What’s your sales animal?

If you are into sales, you need to have a clear understanding of what type of a sales animal you are. Depending on that, you can figure out your strengths and weaknesses of sales. On top of that, you will figure out how you can survive in sales based on the traits that you have. From this article, we will share the most prominent types of sales animals, so that you can determine your nature of sales animal with ease.

• Bear

Bears have power and ability to leverage. Sales people who have the traits of bear are tough, rugged, tenacious, and determined. We often see such individuals ending up with amazing returns as sales champions. In fact, they rarely tend to give up. Even if they have to face some tough challenges, they don’t tend to give up so easily, but end up with achieving what they want. Such salespeople don’t underestimate the power associated with tenacity as well.

It is also important to keep in mind that there is a sharp line of difference in between obnoxiousness and tenacity. For example, the power and strength that they have could be misused. It is important for you to be mindful of such situations and make sure that your strengths are not misused.

• Chameleon

Chameleons are highly adaptable. In other words, they know how to blend along with the environment and adapt accordingly to different situations. If your sales animal is chameleon, you will analyze the customer in detail and adapt yourself accordingly. This will help you to have a clear idea about the customer and customize your offering accordingly. By offering a personalized pitch to the customer, you have a higher chances of generating the sale. On top of that, you will only be promoting things that add value to the customers.

• Dog

Dogs are known for their friendliness and loyalty. On top of that, dogs tend to be persistent if they require something. You will go through the sales process with, you will need to remain friendly and loyal as well. If you can develop a good relationship with customers, you have a higher chance of generating sales. This is the main reason on why some salespeople even tend to go on lunch outing with customers. If you are this kind of a salesperson, your sales animal is dog.

• Elephant

Elephants have great memories, thick skin, and strong emotions. If you can remain thick skinned during the sales process, you can experience numerous benefits. Not all your sales efforts would go in positive direction. You will often have to deal with rejection as well. This is where you should be thick skinned. Then you will be able to accept the rejection and move forward, without demotivating yourself.

• Monkey

Monkeys belong to the category of intelligent animals, but they also have an excellent sense of barriers. If your sales animal is monkey, you would be using your intelligence and humor to break barriers that would come on your way while you are trying to generate sales. For example, you will crack a joke and build a strong relationship with prospects. On top of that, you will get intelligent ideas to take your customer forward in the sales pipeline and generate more revenue at the end of the day.

Final words

These are the most prominent sales animals that we can find among salespeople. Keep these in mind and make sure that you discover what your sales animal is. Then you can focus more on sales and generate maximum returns.

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