“Sell me this pen”. It’s a well-established sales exercise. Often used at interviews
If you are ever asked the same question. There are 4 key sales skills an interviewer is looking for when you answer. I.E. how you:-
Gather information
Respond to information
Provide information
Ask for an order
There are 6 key characteristics that I believe all sales professionals should have. The first of these is integrity and if theres one thing that Jordan Belfort lacked during the period the film covers it was integrity.
Some of the best thinking about changes in the way we do business comes (unsurprisingly) from the IT sector. Doing some research for a speech recently I came across a 12 minute DVD featuring the CEO of Citrix systems providing his thoughts on the culture of his company. If you are in any kind of leadership position in business and have 12 minutes to invest take a look