Professionalism improves through prospecting
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Prospective thinking and motivation are two factors critical to the success of manufactured housing sales agents. In order to ensure the profitability of one's business, sales managers must underscore the need to maintain a significant number of potential clients and convert them into committed consumers. Sales agents must also devote ample time in evaluating referrals since majority of customers are merely cited by friends or relatives.
Publication Name: Manufactured Home MERCHANDISER
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 1047-2967
Year: 1998
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Customer concerns: perspective and process
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A very interesting topic for salespeople in the manufactured housing industry could be how to handle objections. This is because the ability of a salesperson to handle objections is fundamental to their success. One way of improving this ability is changing the concept of the word 'objection.' A proven process of doing this starts by listening closely to customers' comments. The second step is rephrasing negative remarks as questions.
Publication Name: Manufactured Home MERCHANDISER
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 1047-2967
Year: 1999
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Do you practice the mathematics of success?
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Issues concerning the evaluation of the qualities of good managers within the manufactured housing industry are discussed. Managers can be classified into four mathematical groups where the additive and multiplicative types are hard working and successful and the subtractive and division-based types are more negative in their approach to work.
Publication Name: Manufactured Home MERCHANDISER
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 1047-2967
Year: 2000
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