There's an idea out there that salespeople have actually been obliterated by the Internet, which is just not supported by the facts.
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Within Internet users, you have a big chunk of people who can convert to online shopping.
Nobody has really grasped yet the great wealth that can be made selling data over the Web. There are 100 million potential customers out there.
Well all the big companies are really panicked by the internet thing and all that, and sales went down, although sales have gone up again in this country a bit and also the big companies, because they're so big, they need big sales really so they're not really interested.
Trade on the Internet is becoming very widespread. The problem is our laws have not caught up with electronic commerce.
We all know how the Internet has changed the lives of consumers: it's changed how we communicate, how we shop, how we meet people. It's changed things for businesses too.
You cannot underestimate people's ability to spot a soulless, bureaucratic tactic a million miles away. It's a big reason why so many companies that have dipped a toe in social media waters have failed miserably.
Being able to compete for consumers' attention and dollars over the preciousness of access is a thing of the past. Everyone is using the Internet to globally market a product.
No one tells salesmen what they can and can't do.
Have you heard of this new thing called the internet? It's giving people new expectations. It's allowing them to become their own expert. Knowledge lies anxious at their fingertips. Gloss over the truth in your advertising and you'll quickly be dismissed as a poser.
It ought to be self-evident common sense that service is important to sales. But it's not.
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