Can an honest person be a good salesman?

Philippines
January 18, 2007 5:00am CST
Just wondering if an honest person can be a good salesman? We all know that a good salesman can sell a certain product even though the product is not that good. Do you have any life stories to share? or any books to recommend regarding about being a good salesman?
2 responses
@crazy_me (588)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
If a person is really honest, he/she will never sell a product if he/she does not believe that that product is good. So an honest salesman will only sell items that are really ok. And because he/she believes in that product, he/she will do his/her best to sell it. And that makes him/her a good salesman. So the bottom line is, yes, an honest person can be a good salesman. :)
18 Jan 07
If the salesman truely believes that what he/she is selling is something that everyone should have, yeah I think you can be honest and a good salesman but I think it's very rare I'm afraid...