Interview With Nacho Andrade From Adp Innovation Center

In other industries, the relationship of the salesperson and customer has changed dramatically. The power has shifted from the seller to the buyer. It used to be that when you wanted to buy a car, you went to a car dealership. The salesperson would show you the cars, take you out on a test drive, and then negotiate the selling price when you were ready to buy, holding the dealer invoice close to the vest. In some cases, the customer may know more than the salesperson.

• He works in the creative department in an advertising agency, yet he describes his job as “selling ideas,” not creating ads.
• When you ask Ike to describe his job, he replies, “I sell stories.” What he means is that he has to “pitch”—or advertise—his stories to convince the press to cover the events that he is promoting.
• Selling is vital in all aspects of business, just as it is in daily life.
• So, even though he is not in the sales department, his job involves selling.
• Gary Kopervas, similarly, is the chief creative strategist at Backe Digital Brand Communications.

In other words, selling products and services can generate more opportunities for selling other products and services in the future. When companies and salespeople think creatively and see the environment through the customer’s eyes, they can identify selling opportunities that might not otherwise exist. This is a basic tenet of selling, both domestically and internationally. In the past, expansion to foreign markets was limited to those corporations that could make the investment required to locate offices and operations abroad. The Internet, however, has provided that same opportunity to small- and medium-sized companies, so that they may sell products and services internationally.

With that being said though, there are people in the same position as you are interviewing for that make a lot of money and have worked here for many years. Also as with any sales job there are the top producers, and then everyone else. It is a good company, a lot of young people work there, there is good opportunity for advancement, and you can make a good living if you work hard.

If you think personal selling is only for salespeople, think again. Everyone in every walk of life uses personal selling (some more effectively than others!). We all have to sell our ideas, our points of view, and ourselves every day to all sorts of people—and not just those related to our jobs. For example, when you work on a team project, you have to sell your ideas about how your team should approach the project . When you are with your friends, you have to sell your point of view about which movie you want to see or where you want to go to eat. When you pitch in for a friend’s gift, you have to sell your ideas about what gift to give. You are selling every day whether you realize it or not.

Medical sales obviously covers a very broad spectrum of products and companies – thousands of them in fact. Likewise, your target market will be different for each sale. We recommend that you take some time to consider what kinds of jobs in medical sales appeal to you and then focus your attention on that segment of medical sales. I work at ADP in Houston in a different department. This is a very intense sales atmosphere, and you must produce to expect to be around for the long term. There is a good amount of turnover in this position, like any sales job.

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Oh, hey there’s this really cool company in, you know, whatever the thing. Oh no, and you connect them, and they can make that entryway. All throughout, sort of taking product jobs, different business to business jobs, and going through I found out if I feed my creative side too much. So, that was one of the things the agency did very well.

Or, you’ll see people that start up and they want to solve a problem, but the problem is bigger than 2 people now. Right, we’ve kind of taken a lot of those easy ideas, taken the low hanging fruit and solved a lot of those problems.

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If you’ve traveled outside the United States, think about the products you saw. Companies such as Coca-Cola, eBay, Gillette, KFC, and Starbucks have a significant presence in foreign countries. Brands are important in selling because customers trust brands. The brand doesn’t end with the product, service, or concept; the salesperson is also a brand.

Today’s landscape for job seekers has been anything but a walk in the park. A “day in the life” is fairly standard within an outside sales role, but this trend has recently been adopted for inside sales roles. These “shadow” days can range from a few hours to an entire day depending on the hiring company and are tools to asses your ability to listen, ask questions and catch on to their day to day routine.

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He works in the creative department in an advertising agency, yet he describes his job as “selling ideas,” not creating ads. For many of her clients, she also sells time because she and her team execute all the required details to create the perfect event. As you notice, all these people are engaged in selling, even though “sales” may not be included in their respective job descriptions. Clearly, whether you pursue a career in sales or in another discipline, selling is an important component of every job…and everyday life.

Every company wants people who can demonstrate drive and independence. The sales department is the heartbeat of every company. According to Selling Power Magazine, the manufacturing and service companies listed on its “Power Selling 500 Report” generate $6.7 trillion dollars in sales annually.

With only a one-to-five proportion of Internet users living in the United States, almost 80 percent of Internet users live in places abroad; thus, there is a much larger market to be found by way of the Internet. Before you take your lemonade stand global, however, remember that selling internationally is not as simple as just setting up a Web site. Language, shipping, currency exchange, and taxes are just some of the costs and considerations necessary for selling products and services internationally via the Internet. A large number of MNCs generate a significant portion of their sales from countries outside the United States.

Each salesperson supports an average of 12.9 other jobs within the company. The Internet has been a game changer for selling in many ways. Just like the Internet expands the reach of a company to virtually anywhere in the world, it also provides customers with access to information, products, and services that they never had before. In some industries, the Internet has virtually eliminated the need for a salesperson. Travel agents are no longer the exclusive providers of reservations and travel plans.

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The association’s members specialize in areas such as recruitment, strategic staffing and candidate selection. The fact of the matter is, especially working with so many company start ups and starting my own businesses several times, you realize that dream is faded. That the idea of starting something, you know, selling it to Warner Brothers. Right, like if you’re AOL or if you’re whatever doesn’t happen anymore. If you look at First Round, they did a really great article about the state of start ups and they talk about how investors have kind of figured out the game, right. They have more control than they used to before, so they can go in and force your vision to change.

You might wonder why all companies aren’t considered customer-centric. After all, if they were in business to sell products and services to customers, it would make sense that they would be customer-centric. However, you have probably encountered companies that aren’t really focused on the customer. How many times have you heard this message while you were on hold to talk to a salesperson or customer service representative, “Your call is important to us. Please stay on the line for the next available representative”? Being on hold and hearing a recorded message hardly makes you feel as if you are important to the company. Everyone did talk about how positive their experience was with ADP and how much they enjoyed working there.

When you get into those networks, ask people, right. I’m actively mentoring a few product managers now. I can’t tell you how many people I talk to now and I’m just shuffling them off to other organizations.

Selling is vital in all aspects of business, just as it is in daily life. When you ask Ike to describe his job, he replies, “I sell stories.” What he means is that he has to “pitch”—or advertise—his stories to convince the press to cover the events that he is promoting. So, even though he is not in the sales department, his job involves selling. Gary Kopervas, similarly, is the chief creative strategist at Backe Digital Brand Communications.

Without the sales, the company would not be able to pay for the other jobs. Have you earned money on your own with a small business such as babysitting or lawn care? Include how you landed your clients, advertised for new ones, and managed your costs and time.

However, “shadow” days are not only for the employer, it’s also a great opportunity for you, as a candidate, to find out if it is the right job for you. The day in the life can be very informative so make sure you take advantage of it! It’s a great way to meet a representative that has first hand experience in the role as well as important insight as to what it’s like to work for the company. You will hear about the success stories and of course all the hardships that one has to go through to make a sale. This step in the interview process can either reinforce your desire to work for the company or send you running for the hills. As an executive recruiter, I have seen it all. With that said, let me share a few tips (and stories of what not to do!), but also keep you in check on why it is extremely important to have the same positive attitude as meeting the hiring manager.