Thursday, April 24, 2008

13 Reasons All Sales People Should Wear Nametags



1. After only a couple of visits, your clients will remember your name. People who remember your name like to say it a lot. Name dropping = advertising.

2. Someone with a name tag appears more willing to help. Your customer will gravitate to you.

3. Opens free communication. You have done your homework and you know to say the clients name as often as possible. Think about how they feel when they forget your name!

4. A name tag promotes your brand through logos and tag words. you can even stick on ridiculous ribbons and hangers to your name tag to promote specials.

5. Name tags identify you as a sales person through a "title" line. This way, when the customer has complaints about shipping, or accounts receivable, they are often less likely to ask you about the problem and more likely to ask you the number of the people responsible.

6. After only a couple of visits, your clients will remember your name. People who remember your name like to say it a lot. Name dropping = advertising.

7. Wearing your name tag after hours will make you approachable to strangers too. People WILL come up to you in stores to ask you to help them. After you help them to the best of your ability, give them your card; they might pay it forward.

8. With a strong, sturdy name tag, the customers will view you as part of a bigger organization that will help them when they have problems. You are now part of a team, not just a lone wolf.

9. Customers may trust you a little more because you are putting your name on every action.

10. After only a couple of visits, your clients will remember your name. People who remember your name like to say it a lot. Name dropping = advertising.

11. Name tags are cool.

12. The name Ron or Tara or Dana is always better than the name Salesperson.

13. After only a couple of visits, your clients will remember your name. People who remember your name like to say it a lot. Name dropping = advertising.

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