Hello readers, welcome to my blog. I'm writing to share my marketing experiences for the past two weeks.
I never dreamt of becoming a marketer, neither did I plan to join the marketers association any time soon, but it just happened when I didn’t expect it.
When I visited my mother two weeks ago, I didn’t know she had started marketing some food items at the market without my consent. When I arrived home that day, I asked for my mother and I was told she was at the market. I was shocked.
So I asked my father if it had been long since she started selling, and he said, she started it immediately we all had admission to study in various institutions of our choice. According to my father, she began to sell at the market when no one was there to assist her in her oil production business.
So many thoughts came into my mind. I wondered if I could join her since I’ve never sold any food items at the market. The following morning, my mother came to my room and woke me up.
I didn’t know why she did that, but the only statement she made was that I should go to the smallest market and sell her food items, while she would be going to the biggest market to purchase new food items since she was running shot of them.
Immediately I heard that, I started sweating all over my body, and I asked my mother why I was sweating, I told her I wouldn’t be able to sell, and she laughed at me. She told me, she knew I would argue with her because I’ve never done that. She encouraged me to try it, and I complied with what she said.
I arrived at the market early in the morning, tidied up the whole place, and then arranged the food items on the table according to my mother's instructions. I sat down on my chair, waiting for customers to arrive.
Customers started coming out, but I realized they only bought food items from one individual they had known for a while. Even though I was calling on them, they pretended as if they never knew I was calling on them.
Only a few people bought something from me, and at the end of the day, I made a sum of one thousand naira only, and I was so discouraged. I vowed I would never go to the market anymore but my mother said I will.
I went to the market the second day and I refused to sell. I was busy observing how marketers interact with their customers, and I learned that they developed a conducive atmosphere for their customers, I said wow!
I also adopted their strategy, and it worked out for me. I made five thousand naira at the end of the day, and my parents were so excited when I told them. Out of excitement, my mother bought two shoes for me, and she urged me to do better next time.
The next day was Friday, I went to the market very early as usual. But before I left the house, I prayed unto God, to bring me, more customers. That particular day, was the happiest day of my life, ever since I started selling at the market.
So many people rushed to get my food items. I was so excited. I stayed at the market till night, I continued selling till about 9. pm before I started packing my food items. When I counted the money I sold those items, I realized, I’d made about twelve thousand naira.
Right from that day, I enjoyed everything about marketing because it taught me how to interact with different people. And it drove away fear from my life.
In conclusion, never develop a negative thought about something, always give it a try, and you will be surprised to see that you have great potential in you.
Thank you for your time.
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