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The assumption that salesmen who are truly successful have cheated, lied, or stolen.

 


Ridgewalker

I diagree that honesty and success in sales cannot go hand-in-hand. No profession that I know of screens for honesty, so we get bad judges, bad lawyers, bad doctors, bad educators and bad salespeople and they all give their professions a bad name. But I know for a fact that there are some damn good people out there that sell. Rovin'...does this mean that a good Christian cannot be a successful sales person? Have you got the slightest notion of how things nuts things would be if all salespeople were dishonest?

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• Review posted on 05/14/2008
• This review has been viewed 55 time(s)

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Ridgewalker (64)
05/15/2008		Yes, fitman...they can get more nutso. For instance, former pesticide salesman...now a drug salesman, reading off a brochure, can sell a drug to a doctor that is made in China and is laced with toxins. Oooops...that's already happened. Gimme some time. Or are we in the Nutso Age already?
fitman (51)
05/15/2008		Things can get more nuts than they are already?
Ridgewalker (64)
05/14/2008		Good take, EB. The 'convince" concept can go either way. For instance, a bad salesperson...one who doesn't care about repeat business, can convince (pressure) a 95 year old woman that she needs a tread mill. Conversely, a customer might not be aware of the need to treat their water. This is where "educating" the customer will convince them to buy. There's certainly a difference and this can even be broken down into areas like emphasizing the positives and benefits over the negatives and instilling fear. Thanks.
earthbound (40)
05/14/2008		The success of one sale resides in part in the ability to convince a customer that they need the product. However, to Ridge's point, if you want to build up and maintain a customer base, your greatest asset is trustworthiness. I have never been a salesperson, but as a customer, I will alway return to goods- and service vendors that I trust.
Ridgewalker (64)
05/14/2008		Your definition of what is a successful salesperson and mine are different. You're talking about con artists. They know nothing about sales, only shortcuts and pressure. To me, a successful saleperson is someone who would never try to sell something to someone that they didn't need, or understand. They create a mutually beneficial alliance...one that a satified customer will return to, or even better, refer other people to. THAT creates and realises the long-term potential of the person's business. The guys that you're talking about rarely last at any given endeavor. Personally, I have sold around $50 million worth of highly beneficial products to people that needed them, or wanted them. When I moved from one industry to another, I brought my customer base along with me. Those are the rewards of being a good, honest salesperson...I never had a problem taking "No" for an answer. My response would be, "Fine. Would you like me to contact you if something interesting comes along?" The door stays open. No one is pressured or offended. You see, Rovin', the problem that I have with a lot of your statements is the way you throw a blanket over a vast array of people...stereotyping all of them into one definition. It's not real and displays your lack of range, for which you compensate by (quite often) generalizing. All Christians are this. All Non-Chritians are that. It's a bunch of hooey...
lmorovan (19)
05/14/2008		The success of a sales person resides in his ability to convince a customer that he needs the product or service being sold, even if the person really doesn't need them. A successful sales person will rarely take a no for an answer.
Ridgewalker (64)
05/14/2008		Here's a promise that I will make to everybody: If I disagree with what you've said, or think that what you have said is ridiculous. outrageous, or false, I will never (and have never) leave a stupid little funny vote. I will address the issue and not take the coward's way out...
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