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Top 10 Qualities
More than a job, successful selling is a result of skill and practice. Like all other skills, great selling techniques cannot be acquired in a day. The most successful salespeople work incessantly toward improvement, practice regularly, and grow incrementally with each experience. Acquiring killer sales skills requires time and dedication. This post outlines the characteristics that, when developed, can turn a good salesperson into a great salesperson
The Top 10 Qualities of a Good Salesperson
Upbeat
Passionate
Ingenious
Empathetic
Accountable
Well Prepared
Tech-Savvy
Highly Engaged
Goal Oriented
Relationship Driven
1. Upbeat
Hearing negative responses on a regular basis can be extremely disheartening. Unfortunately, there’s no way around this in sales. But for successful people, “no” does not mean the end.
“No” in sales doesn’t always mean no permanently, it just means no for right now.
Successful salespeople are those who have emerged stronger out of the most difficult of situations. They face them with a positive attitude; learning from them and always seeing light at the end of the tunnel.
2. Passionate
Passion is not just working towards meeting a specific quota for a successful salesperson. Truly passionate salespeople are those who work towards higher goals like excellence and building long-lasting relationships.
The best salespeople are passionate about making a change in people’s lives and work towards it every single day. They know that every part of the sales process is important and do not make the mistake of not taking closing seriously. They are passionate about growing in their careers, making sure they always give their A game.
3. Ingenious
The most successful salespeople are creative and think about unique ways to solve problems for their clients. They come up with novel ideas when most people form the same conclusions.
Top performing salespeople have the ability to look at things differently. Their brilliant analytical skills enable them to offer different solutions that others normally don’t see. They are resourceful and make the best out of what they have.
4. Empathetic
Empathy and compassion are prerequisites to great customer service. Empathetic salespeople listen intently to what actually affects people and provide them the complete liberty to express their concerns.
They try to understand people by putting themselves in other’s shoes from a neutral perspective, without letting judgment or an ulterior motive guide them. This helps them understand people better and interact accordingly.
5. Accountable
Highly effective salespeople know how to take full responsibility for their own actions and do not blame other people or external influences that can affect results.
They take complete ownership over their work and ways to do it and do it with full dignity and respect. They hold nobody but themselves accountable for whatever results may arise, both positive and negative.
6. Well Prepared
Impressing clients and making them buy a product is no cake walk. It requires a tremendous amount of research, confidence and flawless execution of pitches.
Effective team members use all their resources and time to find out what exactly they are going to pitch to different clients and tailor their presentations accordingly.
They do NOT go on and on about products and services but offer something of value through a conversational approach, which is jargon-free
7. Tech-Savvy
The most successful salespeople are always ahead of the game for a reason – they invest their time in educating themselves.
Winning salespeople keep themselves updated on latest market trends, products, technology, and competition in their niche.
They also use all kinds of sales tools to participate in professional development and stay motivated.
They keep a variety of tools handy that can help them learn about things that help them perform better.
8. Highly Engaged Highly successful salespeople are engaged and love being a part of the organization they represent. They love their job and the people they work with. Because they believe in the product and feel motivated, they sell with the utmost conviction. On the contrary, their organization also invests in them, which helps them retain these superstars. They participate actively in assessments, surveys and training programs, look up to their leaders and reap the benefits of the resources available to them.
9. Goal-Oriented
The ability to set (and stick to) personal and professional goals is definitely a common characteristic of the most successful salespeople.
Top sales pros know exactly what they want to accomplish (and by when) so they will plan around these targets accordingly.
This requires focus and setting ambitious, but achievable goals. As a result, the salesperson must be extremely persistent and hardworking.
Successful salespeople get goals that help them grow as an individual and as a professional. They have long-term goals which require patience and practice.
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10. Relationship Driven
The most effective salespeople know how to deal with a variety of clients, and being versatile with each type.
There will undoubtedly be wins and losses. However, the most successful salespeople never say goodbye to clients. They reach out to the ones who have said no in the past, and they are also available to assist those they have sold to.
The best salespeople know the importance of building trust and ensuring satisfaction. They also know these things can take time, which is why they follow up with prospects and clientsregularly over time, not only when they’re critical to a deal.