Of hunger the Good Book says, “A labourer’s appetite works for him, his hunger drives him on.” Most sellers stop at appetite. But it’s hunger that boosts sales “What do you think of this?” I was asked.. This, was the buzz of activity outside the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) offices in Upper hill.
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How to handle sales disappointment? Disappointments can be complex. Like the current rapid slowing down of economic activities because of the disruptive Corona virus. You will face disappointments when selling. Expect it. Learn from it. As they say, ‘If you do not encounter the devil on your way to success, you are likely walking in
Nairobi, a city that swells to almost 6 million people during the day, is choking with traffic. Most solutions offered are quick fixes—the majority just as quickly withdrawn. The magic of Thika Superhighway didn’t last long, and The Expressway is known to get congested with traffic. As experts continue to debate long-term options, I’d like
The hawker’s profiling may not be an exact science but neither is yours-you just have a higher chance of hitting the mark than he does. The profiling that goes on in traffic is just brutal. Watu wa gari kubwa wanauziwa property magazines n ish! Sisi wa magari madogo ni ndizi, jumper cables na alphabet charts.
Anyone interacting with a customer should borrow a leaf from what we commonly refer to as roadside sellers. Again and again I tend to see informal sellers (street vendors or road side sellers) thriving more in selling than formal ones. What is it that I see us learning from them? Stall owners Wealthy or poor,
Seeing as life gives us lemons in the name of incessant traffic, instead of complaining, why not break out the tequila and salt by constructively tapping into a powerful hawking sales strategy? Hawking must be the most effective sales distribution system we have in Kenya, if not Africa. Yet, the full potentialh of hawking as
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Something interesting happened to me as I was fueling recently. A hawker walked up to my car and politely asked if he could tell me something about the wipers. Intrigued, and not being much of a car enthusiast, I agreed. And the ensuing sale inspired these three lessons in selling from a hawker But first,
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