Tag: sales skills

July 17, 2019

How Sharpening Active Listening Skills Helps You Sell

Hand writing the in a notebook speak less and listen more

Sometimes, becoming a better salesperson simply comes down to thinking like a customer. People like to feel they are being heard and improving your active listening skills can help salespeople quickly build rapport that is critical in gaining the customer’s trust, and ultimately making the sale. Practicing active listening techniques can help you serve the customer better while also increasing your chances of earning their business, because being a good listener helps you gather the information necessary to address their […]

April 10, 2019

Sales Skills to Help Advance Your Career Path

If you’re interested in a job in sales, developing and nurturing skills to catapult your career can help you achieve your career advancement goals. Whether these fall under the umbrella of growing in task-oriented skills or getting to know your strengths, below we show you “the road” to standing out as a leader in your respective role. Begin by understanding the benefits of problem solving and how that skill can help you become an effective leader. With a leadership position, […]

September 14, 2017

The Benefits of Working in Sales

We Asked About Careers in Sales; Sales Managers Answered. Whether you’re pursuing a career in sales, or you’re considering one, working in sales is exciting, challenging, and highly rewarding! A career in sales can benefit you by helping you find focus, teaching you to set ambitious goals and achieve them, and by showing you the value of helping others reach their goals, as well. We asked a group of sales managers about what they believe to be the best and […]

September 6, 2017

How to Be a Successful Salesperson

What does it take to be a successful salesperson? One of the best ways to unlock your real sales potential is to look at the traits of successful people in other fields. Whether it’s astrophysics or technology or sports, there are a number of traits that successful people share. Discover what those traits are here, and find out how you can utilize them to become the most successful salesperson you can be. Passion It’s nearly impossible to be successful in […]