Comments on: 9 Tips to Transition into the Technical Sales Arena http://www.careermakeovercoach.com/9-tips-to-transition-into-the-technical-sales-arena/ Create a career you can love and live with. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:25:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tweets that mention 9 Tips to Transition into the Technical Sales Arena -- Topsy.com http://www.careermakeovercoach.com/9-tips-to-transition-into-the-technical-sales-arena/#comment-494 Tweets that mention 9 Tips to Transition into the Technical Sales Arena -- Topsy.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:27:44 +0000 http://careermakeovercoach.com/?p=2187#comment-494 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Tai Goodwin and Tai Goodwin, Christopher Bell III. Christopher Bell III said: RT @TaiGoodwin 9 Tips to Transition into the Technical Sales Arena http://bit.ly/bodniO [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Tai Goodwin and Tai Goodwin, Christopher Bell III. Christopher Bell III said: RT @TaiGoodwin 9 Tips to Transition into the Technical Sales Arena http://bit.ly/bodniO [...]

]]> By: Chris Bell Jr http://www.careermakeovercoach.com/9-tips-to-transition-into-the-technical-sales-arena/#comment-493 Chris Bell Jr Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:09:24 +0000 http://careermakeovercoach.com/?p=2187#comment-493 Chris, the nine points you suggested make sense, but these suggestions appear to indicate that technology sales and business development fields are closed field, except when you know someone who is already on the inside. I sense that "knowing somebody on the inside" gets you in, but I sense that this is a hard barrier for many people (who would other-wise be competent) to crossover. You article seems to imply that sales in the technology and business development fields is taxing work, but so it the task of trying to get a placement (appointment) into organizations that need or hire sales persons for such work. Your advice is soundgiven the world of sales in the technological and business development fields. Good advice. Chris Bell Jr. Chris, the nine points you suggested make sense, but these suggestions appear to indicate that technology sales and business development fields are closed field, except when you know someone who is already on the inside. I sense that “knowing somebody on the inside” gets you in, but I sense that this is a hard barrier for many people (who would other-wise be competent) to crossover. You article seems to imply that sales in the technology and business development fields is taxing work, but so it the task of trying to get a placement (appointment) into organizations that need or hire sales persons for such work. Your advice is soundgiven the world of sales in the technological and business development fields. Good advice.

Chris Bell Jr.

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