VP of Sales: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Many sales teams practice their talks by pretending to be the customer, so they can get ready before the real meeting!
Through history
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Long ago
People have been trading and selling things for thousands of years, at markets where they called out prices and showed their goods.
Tools of the trade
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Charts
Charts show numbers as pictures, like bars or lines. A VP of Sales uses them to see how the team is doing at a glance.
A day in the job
- MorningThe VP of Sales checks the charts on the computer to see how many things the team sold and who might need help.
Words to know
- Customer
- A customer is a person who buys something from a company. Sales teams love helping customers find what they need.
Quiz time
A VP of Sales only talks to customers and never works with the team.
A sales team helps people decide to buy things they need.