{"id":739,"date":"2007-03-10T06:38:48","date_gmt":"2007-03-10T12:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/03\/selling-with-a-pierced-tongue\/"},"modified":"2007-03-10T06:38:49","modified_gmt":"2007-03-10T12:38:49","slug":"selling-with-a-pierced-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/03\/selling-with-a-pierced-tongue\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling With A Pierced Tongue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been on the tattoo and piercing topic for&nbsp;a while and it has generated many discussions at our shop.&nbsp; BusinessWeek.com offers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/careers\/content\/mar2007\/ca20070309_766771.htm?campaign_id=rss_null\" target=\"_blank\">A Pierced Tongue: Too Edgy for Sales?<\/a> which is a Q&amp;A article.&nbsp; Here is the set-up:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>There is a young woman in our office who has done a great job in sales support. We are considering her for an outside sales position, but some of the managers are concerned because the employee has a pierced tongue and a little silver barbell ornament in it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Good question &#8211; one we have never faced before.&nbsp; I would personally have reservations about the pierced tongue with an outside salesperson.&nbsp; The article mentions that fashion moves quickly and I certainly see many pierced tongues out there (though they always give me pause).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It may be that the employee agrees to remove the barbell ornament during customer meetings (in which case it would be nearly impossible for anyone to spot the tiny holes in her tongue) or find a tongue-colored barbell that would be less obvious than the silver one. Or you may agree to send her on a few sales calls and get customer reactions afterward.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Really, as a sales manager I cannot imagine having to deal with this topic.&nbsp; But, if she is a strong salesperson, I would have to consider these options.&nbsp; The main issue is knowing your customers and their expectations.&nbsp; If my customers consisted of many traditional baby boomers with conservative expectations, I don&#8217;t think I would put her out in the field with them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been on the tattoo and piercing topic for&nbsp;a while and it has generated many discussions at our shop.&nbsp; BusinessWeek.com offers A Pierced Tongue: Too Edgy for Sales? which is a Q&amp;A article.&nbsp; Here is the set-up: There is a young woman in our office who has done a great job in sales support. We are considering her for an outside sales position, but some of the managers are concerned because the employee has a pierced tongue and a little silver barbell ornament in it. Good question &#8211; one we have never faced before.&nbsp; I would personally have reservations about the pierced tongue with an outside salesperson.&nbsp; The article mentions&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/03\/selling-with-a-pierced-tongue\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sales-management","category-trends"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-bV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1484,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/03\/web-commute\/","url_meta":{"origin":739,"position":0},"title":"Web Commute","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"March 26, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"That is a term coined by Citrix and one I suspect we will see with some frequency.\u00a0 If gas goes to $4\/gallon, I suspect these articles will publish daily.\u00a0 ManageSmarter.com offers up an article discussing the preference of today's workers to have technological flexibility in their job.\u00a0 The key here\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Generations&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Generations","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/generations\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1008,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/06\/fast-and-loose\/","url_meta":{"origin":739,"position":1},"title":"Fast And Loose","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"June 18, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"This is from a shady-looking sales employment ad: Now is the time to get into the fast paced sales industry. We are looking for mativated (sic) well spoken individuals with a loose tongue. I'm speechless.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Anecdotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Anecdotes","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/anecdotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":235,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/08\/just-like-milking-a-cow\/","url_meta":{"origin":739,"position":2},"title":"Just Like Milking A Cow","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"August 15, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Marketingprofs.com posts this fine article - Telling Ain't Selling. The article is well-written and quotes some fine points from Spin Selling that we are familiar with at Select Metrix. The author provides some wide-ranging references. Check out these excerpts: Like milking a cow, selling can be a delicate operation. While\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sales Techniques&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sales Techniques","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/sales-techniques\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1700,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/08\/how-to-end-time-management-excuses\/","url_meta":{"origin":739,"position":3},"title":"How To End Time-Management Excuses","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"August 8, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I currently reading Jason Seiden's new book How To Self-Destruct Making The Least Of What's Left Of Your Career.\u00a0 You may have guessed from the title that part of the book is written tongue-in-cheek.\u00a0 In fact, it is quite entertaining and a fast read. I'll provide a full review once\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sales Management&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sales Management","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/sales-management\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":220,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/08\/reviews-and-development-plans\/","url_meta":{"origin":739,"position":4},"title":"Reviews and Development Plans","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"August 8, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"CareerBuilder.com approaches an important topic that is often placed on the back burner - Why Do Quarterly Employee Reviews? I suspect most companies perform an annual employee review that is primarily tied to a salary review. Many companies may not even do that much. A scheduled, quarterly review is insulation\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sales Management&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sales Management","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/sales-management\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1307,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/11\/it-is-review-time\/","url_meta":{"origin":739,"position":5},"title":"It Is Review Time","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"November 26, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"It is that time of year again...no, not Christmas - employee reviews.\u00a0 This topic is of great interest to us in that we help companies on-ramp new sales hires.\u00a0 One of the key aspects of onramping is regular meetings or reviews.\u00a0 That is management 101. Yet, it is surprising how\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sales Management&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sales Management","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/sales-management\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. The path to wp-cache-phase1.php in wp-content/advanced-cache.php must be fixed! -->