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Definition
Salesmanship is an art to skillfully convince a customer to buy a certain product and help him to get the most for the money spends. It is one of the skills used in personal selling. Shipro : It is the art of successfully persuading prospects or customers to buy products or services from which they can derive suitable benefits, thereby increasing their total satisfaction. AMA : salesmanship is an oral presentation in a conversation with one or more prospective customers for the purpose of making sales.
Characteristic of salesmanship
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Skill to persuade : The salesman should have the skill and ability to convince and influence people to buy a product or service. Beneficial to both buyer and seller : it provides mutual benefits to both buyer and seller. He is the link between the seller and the buyer. To win buyers confidence : he always tries to achieve confidence of the buyers by persuading them through the special features and utility of their products. As an educative purpose : educates people about their needs and how to fulfill them for their satisfaction. For this they utilize their skill in convincing them about the benefits of their goods. To satisfy customers : they create satisfaction in their customers but gives importance for a long lasting relationship with them for more sales of their goods in future. Creativity : it can create new markets for an old product, it consists of making the customer realize the need of the product by growing his curiosity to buy it.