career at PNC Bank as a Financial Specialist. While…
The Sandler Rules
Probably the best book that I have read here at Grove City College has been The Sandler Rules by David Mattson. This book has had a profound impact, not only…
Building meaningful sales relationships in a fast-paced world
schultzdg1 One of the most difficult things about selling in modern day culture is building relationships with clients. It is common for potential customers to be concerned with finding a solution…
How to Stop Chasing Prospects…Forever!
hawrankorl1 In class we discussed the importance of prospecting and how challenging it can be. As salespeople face increasing resistance to cold calling, it can be difficult to find a potential…
Final Thoughts on Today’s Sales
“One of the best predictors of ultimate success…isn’t natural talent or even industry expertise, but how you explain your failures and rejections.” -Daniel H. Pink This quote really jumped out…
Do we no longer need sales people?
Today, the internet has made the customers more savvy and able to easily see when they’re being “sold”. The traditional role of salespeople has gone out the window, and we…
It Pays to Create a Vision
As a salesperson, creating a buying vision can go a long way because it ensures that your prospects are better educated and better informed, and enjoy a better overall sales…
Teach, Don’t Sell
porterjj1 I want to take minute and focus on something that Evan Addams mentioned when he was with us for the last time. We have talked a lot this semester about…