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Are great salespeople born or made?

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Question added by Abdul Samad Nadeem Malik , Business Support Officer , Thimar Al Jazirah - 3M ESPE
Date Posted: 2014/04/07
Khatim Abbas Seed
by Khatim Abbas Seed , BUSINESS CONSULTANT , Google

They are made through growing up in society, learning basic human psychology by experience & understaning the supply, demand & value exchange rules of established economic, trade & monetray systems. Some of them can be re-born as sales people in a later stage of thier lives, after going through a certain expereince of gaining a certain skill.

 

To claim they are born with a sales gift goes too far, for my soberness. All of them just cry out loud when born!

Mohammad Sultan Mahmud
by Mohammad Sultan Mahmud , Accounts Manager , Abrar Plastic Industries Ltd

Made gradually after skilled experienced

padmakumar pathiyil
by padmakumar pathiyil , Marketing Consultant , Management Consultancy

A Great Sales person is not born and he is made. Salesmanship is acquired by practising the selling skills. Even though every one born has the inborn selling qualities but to excel, the selling skills need to be religiously practised along with other necessary knowledge pertaining to the Product, Market, Competitors, & of course  basic general knowledge.

IRPHAN GHANI
by IRPHAN GHANI , Senior Management , A

Selling is an art and is acquired by continuous learning and practising selling skills.

Divyesh Patel
by Divyesh Patel , Assistant Professional Officer- Treasury , City Of Cape Town

The answer lies in both directions. A person great at sales that can do it long term, and will enjoy doing it – is most likely going to be born. But someone who can be great at sales, there’s nothing to stop you from being made – whether you can do it long term, and whether you’ll enjoy it is a different story.

Ahmed Sengr
by Ahmed Sengr , sales and marketing manager , TAJ Home Furniture

born

Ahmed Sultan
by Ahmed Sultan , Assistant Manager , Motaaz Almotameez

Made

There is a simple answer to above question.

- Sales is an inborn skill which every human being has

Ex. Since childhood kid convince his parents for everything that he wants, so in a way he is selling a need to his parents which they fulfills. We sell ourselves at job interviews.

- Great Sales People are made by continuosly gaining experinece and by learning the skills required.

Santosh Kumar Jangid Santosh
by Santosh Kumar Jangid Santosh , Area Sales Manager , SP Techno Solution Pvt Ltd

People’s greatness comes by themselves only, They become great through their personality , thoughts, visions ,works , Efforts , contributions & human kind.

 

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