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What is the most important thing in sales and marketing?

<p>The most important thing you need to know about marketing and sales is that both activities are easy and fun.</p> <p>Marketing is a fun, creative activity. A lot of it, as you will see, is brainstorming around your cause and the people whom you hope to influence. Then, you get to convey your ideas in creative and compelling ways, by creating posters, speeches, public service announcements (PSAs), films, fliers and theatrical events.</p> <p>Sales is also a fun activity, believe it or not. Okay—perhaps not if you’re really shy, in which case you might want to stick with behind-the-scenes marketing or other activities. But many people, once they know what they’re doing and get in some practice, find that they like sales. That’s because, done right, it pretty much comes down to socializing with a defined purpose.</p>

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Question added by jeff salloum , Junior accounting specialist , Azadea Group
Date Posted: 2014/12/29
Prasanna Kumar
by Prasanna Kumar , Senior Capacity and Schedule Management Officer , Mphasis Pvt Ltd

This is very tricky question. Marketting and sales though both look similar there is vast difference in them by their terms. Marketing could be a promotion of a product while sale could be a delivery of product in my understanding. Why do I say promotion of product for marketing is that, when you are marketing your product, people see its design, relavance in usage, cost, need, quality assurance, warranty and relaibility. While on the other hand you have already done marketing for your product and just need to sell it. In selling to you have few factors which could influence customers. 1. The way the product is showcased 2. The way of approching customers 3. The way of expertisy in explaining to customers 4. The way of convincing customer need with the product.

Panaskan Yothaphan
by Panaskan Yothaphan , Front Office Manager , The Aiyapura Koh Chang

The most important aspect of marketing is to look for the future because marketing is not for the short term. But long-term planning, products and services need to develop continuously. Market analysis must be conducted consistently. Demand for consumers is constantly changing. Successful organizations do not have to stop thinking. Must have a different vision. And create identity for the brand. And above all, creative people must be selected. And have a positive attitude.There is a thirst for success. There are people in this category. The organization is constantly evolving and making a real difference to the marketing world.

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by Deleted user

knowledge about your client or customers requirements and provide serice or products accordingly in a best possible way.

jasmina malnar
by jasmina malnar , Head of Marketing and Indirect Procurement , Hrvatski telekom

1) In the face of an eager product manager asking me to invest into communicating their product / service I always advocate the user and ask "what does it do for me (the User)?" We often get so excited about what our product does that we forget to see it from the viewpoint of the customer. Ideally, solve an existing problem.

2) Never try being everything to everyone. EVER. Standard bell distribution still applies. If what you are selling is good, eventually it will become more widespread. That does not mean it should initially be aimed at EVERYONE.

3) When communication begings, the product better be available on POS! Worst thing we can do is drag customers' bottoms to stores and then deliver.. nothing, because product is not available. Customer will not give us another chance.

Emmanuel Wamweta
by Emmanuel Wamweta , production supervisor , Tembo Steel Rolling

Sales- generating more & more sales revenues as well as hitting the targets & execeeding expectations Markerting- delivering & communicating more effectively & efficiently customer value than competitors & ensuring customer satisfaction as a priority.

Omer Mohammad Awais
by Omer Mohammad Awais , Senior Sales Consultant , Dar Wa Emaar

 

The most important thing in sales and marketing My opinion is 

 

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mina tan
by mina tan , Manager Cabin Crew , Royal Brunei Airlines

To know the clients exact requirements and Customise products/ services according to their requirements.

Inam ul rehman
by Inam ul rehman , DEO(Data entry operator) , Urban immovable property tax(UIPT)

Behind every successful sale there is customer satisfaction.Once your customer is convinced that customer need matches with that of the product offered by the salesman the deal is almost done.

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