Raymeskey:


Thank you sir
I appreciate

For consent reasons I didn't post some names. I can guide some people that are looking for careers in sales.

Raymeskey:

Can you help with MDs, HRs and d rest as you mention because I have been on linkedin even b4 I graduated and I'm still active on it but I don't have connection with all these I just follow follow all these companies

Keep following companies and recruiting agencies. Add enough HRs.... Work on your profile, try as much as possible to sell yourself and also share some import milestone you have achieved.

Hello Op..

Kindly follow this tips. Join LinkedIn.com and keep adding professionals

Add HRs, MDs and top professionals. You can also consider career in FMCG sales.
Engage yourself on online jobs

I laugh at some people that are quick to judge violators of this lockdown. The only Nigerian leaders have copied in this lockdown is LOCKDOWN. Let's tick the box and find out which causes most danger and which will kill more. You are putting a lockdown and yet no light. When there is no light, how will people pump water and keep good hygiene They are exposed to various sicknesses yet people ignore these signs. Oh what about security? Some state that didn't even experience lockdown is battling insecurities that have never happened before. Jobs..currently businesses are struggling to pay staff most are laying off staff while the ones that can pay, are slashing salaries. Food nko Let's not even go there. I can bet that 30% of Nigerian are now suffering from ulcer. You think most people ignoring the lockdown won't like to sleep at home when they have abundant If any body have stronger case to put forward please share am listening. How long do you think 200k will feed a family of 4

Raydos:
The thing is by the time corona virus starts fully in Nigeria, Even NCDC won't be able to contain it!!

We haven't even flatten the curve yet now they've eased the lockdown

Look at what's happening in Brazil now!

BRAZIL is overwhelmed
Over 13k graves has been dug already!
People die Every 5 minutes
They've given in to Covid-19
They no longer test
You die, you get buried


I hope Nigeria case won't be like that!!

Which state do you type from and what do you do for a living?... Answer this and I will give you an objective reply.

Like I said sales is dynamic and fun. It's an act of distributing your finish goods to various channel to enable the consumer purchase at their convenience. We have various channels we can place our goods. We use an acronym call SIMON for the channels.
S: Specialized Channel: this are outlets or vendors that are known for selling a special kind of product. They do not sell all fits all like other channels. Example includes: Petrol stations, Pharmacy, Babies store etc. For example whenever one see a petrol station, of course you know fuel is the major thing they sell but their is a mini mart in almost all filling stations you can place your products there. Same goes for pharmacy.
I: Institutions: this need no definitions they are usually an organization where people with one goal usually meets in large number. Example includes University, Churches, Mosques, government parastatals etc
M: Modern Trade: this is our one stop shoes which we call the supermarkets. You can show at your convinence under a very conducive atmosphere and some you can just go for sight seeing. They have specific entry and exit point Example Shoprite, Spar, Games etc
Open market: where cluster of people gather together to buy and sell. There is no specific entry and exit point. E.g Oke arin, Yaba market, Main market onisha, Oshodi market etc
N: Neighborhood Store: that mama Bolu that sells things in your street.

With all this various channel, you must determine the one that best fits your model. Tomorrow we will be talk about coverage of these areas

LeoThaGreat:
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Still following religiously. . .
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Sorry so not posting. There was a not to favourable policy within my business and with this Covid 19 issue we are battling to stay afloat.

Descorts:
I'm not listening... what I want to do, i do it .

Be careful what you wish for. Don't ever go about breaking innocent ladies heart. The repercussions might be harder on you than you think. Bro am telling you this for your own sake and not the sake of any girl. But if you decide to flaunt the advice and go south, don't ever forget what I wrote. Many men are alive paying heavily for something they thought was enjoyment. Am advising u as a brother

isaacsegun:

the same thing I use to tell some sycophants, somebody displaying I'll gotten wealth to oppress you that you have no money in your pockets for two square meal a day and you are still hailing such person...is that not stupidity?

It beats my imagination. I sat down and started calculating the amount of tax I have paid to Nigeria government, since I started working in 2014 till date this excludes vat and other forms of levies. In honesty if I had saved the money I would have gotten myself a land and a car but here I am looking at a politician displaying wealth in my presence while I provide myself all basic amenities they were suppose to provide for me as tax payer. Yet some people that cannot fees themselves come here to support them still makes me wonder if we have hope in this country again

Chrischidera:
Those hungry Nigerians thank you in advance Oga Dino, for your kind, benevolent and selfless gesture of selling [b]al[/b]l your expensive cars, and using the proceeds to feed the hungry. Your salary alone is higher than the earnings of a US president, so you can always buy more cars after selling off your current collection to raise money for charity.

Thank you Oga Dino. Thank you
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His expensive cars is not the problem of this country and note He has never been accused of looting public fund. He is entitled to enjoy his wealth. Work hard and make your own then you can decide to buy 505 Peugeot and share the rest to the poor.

People like you are the reason why our leaders feel they hold no tax payer any accountability on how they spend our money. Tell me what is he into?

The Nigerian society have so much breed shameless people in every sector. It's only in Nigeria I see a big thief calling a smaller thief....THIEF.

Let's continue......Sales job is closely related to marketing but in actual sense, its not. One can switch from sales to the following role such as Trade marketing, brands and category management, capability development, Route to market etc. The following are the levels we have in sales
1. VSR: Van sales rep. they are the basic entry level of sales job and they are the regular guys we see on our streets driving branded vehicles selling to those stores around your neighborhood. Minimum entry level is SSCE. although lots of B.sc guys are now VSRs, the good thing is that one can grow up the rank easily with a B.sc in some structured organization.
2. OMSR: also known as open market sales rep. They are placed in the market and are mostly female minimum entry level is SSCE
3. Sales Executives / Territory sales mgr (TSM)/ Business development mgr (BDM)/ Field Sales mgr (FSM): This is a supervisory role. This role is a supervisory role. At this stage, its is the duty of the supervisor to ensure that an assigned territories target is met.

Other roles include Area sales manager, Regional sales manager, National sales manager, Sales director. For this thread we will be focusing on entry level sales from VSR to TSM...........

LeoThaGreat:
Following (if continued)

Trust me I will continue. I will love the thread to be active with questions

Let's kick off proper. When you meet a lot of young guys out there and as them to join sales as them, if they would be interested in sales job, 90% will tell you god forbid I will not do marketing job. Note in FMCG organizations, sales team is usually different from marketing team. Sales actually deals with the placement of a company's product in the channel they operate. For example ABC company have finished manufacturing a palm oil. The sale team will be the ones that will distribute the oil in various markets. So basically sales deals with distribution of products (collection of monies) while marketing team are the ones that ensures that consumers pick the distributed oil off from the shelves.
There are lots of FMCG companies in Nigerian. So are conglomerate, foreign and local businesses. Funny enough most us want to work for any of these companies but not as a salesman. Let's classify some companies with their area of specialization.
Dairy (milk or milk base products): Friesland Campania, Promasidor, Arla, Oriental foods etc
RTD- none alcoholic (ready to drink) Chi limited, Frutta Juice, Suntory etc
Carbonated drinks: coca cola, Pepsi, bigi, Rc cola, LA cassera, big cola etc
Soaps and detergents: Pz cussons, P & G, Unilever, Duraju, etc
RTD alcoholic: Guinness, NB, Ab n bev, etc

Hello Nairalander. I am creating this thread for every salesman and those that wants to join the sales profession. Basically the sales am talking about involves fast moving consumer goods (FMCG).
There are two kinds of sales which are sales of goods such as ready to drink, beverages, seasonings, instant foods, pharmaceuticals, dairies etc. And sales of services such as sales of insurance, investments, properties, etc. Like I said I will be focusing on FMCG sales. Feel free to drop your questions and comments