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?
Luke Hodde 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…
Non- sales Selling and Finding a Job
Being very much a novice in selling, and having almost no sales experience, this class is both important and intriguing. I hope to summarize what I’ve learned from the class…
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…
Monopoly: No Pain, No Sale
Jordan Jensen It was late. Sunday night. Spring Break was still young. The kitchen table had been cleared and stood ready for play. My roommate’s dad hoisted the dusty, yellowed game box…
10 Second Hook
Dewrant Today in class we went beyond the 30 second commercial and learned the importance of the 10 second hook. Basically this is a short description of what you do, said…
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…