Posts Tagged ‘ gift store buyers ’

Tips for Making your Products Appealing to Gift Buyers

July 15, 2009
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Having appealing products to present to gift store buyers is, of course, a very important detail to consider when developing or expanding your products.  All the work and effort in the world will gain nothing if your product is not what the buyer wants. Trying to sell your gift item to other venues such...

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Sales Presentation Follow Up

July 8, 2009
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Following a sales presentation and/or order, make sure to always thank the buyer for their time.  Even if they did not purchase your product, a gracious gesture will leave the buyer with good feelings about you!  Next time you visit with them, they will remember you and may be more willing to buy from...

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Steps to Making a Store Presentation — Part 2

July 1, 2009
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In Part one we discussed introducing yourself and talking with the buyer.  This week we will cover Part 2 which is the actual sales process. BEGINNING THE SALES PROCESS If you are fortunate enough to interest a buyer on the first visit, you have your foot in the door! But rather than going directly...

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Steps to Making a Sales Presentation — Part 1

June 24, 2009
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There are as many different ways to make a sales call as there are sales people in the field. Everyone uses their own system, but after many years as a sales rep, I found the following system to work best to facilitate sales to gift stores. PRELIMINARY STEPS TO AN IN-STORE SALES CALL The...

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Making Appointments vs. Cold Calling

June 18, 2009
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Cold calling a store is only one of the two different approaches in making a presentation to a buyer.  You enter a store and ask to talk to the buyer without any pre-arranged appointment or notice.  The other method is making an appointment ahead of time with the buyer.  There are many advantages and...

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