:: Why Use Sales Agents
Advantages…
- Customers are better serviced; Face to face relationship selling far outstrips phone, email, catalogue or just trade fairs, long-term.
- Ensures and supports customer loyalty. Established relationships between customers and agents will promote long-term customers.
- Immediate access to your target market.
- Sales agents have extensive databases and are familiar with regions. The independent commissioned sales agent has a lifetime commitment to the territory holding greater relationships with the customers.
- They have greater coverage with sometimes multiple sales personnel and can provide much more extensive coverage than a single rep.
- The sales agent may have many good prospects ready to consider your product line.
- They often have very qualified knowledgeable backgrounds and experience to add to your market knowledge.
- Average sales rep would have serviced an area for at least two years.
- Cost of training is minimal, if required at all.
- No recruitment agency costs.
- No work-care cover required.
- No superannuation to pay.
- No expenses required. Agents cover their own phones, faxes, vehicle etc
- No legal issues with termination of staff.
- Sales agents work independently.
- You only pay for results.
- Your success is their success – you cannot lose!

