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Here Are 9 Ways You Can Get Better At Selling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don’t believe the lie that you’re either good at sales or you’re not.  It’s a skill.  And like any other skill it can be learned.

Check out this article called “Retail Sales Training: 9 Ways To Get Better At Selling” by Bob Phibbs and learn ways to improve your retail selling skills…

 

“You’ve probably heard it said of someone, ‘They could sell (snow, ice, a refrigerator) to an Eskimo,’ or something similar to that.”

“But how did they get that way? Is the ability to excel at retail selling an instinctive talent that you have to be born with and that can’t be learned?”

“Not at all.”

“Almost anyone can learn to be a great retail seller if they follow these principles:”

“9 Ways To Get Better At Selling In Retail”

“1. Make a friend”
“Rapport-building sounds so technical and de-personal and yet it is the heart of making any human interaction a success. Finding something in common, something not related to the merchandise in front of the customer begins to build rapport. I call it opening a Window of Contact which requires a salesperson to notice something physical like jewelry, clothing, even the type of smartphone the person in front of them has. The salesperson then comments on that item with a question and shares something related about themselves based on what that customer answered.”

Click here to continue reading and learn 9 ways to get better at selling in retail on RetailDoc.com

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