Business Professional Sales - Hennepin Technical College

Business Professional Sales from Hennepin Technical College is a Campus Associate Marketing degree that prepares you for a Business career. Award Description: A business-to-business professional sales representative is a person who actively and directly generates revenues for a company. Since people purchase emotionally and out of need, it is necessary to have individuals who can reassure the buyer that a sound logical purchase has been made. This individual is also a problem-solver for a business. The professional salesperson can help the business reach the company's profitability goals by working in coordination with a business to purchase the appropriate products or services. Skill development includes training in areas such as business, management, ethics, account/territory management, fundamentals of selling and managing client relations. Other areas include maintenance of sales databases, spreadsheet analysis, business presentations, technical writing and team building. To be a professional sales representative, a person must have other qualities. Some of these qualities include the ability to work well with others, the desire to be part of a team, and the ability to work with the unknown. In addition, the successful salesperson needs the following skills: critical thinking, decision-making, problem solving, questioning, diplomacy, and negotiation; as well as good oral and written communication skills. Career Opportunities: This occupational area includes the following career titles: Sales Representative, Account Manager, Marketing Representative, Customer Sales Representative, Account Specialist, Client Relation Specialist, Sales Manager, Sales Support Specialist and Customer Solution Specialist. Professional Sales Representatives work with virtually every industry in the American economy: finance, real estate, insurance, health-care, manufacturing, construction, automotive and retail industries. View more details on Hennepin Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Marketing courses.