{"id":5539,"date":"2019-03-19T15:13:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T15:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/?p=5539"},"modified":"2019-03-19T15:13:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T15:13:18","slug":"no-thanks-i-am-just-browsing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gccwebsites.com\/startupsales\/no-thanks-i-am-just-browsing\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;No thanks, I am just browsing!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We all feel that awkward tension when we walk into a store and are confronted by a seemingly &#8220;sale-hungry&#8221; sales rep. As soon as we walk into the store, we are expecting someone to come running up to us with a billion questions and strategies to help them make a sale and therefore commission. Due to this, we cower in fear and give the answer we have given a hundred times over, &#8220;No thanks, I am just browsing!&#8221; This response is understandable and easy, a quick way to ward off the evils of sales. I would personally recommend that every customer would give the salespeople a chance to do their job and hopefully do it well! You never know what kind of connections you could make with them and therefore turn that into a wonderful situation for everyone! These people are (hopefully) well trained and educated on their products and want to give you the best experience possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.canadianbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/retail-store-sales-548557421-echo-getty.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for in store sales rep\" width=\"364\" height=\"242\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 364px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 364\/242;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some salespeople do lack effort and do not deserve your attention and time. In these circumstances, it is alright to ward them off with a quick phrase or two. I was in sales for about a year at an outdoor retailer and I had to learn how not to scare people off. I was quick to learn that confronting customers with the routine, &#8220;Can I help <g class=\"gr_ gr_12 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"12\" data-gr-id=\"12\">y&#8217;all<\/g> find anything today?&#8221; was not going to cut it. These people were looking for someone to step in and make things quite personal and intimate. I began to ask questions that would develop a relationship between me and the customer(s). Questions like these were, &#8220;Where are y&#8217;all from? <g class=\"gr_ gr_25 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"25\" data-gr-id=\"25\">Beautiful<\/g> day isn&#8217;t it? How has your day been so far?&#8221;. I would ask these questions and then follow it by giving them my name and telling them about what the shop has to offer them. A wonderful way to make a sale is by making a friend first. People like to buy, they do not like to be sold!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all feel that awkward tension when we walk into a store and are confronted by a seemingly &#8220;sale-hungry&#8221; sales rep. As soon as we walk into the store, we are expecting someone to come running up to us with a billion questions and strategies to help them make a sale and therefore commission. 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