What makes a sales successful and famous?
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Originality.  Relevance. Emotion.
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A passion for business is exactly what's necessary to succeed in sales! Seriously, have you ever thought of selling home improvement products? You do handyman work so you already have a good concept of the principles.\n\nThere's a range of possibilities you might get excited to present: windows & doors, gutters, landscaping, pools, etc. And nearly every one of these companies will want a guy who is "mature" but willing to learn and is driven. \n\nAre you driven? Are you okay with doing follow up, working all kinds of hours, and beating out the competition? \n\nSounds like you'd be a good fit. Really, try sales. Get yourself a small base salary plus commission job. Men can be in sales til they're 70. People see you as experienced and knowledgeble.\nBe glad you're a man.:)\n\nTake care!
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Sales - it's the only profession where you make exactly what you want depending on how hard you're willing to work and takes no formal training. It may not be glamorous and you have to be money motivated first and foremost, but there's nothing between you and money but your own reluctance to hustle.
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justsell.com.  Great tools and tips there.  I also agree with knowing your product really well.  But, the most important thing that has helped me be real successful is this motto:  "Be more interested than you are interesting".  Too many times salespeople talk too much, it is because they are 98% of the time very outgoing people, however, be more interested in your prospects business and it will sell more most of the time.  Think about it, who would you buy from, a blabber mouth, or someone who shuts up and listens to the answers about your business.....
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Do the business and collaborate it with an interest you're passionate in. You excel in those types of endeavors when you're passionate in them. They're no longer work, they're play. They're inspiration.
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The retail industry has a lot of different jobs requiring different skill sets/traits.  Which job are you thinking of?\nA sales person must have drive, a good memory for product details, and be a good communicator.  A stock person must be in good physical shape, have good coordination.\nManagers must be good with people, but also be good with financial aptitude
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Best way to approach this is to make yourself known locally. For example attend local flea markets...farm markets and even yard sales displaying and selling your products. You will get repeated customers and through word of mouth sales will pick-up. Don't be disappointed if you recieve negative results from some people...dogs have different tastes. Insure you have a contact name and phone number labeled on each product you sell. Good luck with your venture.
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If the sales of the company increases and there is an increased interest in the market for the company products, then it implies that the celebrity endorsement is successful
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Just like you can be a success in any business, dedication.  I was part of NuSkin, a MLM in the late 80's.  I saw one of the guys making over a $100K a month by the time it started to fizzle for me.
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:}\nsomebofy with $ and contacts and a good reputation
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I love this question!\n\n1) Be honest\n2) Work hard for your clients, no matter who they are or what they are buying\n3) Never let money spoil you, people are number one, money is farther down the list.\n4) Build a great reputation by following 1-3 and you will be a successful agent and a happy camper!\n\nGood luck in your career.
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You have to be a good speaker, salesperson, and work hard.
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a) Marketing people gain respect when they truly appreciate the sales effort - a brief stint in field sales/ channel sales can help gain credibility.\nb) If u r not so much a sales person, u cud try Market Research as a field - Specialized role that needs ur analytical ability.\nc) An MBA degree can help if u r serious about a career in marketing.\nd) Of the various stuff u do in marketing, which one are u most good at? If it is data analysis, move to research. If it is promotion, try an ad agency. If it is strategy & tactics, try sales. In short- move from generalist to specialist, wherever u r good at.\n\nALL THE BEST!!!!
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You will probably get lots of different answers, but my opinion on what makes a good sales person is this:\n\n1) product knowledge - yours and your competitors! You have to know how to position your product and respond to any objections to be able to effectively offer your product as a solution to meet the buyers need.\n\n2) develop a relationship built upon trust, honesty, integrity - your competitor may do the "hard sell" but developing an honest relationship will lead to word of mouth referrals and customers for life! Get to know the individual, their office staff (gate keepers), their business, their competition, their market space so that you can position your product to completely meet their needs.\n\n3) once you have developed a relationship and you know your product is the right solution, ask for the business. Customers expect it and if you have responded to any objections, developed an honest relationship, then you should be in a nice position to close the deal.\n\n4) for customer that provide on-going sales - thank them for the business. Let me know how important they are and that you value them as a customer. Ask them to recommend your product to colleagues.\n\nGood luck!
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It's good you care to become the best sales person you can be.  Just keep in mind that the other competitors sales might not have much to do with the sales staff.  The competitors might put more money into their advertising and marketing campaigns.  You also have to consider pricing.  Are the other products less expensive?  \n\nWhen you're talking with potential customers, impress upon them that your products are the best quality in the business, and your company backs them 100%.  (Make sure your company really does back them though.)  If your products are more expensive, you need to convince them of the importance to have the best quality equipment.  Don't bad mouth the competitors--that just makes you look terrible.  Instead, be positive and upbeat about your product.  \n\nIt's also important to establish a relationship with your customers.  People will buy from people they feel are their friends regardless of price.  When you leave your appointments, make sure you IMMEDIATELY write down the contacts name and any personal information you learned from them while talking.  For instance, how many children they have; the ages of the children; the names of the children; if they have a wife, etc.  Anything at all!  Next time you visit you ask "How was Sarah's soccer game?" or "Is your mother-in-law feeling better?"  Also take goodies to your potential top buyers--donuts, beagles and such.  \n\nAsk a buyer/manager out to lunch.  You pay.  Most companies reimburse the sales staff for business expenses.  If not, it's tax deductible--and then only do this with your most important customers.  Don't forget to send birthday cards (professional ones).\n\nTarget existing customers to buy new products.  Offer to help them fine tune their sales pitches to THEIR customers.  (This paragraph only applies if you're selling to retail stores.)  \n\nI could go on and on.  If you have any questions, feel free to contact me through my profile in yahoo.
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Lifestyle depends on you.  If you have a huge natural market and/or is aggressive enough to get in front of people you will have a great lifestyle.  If you do not you will probably be out of the business after a year or two.  \n\nIf you can avoid cold calling and pounding pavement-- all the better.  \n\nBe a professional.  Not a salesman.\n\nGood luck!
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The key success factor is: Sell products that people actually want. \n\nBuying from garage sales and selling on eBay is fun, and good getting a few dollars here and there from ebay. Sometimes, you luck out on an item and hit big, but many times it will just be so-so (assuming you can even get the price you paid for it). In terms of fun factor, it is great. But from a business stand-point, it is not sustainable.\n\nIf you want to earn serious money from eBay, you need to have a well-thought out business model. Selling on eBay is not as easy as some portray. In fact, go to eBay and check out the number of auctions that end without a single bid. Competition is getting tough, as more sellers go to eBay; even the big boys are joining in the eBay marketplace. Add to that the increasing listing and final value fees.\n\nOne success model of ebay is the couple Jay and Marie Senese (username jayandmarie) of the 1-cent CD fame. They have the highest positive feedback number of all sellers on eBay. Their business model is to buy very low cost CDs in bulk (those that CD stores sell in their discount bins) and offer them on ebay at a starting price of 1 cent http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_23/b3886080.htm Their success is based on the fact that they stumbled on a sustainable business model with products that people really want. They sold their business -- where else but on ebay -- for $5 million! Now that is success.\n\neBay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace: \n\nItems In Demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. To see the In Demand page, go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sellbycategory.html  \n\nHot Items by Category Report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on eBay for the previous month. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html and select "Hot Items by Category" from the menu on the left. \n\neBay Pulse = "a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on eBay". Go to http://pulse.ebay.com/ to see eBay Pulse in action. \n\nMerchandising Calendar = eBay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. Savvy eBayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/calendar.html  to view the current Merchandising Calendar.\n\nAs for items to sell, you can:\n\n1. Buy bulk liquidation items such as those at Liquidation.com. The capitalization may be big, but the idea is to sell the items individually and profit from it.\n\n2. Find manufacturers of items you want to sell and buy discounted items from them\n\n3. Make deals with retailers in your area, and offer to buy their unwanted items for deep discounts. jayandmarie - the most successful ebay sellers - made deals with music stores where they will buy the entire inventory in the discounted bins, and then sold the items on ebay for 1-cent starting bid.\n\n4. Look for possible partners on the Web, preferably outside of the US. Import items from them and sell them on ebay. There's huge profits to gain from this approach.