
In fact, they're an example to all salesmen...
Published: 17 July 2006 16:20 GMT
The image of IT salesmen who might look to offload a bundle of unnecessary kit or software on companies by blinding them with double-talk and spin may be a thing of the past.
A poll of silicon.com readers has discovered that given a choice of five of the most common kinds of salesmen, voters backed the IT vendor as the least dishonest, with estate agents far and away the least trusted.
In total 36 per cent of more than 700 people polled said they believe estate agents to be the most dishonest salesmen.
Used car salesmen rank next in people's perceptions of dishonesty with 24 per cent of the vote. Double glazing salesmen (17 per cent) and mobile phone salesmen (13 per cent) came next. The honest IT vendor was ranked fifth with just 10 per cent of respondents suggesting they are the most dishonest of all salesmen.
Of course, even among a largely IT-focussed readership (which likely includes more than a few vendors) more people may have contact with estate agents than IT vendors in their lives. Still the results represent a turnaround for the reputation of IT vendors who in the past have faced serious criticism for their methods.
A well developed understanding of the business challenges faced by Financial Services industry * Intelligence, maturity of approach and first rate ...
The backgrounds of successful employees currently in the business are recruitment consultants, estate agents, office equipment sales, media sales, ...
Maintain business relationships with other suppliers to ensure effective delivery of services including real estate brokers/agents, freight ...
Agenda Setters 2009
Welcome to the ninth annual Agenda Setters poll – silicon.com's list of the top 50 most influential individuals in the technology and IT industries, from techies and CIOs to entrepreneurs and business leaders. Find out more in our latest special report.
Stories from the web...
Copyright © 2008 CBS Interactive Limited. All rights reserved. Top of page
Naked CIO Naked CIO: Social networks are useless for finding a job 'Quantity over quality' approach poisoning professional networks
Peter Cochrane Peter Cochrane's Blog: Uneconomics We must move away from short-termism to prevent next economic crisis