Inquiry Blog Post Three

    My final inquiry question is, "Are good Salesmen and women born with the gift of the art of persuasion, or is it something they learn over time?" Other questions are, Does age and personality play a roll in the lives of the customers? What are the characteristics of good salesmen and women?
    I feel that it takes good salespeople are both born with the ability to sell, as well as they only get better with the knowledge they gain over experience and time.
    I plan on conducting interviews with my co-workers at my local farmers market as well as my boss. I also plan on reading texts that I have gotten from the UNCC Library.
    I feel that a lot of people would be interested in my topic, because my topic relates to everyone who has ever been approached by a salesman at the mall, car dealer, or anywhere.

Inquiry Blog Post Two

"10 Powerful Secrets of a Successful Salesman." 10 Powerful Secrets of a Successful Salesman. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://www.preservearticles.com/201101173467/10-powerful-secrets-of-a-successful-salesman.html>.

This article basically states the obvious for how a good salesman should act, it goes into

some minor details talking about how the seller must be a very optimistic person who

loves selling merchandise. It talks about how a good salesman is also a good listener,

hearing what the customer wants, then he/she will be able to sell more efficiently. Then

of course, being a good communicator, communicating well is what will set up long term

customers.  I believe I will be able to use this article because it is a very easy to

understand reading. The fact that is pretty much obvious will help my readers feel

like they aren’t reading rocket science, yet finding and interesting topic.

"Market Measures from Salesmen: A Multidimensional Scaling Approach." N.p., n.d. Web.

This article informs us about the different styles of Sales pitches. It talks about the needs that must be met in order for the seller to be effective to the customer. This article gave a lot of statistical points, as well as some information that puts salesmen in a multi category. I am sure the statistics and research will give my body some kind of educational/visual perspectives.

"QUALITIES OF GOOD SALESMAN." HubPages. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://rizwanamjed.hubpages.com/hub/QUALITIES-OF-GOOD-SALESMAN>.

This article stresses that in order to be a good salesman, one must first be well informed

on the item he/she is selling. The author then goes on to talk about the importance of the

psychological approach, being able to tell how the buyer is feeling at all times. Finally

the article finishes up by talking about how the salesman must keep an honest front,

making him/her a likeable person. This was also a dumbed down article, but like I said

before, I feel that this paper could use the information, information that will not make

readers have to go into too much depth that it aggravates them.

Tronnes, Mike. Closers: Great American Writers on the Art of Selling. New York: St. Martin's, 1998. Print.

This book talks about why we are so fascinated by salespeople and focuses on the delivery, the back and forth, and finally, the handshake or nothing when it comes to sales. I just checked this book out of the library, and am real excited to dive in and see how I can use his information on the art of selling.

Inquiry Blog Post Two

"10 Powerful Secrets of a Successful Salesman." 10 Powerful Secrets of a Successful Salesman. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://www.preservearticles.com/201101173467/10-powerful-secrets-of-a-successful-salesman.html>.

This article basically states the obvious for how a good salesman should act, it goes into

some minor details talking about how the seller must be a very optimistic person who

loves selling merchandise. It talks about how a good salesman is also a good listener,

hearing what the customer wants, then he/she will be able to sell more efficiently. Then

of course, being a good communicator, communicating well is what will set up long term

customers.  I believe I will be able to use this article because it is a very easy to

understand reading. The fact that is pretty much obvious will help my readers feel

like they aren’t reading rocket science, yet finding and interesting topic.

"Market Measures from Salesmen: A Multidimensional Scaling Approach." N.p., n.d. Web.

This article informs us about the different styles of Sales pitches. It talks about the needs that must be met in order for the seller to be effective to the customer. This article gave a lot of statistical points, as well as some information that puts salesmen in a multi category. I am sure the statistics and research will give my body some kind of educational/visual perspectives.

"QUALITIES OF GOOD SALESMAN." HubPages. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://rizwanamjed.hubpages.com/hub/QUALITIES-OF-GOOD-SALESMAN>.

This article stresses that in order to be a good salesman, one must first be well informed

on the item he/she is selling. The author then goes on to talk about the importance of the

psychological approach, being able to tell how the buyer is feeling at all times. Finally

the article finishes up by talking about how the salesman must keep an honest front,

making him/her a likeable person. This was also a dumbed down article, but like I said

before, I feel that this paper could use the information, information that will not make

readers have to go into too much depth that it aggravates them.

Tronnes, Mike. Closers: Great American Writers on the Art of Selling. New York: St. Martin's, 1998. Print.

This book talks about why we are so fascinated by salespeople and focuses on the delivery, the back and forth, and finally, the handshake or nothing when it comes to sales. I just checked this book out of the library, and am real excited to dive in and see how I can use his information on the art of selling.

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My name is Jedidiah Balbuena, and I am writing this blog as an assignment for my English 1102 Class at UNCC. I have never really been much of a blogger, or a writer as a matter of fact, so this is definitely a new experience for me.  So far, this Blog has been a little difficult for me to set up, because I am still trying to figure out the basics of all the layouts and the basic set up of the blog. However, I am slowly but surely moving along and finally figuring out how to work this thing! 

I am currently studying Criminal Justice, and hope to some day be a park ranger somewhere in the Mountains. I love playing Basketball, Soccer, and football, as well as hunting and fishing.  I really do enjoy being outside and enjoying all the beauties of nature.

I am about to finish my second season working at a farmer’s market. It has definitely been a good experience for me as a worker. Next month, I will be selling Christmas trees for the same boss who runs the farmer’s market, which is cool because this is his first year selling Christmas Trees, so I am glad I will get to be a part of this new experience with him, and my fellow workers.

The Purpose of this blog is to show exactly what we are doing in class. I currently have three assignments that we have covered so far in this semester (Fall 2012).