{"id":2376,"date":"2016-12-22T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sakanashiandassociates.com\/blog\/?p=2376"},"modified":"2019-04-03T09:48:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T13:48:59","slug":"thoughtful-thursdays-learn-from-your-buying-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sakanashiandassociates.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/22\/thoughtful-thursdays-learn-from-your-buying-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughtful Thursdays &#8211; Learn from your buying experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One thing that the holiday season brings is buying opportunities. As a professional sales person, buying experiences&nbsp;can provide invaluable sales insights.<\/p>\n<p>Todays sales thought is about using your buying experiences to improve your selling skills.<\/p>\n<p>While you are out doing your holiday shopping, take the opportunity to observe the sales people you interact with and learn from the them.&nbsp; They may be&nbsp;experiencing stress due to the volume of customers at this time of year. How are they handling it? How do they address your buying mood?<\/p>\n<p>Listen, observe, learn and improve your sales skills from your buying experiences.<\/p>\n<p>One last thing:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sakanashiandassociates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Sakanashi_and_Associates_Christmas_2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2380\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/sakanashiandassociates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Sakanashi_and_Associates_Christmas_2016-300x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sakanashiandassociates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Sakanashi_and_Associates_Christmas_2016-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sakanashiandassociates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Sakanashi_and_Associates_Christmas_2016-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sakanashiandassociates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Sakanashi_and_Associates_Christmas_2016-74x74.jpg 74w, https:\/\/sakanashiandassociates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Sakanashi_and_Associates_Christmas_2016-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sakanashiandassociates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Sakanashi_and_Associates_Christmas_2016.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good selling,<br \/>\nRichard<\/p>\n<p>Have a question about sales? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sakanashiandassociates.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact Sakanashi and Associates Inc.<\/a> and I will respond.<\/p>\n<p>Please share Thoughtful Thursdays posts with people you feel may find the topic interesting and helpful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One thing that the holiday season brings is buying opportunities. As a professional sales person, buying experiences&nbsp;can provide invaluable sales insights. 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