sales rep

Closer of deals

A sales rep is a salesperson—someone who sells goods or services on behalf of a company.

Short for sales representative.

The term is standard in business contexts: Our sales rep will follow up with a quote.

Sales reps may work in retail, travel to meet clients, or sell remotely by phone or online.

persuasion

pitch

Frequency of sound

charm · smooth-talking · eloquence · credibility · trustworthiness · assertiveness · engaging · rhetoric · argumentation · convince

compensation

commission

Payment for services rendered

targets · earnings · percentage · pay-for-performance · payout · cut · territory · performance · benchmarks · metrics

role

door-to-door

Directly between residences

  • B2BEnterprise-to-enterprise commerce
  • B2CSelling directly to individuals
  • hunterPursuer of prey

farmer · rainmaker · closer · rookie · veteran

prospecting

cold-calling

Contacting prospects without introduction

pipeline · funnel · qualifying · voicemail · gatekeeper · decision-maker · touchpoint · CRM · Salesforce · HubSpot

negotiation

deal-making

Negotiating agreements between parties

discount · concession · proposal · counteroffer · haggling · compromise · pricing · walkaway · leverage · approval

Categories
Opposites
transaction role

sales repbuyer

One who acquires things

purchaser · customer · purchasing agent · client · consumer

customer interaction orientation

sales repaccountant

Financial records keeper

IT support · inventory manager · engineer

Family

sale, represent, seller, salesperson, resale, resell, sellers, saleable, reselling

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G