1 the life, times, and career of the professional salesperson chapter 1
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The Life, Times, and Career of
the Professional Salesperson
Chapter 1
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How Do You View Salespeople?How Do You View Salespeople?
Some people have a negative view of salespeople.
What is your view of salespeople? How many of you have a viewpoint that is
Positive? Negative? No opinion?
How many of you are interested in a sales career?
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Selling is just one of many marketing components.
Personal selling includes: Personal communication
of information Persuasion Helping others
GoodsServicesIdeas
What is Selling?What is Selling?
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A New Definition of Personal SellingA New Definition of Personal Selling
Personal Selling Refers to the personal communications of information To unselfishly persuade someone To buy something – a good, service, idea, or
something else – that satisfies that individual’s needs
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The Golden Rule of Personal SellingThe Golden Rule of Personal Selling
Refers to the sales philosophy of unselfishly treating others as you would like to be treated.
Reciprocity is not expected. The Golden Rule is all about trying to keep
somebody else warm, even if it means that we get cold in the process.
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Salesperson DifferencesSalesperson Differences
Traditional Salesperson
Professional Salesperson
Golden Rule Salesperson
Guided by self-interests
Takes care of customers
Others’ interests most important
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Exhibit 1.3Exhibit 1.3
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Everybody Sells!Everybody Sells!
Each of us develops communication techniques for trying to get our way in life.
You are involved in selling when you want someone to do something.
You use persuasion skills to persuade someone to act.
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What Salespeople are Paid to What Salespeople are Paid to DoDo
Salespeople are paid to sell – that is their job Performance goals are set for:
Themselves – In order to serve others and earn a living and keep their job
Their employers – So the companies will survive Their customers – To fulfill needs and help
organizations grow
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How Do You Sell Someone and How Do You Sell Someone and Remain Friends?Remain Friends?
Salespeople need to close sales and at the same time maintain a great relationship with their customers.
What does this require? This is what you will learn in this course.
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Exhibit 1.4: Major Reasons For Exhibit 1.4: Major Reasons For Choosing A Sales CareerChoosing A Sales Career
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Service: Helping OthersService: Helping Others
When asked what she will look for in a career after graduating from college, a student of your author’s, Jackie Pastrano, said “I’d like to do something that helps other people.”
Service refers to making a contribution to the welfare of others.
Would you like to help others?
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What are Examples of How Selling What are Examples of How Selling Can Help Others?Can Help Others?
What could a person be sold that would help the individual/family?
Car, gas, repairs House Insurance Food Medicine
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What are Examples of How Selling What are Examples of How Selling Can Help Others?Can Help Others?
What could a business be sold that would help it produce and market goods and services?
Land to build a business Building materials/construction of business Furniture, equipment, supplies Raw materials used in manufacturing
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Types of Sales JobsTypes of Sales Jobs
Retail Direct Wholesaler Manufacturer
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Types of Sales JobsTypes of Sales Jobs
Retail Selling A retail salesperson sells goods or services to
consumers for their personal, non-business use
Direct Selling Face to face sales to consumers, typically in their
homes, who use the products for their non-business personal use
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Types of Sales Jobs, cont…Types of Sales Jobs, cont…
Selling for a Wholesaler For resale For use in producing other goods For use within an organization
Selling for a Manufacturer Working for the firm who manufacturers the product Usually one of the most prestigious jobs to hold
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CATEGORIES OF SALESPEOPLE
I. MANUFACTURER’S SALESPEOPLE
a. Dealer Servicing salespeople- call regularly on retail outlets in their territory, trying to create larger orders on each visit.
b. Sales promotion salespeople
c. Merchandising salespeople- who arrange newspaper and television publicity and hold demonstration.
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CATEGORIES OF SALESPEOPLE
I. MANUFACTURER’S SALESPEOPLE
d. Missionary salespeople- sell to the ultimate customer.
e. Technical salespeople- highly trained specialist or engineers who call on old/new customers who can solve their technical problems.
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CATEGORIES OF SALESPEOPLE
II. WHOLESALER’S SALESPEOPLE
III. IN STORE RETAIL SALESPEOPLE
-behind the counters in the retail establishments.
IV. SPECIALTY SALESPEOPLE
a. Product/service salespeople- selling products or services used in the office or factory
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CATEGORIES OF SALESPEOPLE
IV. SPECIALTY SALESPEOPLE
a. Product/service salespeople- selling products or services used in the office or factory.
b. Inside out salespeople- is a specialized appointment setting company focusing on small- and medium-sized technology firms servicing the content management needs of companies.
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CATEGORIES OF SALESPEOPLE
IV. SPECIALTY SALESPEOPLE
d. Direct sales people- frequently doing demonstrations.
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Exhibit 1.7: A Sales Personnel Exhibit 1.7: A Sales Personnel Career PathCareer Path
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Is a Sales Career Right for You?Is a Sales Career Right for You?
What are your past accomplishments? What are your goals? Do you want to have the responsibilities of a sales
job? Do you mind travel? How much travel is
acceptable? How much freedom do you want in a job? Do you have the personality characteristics to
succeed? Are you willing to transfer to another city? Another
state?
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Exhibit 1.8: Success in Selling–What Does it Take?Exhibit 1.8: Success in Selling–What Does it Take? Love of Selling Is At Heart of Helping Others Love of Selling Is At Heart of Helping Others
(Ssuccess)(Ssuccess)
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Personal Characteristics Needed to Sell for Personal Characteristics Needed to Sell for Building Long-term RelationshipsBuilding Long-term Relationships
Joy in work
Harmony in relationship
Patience in closing the sale
Kind to people
Morally ethical
Faithful to your word
Fairness in the sale
Caring for customer
Self-control in emotions
Salesperson
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Connect the DotsConnect the Dots
The following puzzle illustrates how you can be held back from breaking through. The challenge is to connect all nine dots with four straight lines, without lifting your pencil from the paper. Try it!
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Go Beyond the Limits!Go Beyond the Limits!
Start Here
To reach your goals
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We Often Do Not Reach Our We Often Do Not Reach Our Potential Because:Potential Because:
We set our limits. It is hard to breakaway from our old self.
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Exhibit 1.11: The Customer is at the Exhibit 1.11: The Customer is at the Center of the Sales System: ABC’sCenter of the Sales System: ABC’s
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The Future of Salespeople: The Future of Salespeople: Skills RequiredSkills Required
Learning conceptual skills Example: planning
Learning human skills Example: working with customers
Learning technical skills Example: selling skills
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Selling is Both an Art and a ScienceSelling is Both an Art and a Science
Selling takes practice, just like golf or tennis.
Selling is also a science because a growing body of knowledge and objective facts describe selling.
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The sales process is a sequential series of actions:
10. Follow-up and service10. Follow-up and service
9. Close9. Close
8. Trial close8. Trial close
7. Meet objections7. Meet objections
6. Determine objections6. Determine objections
5. Trial close5. Trial close
4. Presentation4. Presentation
Building Relationships through the Building Relationships through the Sales ProcessSales Process
2. Preapproach - planning2. Preapproach - planning
3. Approach3. Approach
1. Prospecting1. Prospecting
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Exhibit 1-17: Ten Important Steps in the Exhibit 1-17: Ten Important Steps in the Customer Relationship Selling ProcessCustomer Relationship Selling Process
1. Prospecting. Locating and qualifying prospects.
2. Preapproach. Obtaining interview. Planning: determining sales call objective, developing customer profile, customer benefit program, and sales presentation strategies.
3. Approach. Meeting prospect and beginning customized sales presentation.
4. Presentation. Further uncovering needs; relating product benefits to needs using demonstration, dramatization, visuals, and proof statements.
5. Trial close. Asking prospects’ opinions during and after presentation.
6. Objections. Uncovering objections.
7. Meet objections. Satisfactorily answering objections.
8. Trial close. Asking prospect’s opinion after overcoming each objection and immediately before the close.
9. Close. Bringing prospect to the logical conclusion to buy.
10. Follow-up and service. Serving customer after the sale.