How to Sell a Pen
if
you are a sales reps at the beginning of your career, you will find
yourself in an interview, being asked this question, “How to sell a
Pen”.
The question is fundamentally very basic, and has multiple answers. But what the interviewer is interested in learning from you is how do you approach a problem, and you create solution, offering your sales pitch.
To
answer this question, let’s do a little role play and assume that
you are in an interview with the HR for an outbound
sales role
and suddenly you get the question “sell me this pen”.
How
would you react?
Take
the pen, hold it very firmly in your finger and ask these three
questions to the HR.
“When
was the last time you used a pen?”
Most
probably the answer would be
“I
do not know”
Go
ahead and ask the second question.
“For
which memorable event did you use the pen last time”
The
Interviewer’s answer would be
“Probably
to sign a contract“
And,
finally the third question.
“Do
you know which pen you are using for such occasion?”
And
she would say “I just picked a pen which was lying on my table and
kind of signed the contract”
Ok
so that’s when your actual pitch starts, go ahead with this:
Sir,
you do not have a designated pen for the most important occasion of
your life, that is signing deals. We all live to sign deals and make
business. Having a great pen is the least thing you could do. By the
way, just this last week we’ve just shipped 10 boxes of this pen to
Elon musk’s office in the and there is only one box left.
And
this should yours, and this is your special pen.
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