Selling a ketchup popsicle to a lady wearing white gloves
Posted: Thursday, August 25, 2005
by Brian K Grinonneau
McMann and Tate
A good salesman is born that way it is not a learned behavior. End of story. Go solve another mystery. This one is over.
Crack any sales help book and you'll find all of the traits the author says a good salesman must have. He must be an early riser, well-organized, diligent, a great communicator, well-dressed, punctual, tactician, statistician, creative, bold, a great listener, a great talker, assertive, convincing, analytical, and maybe mystical. He must be a planner, a time conservationist, and posses the ability and desire to always win. His presentation has to be polished, his words impeccable. WRONG!
If you really like people and enjoy the game of getting them to see your point of view, you're a natural born salesman and will do well, very well. In fact, you'll be in the top income percentage of all professions.
If you spend all of your time trying to "learn" sales techniques, you'll look forced and unnatural. Look for work that better suits your temperament. A true salesman is born, not made.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)salesmans are made, or born
Great comment from Prabhakar. Was that English or some other drivel? Thanks for helping me prove the point!
Nice sources! oh wait, this article sucks balls and is wrong. Next one please.
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