I appear as a guest on the Cultural Fusion Experience Radio Show to discuss busines, sales, and so much more. Music will play until ‘6:10′ when the interview begins. (You can fast forward)
There was a great question posted on Linkedin yesterday. “What things do you refrain from saying to avoid sounding “salesy”?” Below is my answer. I will use the term “sales person” to describe anyone involved in using sales skills, i.e.-business owner, business leaders, sales reps, sales directors, etc.
I believe if you are your most authentic, natural, and genuine self, nothing “salesy” will come from your mouth. The challenge is that many people think they need to be different, or act different, or say something different, than their natural self would say, to be a great sales person. (more…)
The question of whether a high level of empathy for a sales professional was an advantage or a disadvantage was asked on linkedin.com. Below is my public answer to this question.
This is a great and interesting question! It looks like most people so far are saying that empathy is essential for sales people, and I agree! I will expand on the concept and how to develop it a little further as it may be of help for those who want to enhance it. (more…)
