Is it normal to get tired of sales? I have to make so many face to face cold calls that I'm buring out....
926750
Yes, I have been in sales for almost 10 years and it does get trying sometimes. One thing you have to do is sell something you like and that will help tremendously. You also have to take a vacation every 3 months even if you don't go anywhere you just need to take some time for yourself to reset. I try to take a long weekend once a quarter (Friday-Monday) and do nothing it helps not thinking about anything for a few days.\n\nI have even thought of leaving sales business a few times but I can go back to working for the $ that people want to pay for hourly workers. That is the good and bad thing about sales you get paid more but with the $ comes stress.
397286
Networking like crazy. You never know who else someone knows - ask everyone for leads.  Cold calling or visiting stores you want to sell your product.  Do your research to know whom to speak with.  Just keep talking about your item - excitedly.
623206
sound like your tired of you job? maybe ask for a new position?
490761
Telemarketers are a pain because they try to get you to buy stuff that you don't want. But... they are only doing their jobs, making money and paying their bills like the rest of us. I try to think of this when one bothers me by calling at dinner time.
159795
I can only tell you how I work... If I go to a store looking for something in perticular, I come with a yes handy. If the price is reasonable and I get all of the info that I need, I will use the yes. If the price is not reasonable, I will slide them a no. If the salesperson is an a@@, then I will find a no and give it to them. Now... If a sales person call me at home with the thought that they will try to sell me something that they think that I didn't know that I needed, and I mistakingly pick the phone up, I allways have a no handy by the phone, so I throw one at them. Sometimes I have to use up a couple of them because they don't accept the first one. If I get low on nos then I just hang up. It is good to keep some on hand.
1085713
Ah, sales.  The thing to remember about sales is that its like a f***ing battleground compatred to stupid account managment. Its time to get sh^& eatin' grin on your face and GET DIRTY. Remember, there is no such thing as an honest sell, quite literally. Now, I'm not saying that going about and f&&&ing everyone over is the answer, but you have to be an animal.  When selling, especially over the phone, smile while your in hunt, YOU CAN HEAR A SMILE OVER THE PHONE! Be fast, no whale is going to bite if theyre being sold by a bumbling fool. Lastly, be relentless. Do not ever go easy on an as...customer.  Be aggressive without sounding aggressive. You can do this by asking a lot of closed ended questions.. For example: "If you were walking from the store to your car and you found a million dollars in parking lot, would you keep it?????" This may be a bad/generic example, but you know what I'm saying.  Remember the A.B.C's\nAlways\nBe\nClosing\nSound informed, sound cool, sound smart, sound hot and sound like winner, not like some f***ing anal retentive yuppie loser for Christ Sake. There you go. Thats your crash course in selling, dont F*** it up.\n\n-J.
650027
Some people thrive in this environment.  Not me:\nI worked in a call centre for 2 days.  I made my quota in the middle of the second day and told the supervisor that I was done and was quitting.\nI really did not like bothering people and was not about to put up with the abuse from people I contacted.
862520
hang up. it's very irritating.  I got 9 calls today! wtf!
554684
if you are starting out alone, its tough to do unless you have some good education and experience to back it up\n\ni suggest you talk to your friends and family.. network through them and so you can get in contact with their friends etc.\n\nits going to be lot of sales call process in the beginning
1065005
No. Cold calling takes a very special individual with no soul and indestructible self esteem. I have never made a sale cold calling someone who didn't have a need for my product. immediately comes up with "not interested" and hang up. Channel sales benefits greatly from good questioning since there is a need, all you have to do is provide why they need it from you. cold calling is a complete waste and shows the companies strategy is faulty and extremely cheap. Cold callers are just used to make their sales managers look good at the expense of their own soul and hard work.
809195
I USUALLY WAIT UNTIL THE SALES PITCH IS OVER AND THEN I TELL THEM I'M NOT INTERESTED.
732788
Check out ( http://www.salesandmarketinghelp.com ) they have a whole section on cold calling.
817022
Yes, all agents will call you. It is for the Conveince of the BUYER. All of the appointments are to help you sell. It's a pain in the butt for you to have to jump up and get outta the house whenever they call but...we're taling about selling. Sell, sell, sell!!! Also, you may get calls for evening appointments, weekends and whenever a buyer can see your house. Good luck, I am in the same boat as you! SELL, SELL, SELL!!! :)
994869
I have a friend like that and it is truly draining.  What I do when we talk on the phone is "unhunh" automatically while doing something else with an occassional "really!".  When I need to talk , I tell her to "shut up it's about me today, we'll get to you later".   This has been going on for years and it seems to work for me.
332076
If I remember right, you said something about honesty.  So the last answer would not work too well.  And quite frankly, if it was me you were calling with that crap, I would hang up on you.\n\nHere is a more honest way to do this.  When you call you ask for a sales dept. or someone that would get a call in quite frquently.  In other words, someone who is insignificant in the company, basically.  Don't ask for any specific person either.  When calling in, you simply say..."Hi, can I talk to someone is sales (customer service) please?"  At this point, she may ask you your name.  Simply tell her your name.  If she asks you where you are from, play stupid and say something like, "home", or ask her what she means by her question.  Playing stupid is a great thing sometimes.  If she wants to know why you are calling, play the "customer" act and get frustrated with her/him and ask, "why so many questions.  i simply want to talk to the sales dept. can you please transfer me, that is unless I should take my business elsewhere"?  If she hangs up on you, you now have a reason to call back and ask for the manager.  Who cares what happened with her, just talk to the manager what you called him to talk about.\n\nIf you get passed her without being asked what the call is regarding (and most of the time you will), then you will talking to the coveted CSR, or sales guy.  When they answer you now need to play stupid again.  You say something like this:  "Oh...I am not sure why she transferred me to you.  I was actually calling for your manager, are you the manager?"  If there are multiple managers there, sometimes the answerer will even give you the different names of the managers like this...."do you want Steve or Mike?"  This is great for you because now you are on a first name basis with the manager.  If they ask what your name is, you tell them the same thing that you told the receptionsist...your name.  If they ask where you are from, what are you supposed to say??????\n\nFollowing this formula will get you into 8 out of 10 companies that you call.  I know that it does because I have did it many times.  Happy selling and keep it simple stupid!!!
208523
flat out tell them that your selling plenty, and there arent many, and you dont need to waste your time dealing with them if they think they can act like that, pack up your crap and start to go and let them know you will let their boss know that they had no interest in trying to do what was best for the company. then leave your card and tell them to call if they ever pull their head out of their caboose.then leave.
273967
I actually think it is funny when I see someone's head shot on a card or in an ad.  It does not draw me in at all.  But I guess to each their own.  It does not make me buy any more.  I am all about if the sales person is genuine and not just trying to make the sale.