What are Essential Skills required to become a successful Salesperson?

I endorse answers given by Sir Nadjib Rabahi and Mr. Prabhat Mishra.

1. Understand what the buyer wants
2. Sell in a buyer-responsive manner
3. Use psychology to engage the buyer
4. Establish trust with the buyer
5. Communicate succinctly
6. Act on what the customer is saying
7. Demonstrate subject matter expertise
8. Help (as opposed to close) their prospects
9. Tell really compelling stories
10. Are great copywriters
11. Sell effectively over the phone
12. Are socially active with target buyers
13. Personalize their interactions
14. Use a variety of marketing skills
15. Help prospects achieve next steps
16. Are more productive because of sales technology
17. Tie daily activities to quota achievement
18. Manage their pipeline like a portfolio

Below are some set of skills which are required to be a handful salesperson:

1. Know what you are selling ( Product Knowledge)
2. Know your customer
3. Instead of being a typical salesperson one should rather sell an idea not a product.
4. Always be prepared.
5. Do not falsify.
6. Work on your soft-skills.

Success thing does not exists in this entire world because it is a desire which never end, but yes a good and profit earner Salesperson should have below mentioned skills.

Skills to compare what is Profitable and what is Not

Skill to take on the spot balanced decision

Skill to initiate in team and suggest wisely when required

Skill to develop trustworthy and good Network of related job

Skill to manager personal and professional life

Skill to guide others

Should not be judegemental

Should have a flexible attitude in working environment

Should be able to listen comments and should have the basic quality to implement into right direction

And most importantly "Should be down-to-earth.

Rest academic and technical skills are also counted but if the above mentioned basic skills are not met properly then futhre things can become difficult to manage and communicate.

Thank you

Rapport, Active Listening and Product/Service Knowledge.

- Communication skills

- Convincing skills

- Organisational skills

- The negociation

- Working under pressure

- Sales skills

- Dynamic

- Persuasion Skills

- Endurance

- Determination

- The initiative

- Ambition

- Punctuality

- Self-confidence

- Will

- The perseverence

- Motivation

- Expression skills

- optimism

- The demonstration

Thanks for the invite ............................ agreed with the answers Mr. Najib

EXCELLENT ANSWER FROM MS MOUNA AND MR NADJIB RABAHI... I AGREE WITH THEM