Virtual Salesmen Pt 1

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Be Aware of this new age of Virtual Salesmen with the old but progressive tactics that cater to the now short attention span generations. Kindly leave a Review here 👉🏽<b><a href="https://ReviewThisPodcast.com/Virtual-Salemen-Pt1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Virtual-Salesmen-Pt1</a></b><br />While anyone can be manipulated, expert manipulators tend to target <b>people with and take advantage of certain personality traits</b>. These traits include: The desire to be liked or to please; these people are more likely to take extraordinary measures to gain favor. Low self-esteem people, which our society has plenty of these days.<br /><br /><b>Deception</b> Is When You Make a Claim That Isn’t True<br />“Delicious meals in under 30 minutes—with no processed ingredients!"<br />The only meal that takes less than 30 minutes to prepare is cereal (or something you’ve defrosted...and it definitely has processed ingredients). The point is: People feel uncomfortable with sales because it’s “manipulative,” but manipulation isn’t the problem. Deception is.<br />Deception is when you are consciously deceiving someone.<br />It’s when you promise something you can’t deliver, offer a result that isn’t possible, or sell someone something you told them was great, when it’s definitely not great.<br /><br />The<b> key difference </b>is that deception has to do with the offer. You find deception in the claims you make and the benefits you promise—not in how you close the sale (that’s manipulation).<br />If you’re selling something that does not do what you say it does, then you’re being deceptive.<br />If you’re nudging someone to buy something they already want (and will add value to their lives), that’s manipulation. Deception is a lie, manipulation is a tool, when used with righteous intentions to serve your prospective customer well and ethically.<br />How to Tell the Difference<br />A general rule of thumb is if you have to ask, the answer is probably “yes, this is deception.”<br />The good news is, there is no need to violate ethical boundaries if you want to sell effectively.<br /><b>Sales works best when you’re telling the truth.</b><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/network-of-awareness--4447646/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/network-of-awareness--4447646/support</a>.