{"id":5375,"date":"2010-01-22t06:15:19","date_gmt":"2010-01-22t10:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=5375"},"modified":"2024-11-19t21:48:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20t02:48:58","slug":"hiring-your-firms-first-salesperson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2010\/01\/22\/hiring-your-firms-first-salesperson\/","title":{"rendered":"hiring your firm’s first salesperson"},"content":{"rendered":"
as a firm owner, you can’t risk putting a dent in your reputation with a poor salesperson.<\/strong><\/p>\n but how and where do you find a good salesperson?<\/p>\n the answer is: start where you shop. start paying attention to the good salespeople you encounter when you’re the consumer. what is it they’re doing that makes you feel good about working with them? learning to recognize good salespeople is the most important first step.<\/p>\n three more ideas:<\/p>\n word of mouth. <\/strong>the more typical ways of finding good salespeople revolve around word-of-mouth recommendations. tell everyone you know that you’re seeking a strong salesperson:<\/p>\n tell your clients. <\/strong>if they’re fans of your product, one of them might even be interested in coming on board.<\/p>\n tell your suppliers.<\/strong> the people who call on your business are in sales and know many others. there could be someone good they know of who’s just burned out on the product line they currently represent and need a change. this is an especially wise method for finding good help because your suppliers won’t recommend a dud. their reputation with you would be ruined and they might lose your business.<\/p>\n tell your banker.<\/strong> when your business succeeds, so does theirs.<\/p>\n via entrepreneur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" as a firm owner, you can’t risk putting a dent in your reputation with a poor salesperson. but how and where do you find a good salesperson? the answer is: start where you shop. start paying attention to the good … continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2271,5],"tags":[79,271,216],"class_list":["post-5375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marketing","category-outlook","tag-marketing","tag-practice-development","tag-sales"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n