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Career Details :: Demonstrators and Product Promoters

Description

Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.

Experience

No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before.

Education

These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license.

Training

Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.

Tasks

• Sets up and arranges display to attract attention of prospective customers.
• Gives product samples or token gifts to customers and distributes handbills, brochures, or gift certificates to passers-by.
• Solicits new organization membership.
• Develops list of prospective clients from sources, such as newspaper items, company records, local merchants, and customers.
• Contacts businesses and civic establishments and arranges to exhibit and sell merchandise made by disadvantaged persons.
• Wears costume or sign boards and walks in public to attract attention to advertise merchandise, services, or belief.
• Drives truck and trailer to transport exhibit.
• Conducts guided tours of plant where product is made.
• Answers telephone and written requests from customers for information about product use and writes articles and pamphlets on product.
• Visits homes, community organizations, stores, and schools to demonstrate products or services.
• Trains demonstrators to present company's products or services.
• Instructs customers in alteration of products.
• Prepares reports of services rendered and visits made.
• Attends trade, traveling, promotional, educational, or amusement exhibit to answer visitors' questions and to protect exhibit against theft or damage.
• Suggests product improvements to employer and product to purchase to customer.
• Advises customers on homemaking problems related to products or services offered by company.
• Lectures and shows slides to users of company product.
• Collects fees or accepts donations.
• Demonstrates and explains products, methods, or services to persuade customers to purchase products or utilize services available, and answers questions.

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• Advertising Sales Agents
  
• Insurance Sales Agents
  
• Retail Salespersons
  
• Sales Representatives, Agricultural
  
• Sales Representatives, Instruments
  
• Sales Representatives, Mechanical Equipment and Supplies
  
• Sales Representatives, Medical
  

Important Abilities

• Speech Clarity
• Oral Expression
• Written Expression
• Fluency of Ideas
• Oral Comprehension

General Work Activities

• Performing for/Working With Public
• Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
• Establishing & Maintaining Relationships
• Selling or Influencing Others
• Interpreting Meaning of Information to Others

Important Skills

• Speaking
  
• Persuasion
  
• Social Perceptiveness
  
• Active Listening
  
• Writing
  

Frequent Work Context

• Job-Required Social Interaction
• Persuade Someone to a Course of Action
• Deal With External Customers
• Objective or Subjective Information
• Provide a Service to Others

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Art Theory/Practice	[ add ]
Art/Architecture	[ add ]
Art/Art History	[ add ]
Art/Business	[ add ]
Art/Communication	[ add ]
Art/Computer Animation	[ add ]
Art/Design	[ add ]
Art/Fine Arts	[ add ]
Art/Graphic Design	[ add ]
Art/Painting/Printing/Sculpture	[ add ]
Art/Photography	[ add ]
Art/Technology Studies	[ add ]
Art/Video	[ add ]
Arts	[ add ]
Automotive Technical Services/General Motors	[ add ]
Automotive Technology	[ add ]
Costume Design	[ add ]
Creative/Visual Arts	[ add ]
Digital Art/Design	[ add ]
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Electronic Arts	[ add ]
Electronic Integrated Arts	[ add ]
Fiber Arts	[ add ]
Film/Art	[ add ]
History of Decorative Arts	[ add ]
Illustration/Visual Essay	[ add ]
Interdisciplinary Arts	[ add ]
Interior Merchandising	[ add ]
Painting	[ add ]
Painting/Drawing	[ add ]
Retail Business Management	[ add ]
Retail Management	[ add ]
Retail Merchandising	[ add ]
Retailing	[ add ]
Retailing/Sales	[ add ]
Studio Art	[ add ]
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Textile/Surface Design	[ add ]
Textiles	[ add ]
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