Very interesting subject for Sales person in a company.
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Being a girl, gives you a better advantage because the men are in the factory, if you ask them for help or advise, they will be much willing to share their expertise with you.
Someone said experience, and others said go to the workshop, not stay in the office all the time. tairaizo said keep a good relation from colleagues who have a lot of experience, be very closed to the factory people who used your products.
All the guidelines, you can keep, but you also have to learn it from your own research. I remembered when I started as a salesman, I bring the catalogues home and read, I went through the details, such as the specifications and applications. I question myself why, what, where, when and how (4W and 1H), and tried to find the answers myself from the books or even go to the library to research. It is easier to ask your colleagues, but I find it not easy, as the floor people are very busy with their work, nobody will take their time to sit down and tell you everything, and besides, they only know how to make the product, but may not know the answers to the 4w and 1h.
Let me start with an example, it is easier to do case studies than talking things in abstract. If your company makes Pressure Gauges for example.
The questions you may ask: What is this product used for? Why do the product need this product? Are there alternative or substitute products that could do to replace this pressure gauge? What are the application and who are the users of this product. How many types of the product are there available in the market? Why are some measurement units different from others? What is PSI and PSIG? What is the pressure of the air in the atmosphere, and why do they say absolute pressure and gauge pressure (PSIG). What does PSI stands for? Pounds per square inch. Why are some measurement units in Bar, KPa, kg/cm2, KN/M2, etc. How do they relate to each other. How much is the value of the gauge, what is the working principle?
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