Is the Pitch appealing?
hendersonam1 Many people believe sales is all about the pitch and that it needs to be this generic manufactured phrase you use when making a sale. In reality this kind of…
Rushing— Sorority sales?
I know this is cliche, but I was recently talking to my Dad about his career in sales and how it simple blossomed from his being involved in politics. My…
Coming to a Close (No Pun Intended)
Falco This is my last blog post of the semester. It’s crazy how time flies isn’t it? I have taken another sales class before but there are some valuable things that…
NFL Selling
I was recently watching the NFL draft and it got me thinking about how much selling is involved during this night. The NFL is trying to sell an entertaining, prime-time…
Interrogative Self-Talk vs. Positive Self-Talk
Positive Self-Talk has been something I always do before a presentation or game. It is good to be positive and uplifting to yourself, but through class and our readings we…
I’m a 1
schmittbe1 What happens if you ask the “On a scale of 1 to 10…” question and the individual says they’re a 1? Well shoot. Do you just shut up and say,…
The #1 Lesson I’ve Learned
metzlerbp1@gcc.edu As the semester comes to a close, this is my 10th and final post for our Sales in the Startup course. I had the opportunity to describe one major theme…
Your Selling a Relationship, Not a Product
TomKocur7 Over the past couple weeks of the semester in class I began to think about how everything we have gone over in class can be brought together. There has to…
Sales in the Start Up
Dewrant For my last blog post, I would like to reflect on some of the things I have learned. Even though I had sold before, I definitely did not know everything…
Real Life Sales Experience
Over the break, I encountered a sales experience with my Dad. My Dad buys salvage cars and does collision work to fix them. While at home he started talking to…