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What are Essential Skills required to become a successful Salesperson?

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Question added by Aaqib Sheikh , Sales Executive , Indus
Date Posted: 2016/05/30
Farhana Siddique Fari
by Farhana Siddique Fari , Coordinator , Coordinator at DFA, Dr Fazeela Abbasi, Advanced Skin, Laser & Hair Institute, Islamabad.

I endorse answers given by Sir Nadjib Rabahi and Mr. Prabhat Mishra.

Mouna Rekik
by Mouna Rekik , Sales Executive , Nomination

  1. Understand what the buyer wants
  2. Sell in a buyer-responsive manner
  3. Use psychology to engage the buyer
  4. Establish trust with the buyer
  5. Communicate succinctly
  6. Act on what the customer is saying
  7. Demonstrate subject matter expertise
  8. Help (as opposed to close) their prospects
  9. Tell really compelling stories
  10. Are great copywriters
  11. Sell effectively over the phone
  12. Are socially active with target buyers
  13. Personalize their interactions
  14. Use a variety of marketing skills
  15. Help prospects achieve next steps
  16. Are more productive because of sales technology
  17. Tie daily activities to quota achievement
  18. Manage their pipeline like a portfolio

first of all motivate to costmer if we have really orginal products we always success in our business whatever it may be. Motivation is essential for the field of buisnes.

UMAIR ROOMI
by UMAIR ROOMI , HR/Operations/ Procurement , Harsco Metals

Below are some set of skills which are required to be a handful salesperson:

 

  1. Know what you are selling ( Product Knowledge)
  2. Know your customer
  3. Instead of being a typical salesperson one should rather sell an idea not a product.
  4. Always be prepared.
  5. Do not falsify.
  6. Work on your soft-skills.

Prabhatt Misshra
by Prabhatt Misshra , Corporate Trainer , Yeshashwi Bhav Training & Management Sol. LLP

Success thing does not exists in this entire world because it is a desire which never end, but yes a good and profit earner Salesperson should have below mentioned skills.

Skills to compare what is Profitable and what is Not

Skill to take on the spot balanced decision

Skill to initiate in team and suggest wisely when required

Skill to develop trustworthy and good Network of related job

Skill to manager personal and professional life

Skill to guide others

Should not be judegemental

Should have a flexible attitude in working environment

Should be able to listen comments and should have the basic quality to implement into right direction

And most importantly "Should be down-to-earth.

Rest academic and technical skills are also counted but if the above mentioned basic skills are not met properly then futhre things can become difficult to manage and communicate.

 

Thank you

Rizeth Bonaobra
by Rizeth Bonaobra , Project Admin / Document Control , Concord Electrical Contracting LLC

Rapport, Active Listening and Product/Service Knowledge.

Nadjib RABAHI
by Nadjib RABAHI , Freelancer , My own account

- Communication skills

- Convincing skills

- Organisational skills

- The negociation

- Working under pressure

- Sales skills

- Dynamic

- Persuasion Skills

- Endurance

- Determination

- The initiative

- Ambition

- Punctuality

- Self-confidence

- Will

- The perseverence

- Motivation

- Expression skills

- optimism

- The demonstration

ghazi Almahadeen
by ghazi Almahadeen , Project Facilitator , Jordan River Foundation

Thanks for the invite ............................ agreed with the answers Mr. Najib

EXCELLENT ANSWER FROM MS MOUNA AND MR NADJIB RABAHI... I AGREE WITH THEM

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