What are the key personality traits that salespeople really need to be successful? Ask any sales manager and you’ll get a confusing array of answers to this question. You’ll hear phrases like ‘driven to succeed’, ‘good at closing’, ‘tough negotiator’, ‘great listener’, ‘resilient’, ‘activity planning’, ‘rapport builder’ and ‘people person’.
But can one person possibly have all of these ‘traits’, since some of them are almost opposites? And if we can’t have them all, which ones are most important – which can’t we do without?
And what is personality anyway? The phrases above may look great on a job description, but some of them have little to do with personality. They’re learned skills. In theory, anyone can learn and use great sales skills, regardless of their personality. So where does that leave us? (continue reading…)
Many Canadians are staying more frugal than ever to gain control of their debt. It’s true that consumer debt has reached an all time high and doesn’t appear to be lowering while the recession is looming over us. Even basic monthly bills have become harder to pay on time. Unfortunately, with each late payment, consumers accrue overdraft charges and late fees as a penalty. These fees increase the overall hardship on already struggling consumers.
Bids4Gold has set out to switch the way people sell their unwanted gold jewelry. At a point when gold prices are reaching new highs and the economy is slowing down people need the ability to sell their unwished-for or damaged gold jewellery for some extra money. The difficulty with the current gold buying market is that the way costs are set isn’t working. Some quick research of pretty much all the firms who offer this kind of gold buying service will show a lengthy list of disappointed clients and consumer grouses. Clearly the present system of letting one company decide what the value of your jewellery should be is damaged. It allows these firms to use folks who feel they haven’t any choice but to accept an embarrassing low offer for their property. 
A real estate short sale occurs when a property owner sells their property for less than the mortgage amount owed to their lender(s). On the surface, this may seem like only the borrower benefits from such a transaction. However, that couldn’t be further from the truth.