One of the foundations of our economy is sales.  It is a very simple equation.  On one side is a producer with a product or service to sell and on the other is the consumer who needs the product or service.

When the price the producer wants equals what the consumer wants to pay a sale occurs.  No sale, no economic activity.  The buy and sell transactions can be linked in chain.

In these cases, failure to sell at the bottom of the chain can impact a long string of financial activity.  For example, the steel sales falls through, the car is not built, so no gas or oil need be purchased.

Sales are Good for All

Logically then, from this perspective, sales are good for everyone and important for a growing and/ or thriving economy.  Yet sales people have a bad reputation.

Many feel, don’t sell me, if I want to buy it I will seek you out.  The problem with this is the fact sales are a fundemental driver of our economic prosperity and the submit and hope approach really doesn’t cut it.

In short, the economy needs  sales activities and not just neccessities like food but unnecessary things like junk food sales are a key factor in vibrant economy.

Valuing the Sales Person

Over the years my wife and I have bought and sold seven homes.  We paid for the services of a professional sales person in every case (i.e.a real estate agent).

If we had not recieved value from these agents we would have stopped using them.  However, seven times without fail they helped us get better faster deals, with less effort on our part.

A service well worth paying for.  Like most I don’t like dealing with sales people, but I sure see the value.