For
Immediate Release
HOW
ARE YOU GOING TO CELEBRATE THE FIRST NATIONAL SALESPERSON'S
DAY?
First, recognize salespeople's
contribution to your business success. Then
thank them. (You
can golf later.)
DALLAS,, TX (February 12, 2001:… On
March 2, 2001 the first National Salesperson's Day will take
place. Some will think it is a day to knock off early and go golfing. Others
will think it's a day filled with chatting and taking customers to
lunch. After all isn't that what salespeople do?
Hardly. This
day arose because of the misconceptions about what selling is and to
highlight the extensive contribution salespeople make to business
success. Salespeople help their customers make the best buying
decisions. This
enhances the business performance of their customers. Professional
salespeople are essential resources for customers today. Talented
salespeople filter the vast amount of information that is available to
their customers. They then present what is necessary. Salespeople also help consumers make better, quicker decisions with
the counsel they offer.
Maura
Schreier-Fleming, President of Strategic Selling proposed the day that
Chase's Calendar of Events lists for the first time this year. She says, "To be a successful salesperson today, you've got to be a
master communicator and skilled in technology. Decision makers today are overworked and want to look to their
salespeople for advice and knowledge to help them make buying
decisions. Salespeople seem to be forgotten in business because the great ones
make selling look so easy. This
day will honor their efforts."
Ms.
Schreier-Fleming adds, "The biggest myth about sales is that we chat all
day, go out for lunch and dinner and golf in the afternoon. If it
were as easy as that why don't we hear kids saying, 'When I grow up I want
to be a salesperson'!
Many people forget that
without salespeople, buying decisions would be more difficult and would
take longer. So
to celebrate the day businesspeople can:
1. Take a
salesperson to lunch
2. Answer
your phone instead of screening those salespeople's calls
3. Buy
something
For salespeople, they can
celebrate National Salesperson's Day by thanking their customers. After
all, it's customers who make the best job in the world possible.
For more information,
contact Ms. Maura Schreier-Fleming at 972.380.0200.
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