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Casual Articles - Sales Secrets From A Six-Year Old
Easy money, flexible schedules, and being your boss seem to be the buzzwords with those considering a career in residential real estate. Sales was intentionally left off the job title. Real estate is moving away from being a sales career to being a resource for consumers that are buying or selling a home.Mark Nash author of Starting &
Her level of motivation was exceptional and for her this was fun.
Are you still having fun in your job?
By the way, the ball for the parents was also great fun, as you can tell by the photo with my gorgeous wife (third from left) and other friends!
5. Competitive
Again, my daughter wanted to sell the most raffle tickets in her class and we had to hold her back!
Competition can be healthy for sales.
6. Goal
When you are being interviewed it is very important that you give out the right signals. These can be provided by your positive body language.Body language is a very important part of any communication. Body or non-verbal language might be defined as "what we say without saying anything". Much of the impact you create at interview is
Underneath that rose sitting on the footpath are a six-year old girl and four-year old boy, both with blonde hair, blue eyes and impeccably dressed.
They have a table, chair and umbrella set-up, with a little hand-written sign saying "Raffle Tickets For Sale Only $2".
They patiently wait in the warm spring air. Then as people walk down the street, the six-year old confidently approaches them saying, "Hello, would you like to buy a raffle ticket, we're raising money for our school!"
How could anyone refuse? This was my daughter Georgia as she sold raffle tickets and in a small way helped raise more than $30,000 for her local school.
What did I learn from my daughter's entrepreneurial approach to helping raise money that will help put air-conditioning in the class-rooms of her 108-year old school?
Well, they are insights we can all apply to any sales situation, whether a multi-million dollar company, small business or not-for-profit fund raiser.
1. Enthusiasm.
This quality more than anything else is essential for sales success. My daughter had it in bucketfuls.
How is your enthusiasm for your job, product or organisation?
2. Organisation.
Good salespeople are well organised. My daughter was no exception with the chairs, umbrella, sign, tickets, pen and cash float for change.
Is your lack of organisation costing you sales?
3. Empathetic listener
Even though she's only six, my daughter is a good listener. A value as parents we've tried to teach her.
4. Self-motivation
My daughter would still be on the footpath selling raffle tickets if she had her way.
Her level of motivation was exceptional and for her this was fun.
Are you still having fun in your job?
By the way, the ball for the parents was also great fun, as you can tell by the photo with my gorgeous wife (third from left) and other friends!
5. Competitive
Again, my daughter wanted to sell the most raffle tickets in her class and we had to hold her back!
Competition can be healthy for sales.
6. Goal
If you are determined to crack the networking code and build priceless business relationships it is important to research the various networking options and commit to a networking strategy. Get out and about and reach out. Be proactive. Open relationships everywhere. On Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. On Golden Pond and even on the Bri
They patiently wait in the warm spring air. Then as people walk down the street, the six-year old confidently approaches them saying, "Hello, would you like to buy a raffle ticket, we're raising money for our school!"
How could anyone refuse? This was my daughter Georgia as she sold raffle tickets and in a small way helped raise more than $30,000 for her local school.
What did I learn from my daughter's entrepreneurial approach to helping raise money that will help put air-conditioning in the class-rooms of her 108-year old school?
Well, they are insights we can all apply to any sales situation, whether a multi-million dollar company, small business or not-for-profit fund raiser.
1. Enthusiasm.
This quality more than anything else is essential for sales success. My daughter had it in bucketfuls.
How is your enthusiasm for your job, product or organisation?
2. Organisation.
Good salespeople are well organised. My daughter was no exception with the chairs, umbrella, sign, tickets, pen and cash float for change.
Is your lack of organisation costing you sales?
3. Empathetic listener
Even though she's only six, my daughter is a good listener. A value as parents we've tried to teach her.
4. Self-motivation
My daughter would still be on the footpath selling raffle tickets if she had her way.
Her level of motivation was exceptional and for her this was fun.
Are you still having fun in your job?
By the way, the ball for the parents was also great fun, as you can tell by the photo with my gorgeous wife (third from left) and other friends!
5. Competitive
Again, my daughter wanted to sell the most raffle tickets in her class and we had to hold her back!
Competition can be healthy for sales.
6. Goal
Please feel free to publish this article and resource box in your ezine, newsletter, offline publication or website. A copy would be appreciated at bobkelly@TNI.net. Word count is 1220 including guidelines and resource box. Robert A. Kelly © 2006.A Managerial PR System You Will LoveIt’s a happy day indeed when business
Well, they are insights we can all apply to any sales situation, whether a multi-million dollar company, small business or not-for-profit fund raiser.
1. Enthusiasm.
This quality more than anything else is essential for sales success. My daughter had it in bucketfuls.
How is your enthusiasm for your job, product or organisation?
2. Organisation.
Good salespeople are well organised. My daughter was no exception with the chairs, umbrella, sign, tickets, pen and cash float for change.
Is your lack of organisation costing you sales?
3. Empathetic listener
Even though she's only six, my daughter is a good listener. A value as parents we've tried to teach her.
4. Self-motivation
My daughter would still be on the footpath selling raffle tickets if she had her way.
Her level of motivation was exceptional and for her this was fun.
Are you still having fun in your job?
By the way, the ball for the parents was also great fun, as you can tell by the photo with my gorgeous wife (third from left) and other friends!
5. Competitive
Again, my daughter wanted to sell the most raffle tickets in her class and we had to hold her back!
Competition can be healthy for sales.
6. Goal
In quality manufacturing, speed requires standardization. No wonder Six Sigma, Zero Defects and ISO Certification receive so much time and attention.But in quality service, doing something unusual or eccentric can create a powerful impact. In service, it can be quite acceptable to find and do your own thing.Here are just a few
Good salespeople are well organised. My daughter was no exception with the chairs, umbrella, sign, tickets, pen and cash float for change.
Is your lack of organisation costing you sales?
3. Empathetic listener
Even though she's only six, my daughter is a good listener. A value as parents we've tried to teach her.
4. Self-motivation
My daughter would still be on the footpath selling raffle tickets if she had her way.
Her level of motivation was exceptional and for her this was fun.
Are you still having fun in your job?
By the way, the ball for the parents was also great fun, as you can tell by the photo with my gorgeous wife (third from left) and other friends!
5. Competitive
Again, my daughter wanted to sell the most raffle tickets in her class and we had to hold her back!
Competition can be healthy for sales.
6. Goal
They bicker, want your approval, fight for your attention, ignore your nagging, and defy you when you preach at them. No, I'm not talking about your kids; I'm talking about your employees. The two things employees want the most is for their boss to listen and respect them. However it's difficult to listen and respect them when they act like
Her level of motivation was exceptional and for her this was fun.
Are you still having fun in your job?
By the way, the ball for the parents was also great fun, as you can tell by the photo with my gorgeous wife (third from left) and other friends!
5. Competitive
Again, my daughter wanted to sell the most raffle tickets in her class and we had to hold her back!
Competition can be healthy for sales.
6. Goal Orientation
Again, my daughter had a goal to sell all her raffle tickets.
7. Initiative
I know it's probably illegal to sell things on the front footpath without a licence, but again I was impressed with my daughter's initiative.
8. Customer Orientation
My daughter always listened to the customer and approached them with a smile!
It is amazing that as we get older we forget these simple, proven techniques.
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