{"id":1833,"date":"2015-06-25T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T16:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegrowthcoach.com\/poconos\/sales-its-not-a-department"},"modified":"2022-07-14T03:16:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T07:16:52","slug":"sales-its-not-a-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegrowthcoach.com\/poconos\/sales-its-not-a-department","title":{"rendered":"Sales \u2013 It\u2019s Not a Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How does a business become successful? Is it about the quality of the product or service? The customer experience? The convenience? The local need? Building a successful company is about all of those things \u2013 but it all really comes down to SALES. You can have the best product with the most helpful team, but if you can\u2019t close the deal, your business will still fail.<\/p>\n<p>For this blog, I thought it would be a good time to talk about a common misconception \u2013 that sales is a department. Sure, you may have people who dedicate their entire day to selling your product or service, but every single person who works in your business needs to understand that sales is part of the job. Even if they won\u2019t be putting sales on a resume, every single person a potential customer interacts with is involved in the sales process.<\/p>\n<p>So how can you help your employees understand that selling is part of every job? It&#8217;s all about\u00a0changing the mindset. If you can get your team to understand that providing an excellent customer services experience translates directly to improved sales and a stronger business, your products and services will nearly sell themselves.<\/p>\n<p>If your sales people \u2013 or your entire team \u2013 could use a mindset adjustment, then it might be time to consider bringing in a Growth Coach to work through our year-long Sales Mastery program. Sales Mastery will provide your team with the tools and experience needed to be successful. It\u2019s about more than teaching professional skills, it\u2019s about helping the members of your team grow personally. Learn more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegrowthcoach.com\/business-coaching-services.aspx\">http:\/\/www.thegrowthcoach.com\/business-coaching-services.aspx<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right\">&#8211;\u00a0Growth Coach President Nathan Owens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does a business become successful? Is it about the quality of the product or service? The customer experience? The convenience? The local need? Building a successful company is about all of those things \u2013 but it all really comes down to SALES. 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