Books and Internet sites are full of very useful information, how to sell more, faster and with less effort. However, it is not that easy - theory needs to meet real life! Our real life - our customers, our products and the culture of our companies. We discuss the application of great sales ideas in our challenging daily lives.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

The Difference between Tellers and Sellers

What is the difference between a teller and a seller? A good source for determining the difference is The Top Ten Ways to Know You are a Teller or a Seller by Terri Levine (2000). 


Terry Levine, a business coach for sales and marketing professionals, has been the number one salesperson in two different national organizations and bases his teller or seller list on personal experiences. Although many people in sales title themselves “sellers”, in reality they are just “tellers”. 


All too often we fall back into the teller mode. To be a successful as a salesperson or a top performer in the sales industry, you need to be an effective seller not an effective teller. Figure 2 distinguishes tellers from sellers (Levine, 2000). Which one are you?





References 
Levine, T. (2000). The top 10 ways to know if you are a teller or a seller. Coachville Coach Training Resource Center. Retrieved from http://www.topten.org/public/AF/AF102.html.

Blanka Cigler
Senior Consultant, Coach
 and Project Manager

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