A lot of good points by Just A Tech and CanonHPTech.
To be serious for a minute, we both, sales and service, respectfully have hard jobs to do in this industry. I actually have a great deal of respect for the Salesman because anyone that owns a business or is responsible for revenue generation knows that Sales Drives The Economy. Engineering is the Foundation.
For every great product out there, it wouldn't be worth a Damn without someone out there that convinces people that they need it.
Most Techs I know are not great sales people, including myself, because we as Techs deal in absolutes. Sales People deal with probables.
Techs deal mainly with Logic when it comes to making a piece of gear work and less with logic when it comes to dealing with people.
Sales People deal with less logical scenarios because they have to deal with Personalities, Bias, Uncertainty, and Fear amongst other things to get to the heart of the Logical and sometimes Illogical decisions needed to complete their mission.
My hat off to both professions. As a small business owner, I do my own sales right now, which is probably why I'm not rich yet, but as things grow, I am definitely going to utilize a good sales person to make the business grow.
ShawnV, you push your product wherever you see fit. I know you already know you won't get the Red Carpet laid out to you everywhere you go, like here, but you should know by now, that's just the nature of the business.
I know I don't have to Spoon Feed that to you.
(Sorry, I couldn't help but throw a Jokee Joke in there somewhere!)
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