Insight
PhD Holder and result-oriented Director with 25 years experience with involvement in all levels of Business Strategy, Sales and Marketing, Managing Project and Product Development. Aside of managing a company, he is also the best corporate trainer and public speaker in seminar and conference.
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
In today's digital era, being a good sales person is not just about sending emails, making call and blasting spams and hoping the other person bites. A good sales person takes pride in what they do. They have to believe in their product, service or idea. Further, there are several essential traits and skills you need in order to be sales champion, namely.
Leverage relationships and internal networks
High preforming sales persons always leverage their relationships and internal networks to get the best deal for their customers. So you don’t have to be a high performing sales person to leverage your networks. You can do this within your own network too.
Very likable
Good sales people are normally very likable. In life, if you want to win and succeed, you have to have a likable personality. High performance sales persons achieve this by aligning their interest and common ground with their customers. A high performing sales person always reciprocate by being helpful or supportive to their customers.
High degree of competence and authority
High performing sales persons demonstrate a high degree of competence and authority. These high performing sales people demonstrate this by how they carry themselves and demonstrate competence by always delivering what has been promised. These high performing sales people carry themselves and demonstrate a high degree of confidence.
Always deliver on their commitments
A high performing sales person is consistent and always deliver on their commitments. High performing sales people often practice the dictum “underpromise and over deliver”. They always keep their promises and deliver on their commitments.
Conclusion
To sum up, in order to be a sales champion, you need to know what makes your product or service a good fit for your customers. By understanding and knowing these essential traits and skills, not only you could be sales champion, but you can also keep the business operations running smoothly which could improve overall organizational efficiency and productivity.
Reference:
Ben Amor, N. (2019). What Skills Make a Salesperson Effective? An Exploratory Comparative Study among Car Sales Professionals. International Business Research, 12(11), 76. doi: 10.5539/ibr.v12n11p76
Lincoln, J. (2021). Win Unfairly. Retrieved 20 October 2021, from https://winunfairly.com/10-ways-to-be-a-top-gun-sales-person/