Top 7 Attributes Needed to be a Top Sales & Marketing Assistant Today

It always has been a little complicated to figure out what exactly makes a top-notch Sales & Marketing Assistant. Well-Run Concepts has been conducting research to quantify what is needed in the position of Sales & Marketing Assistant today. We used a comprehensive, validated, step-by-step process called the Trimetrix™ system to determine what is needed for top performance. This article will summarize our findings to date and here is what we found.

1. SELF MANAGEMENT: The ability to prioritize and complete tasks in order to deliver desired outcomes within allotted time frames.
   
   • Independently pursues business objectives in an organized and efficient manner
   
   • Prioritizes activities as necessary to meet job responsibilities
   
   • Maintains required level of activity toward achieving goals without direct supervision
   
   • Minimizes work flow disruptions and time wasters to complete high quality work within a specified time frame.
   
   
2. PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION: The ability to establish a process for activities that lead to the implementation of systems, procedures or outcomes.
   
   • Defines plans and organizes activities necessary to reach targeted goals
   
   • Organizes and utilizes resources in ways that maximize their effectiveness
   
   • Implements appropriate plans and adjusts them as necessary
   
   • Consistently demonstrates organization and detail orientation.
   
   
3. RESILIENCY: The ability to quickly recover from adversity.
   
   • Continues toward goals in the face of difficulty and adversity
   
   • Handles criticism and rejection from others with objectivity
   
   • Recovers quickly from personal setbacks
   
   • Moves past unforeseen obstacles without unnecessary delay
   
   
4. RESULTS ORIENTATION: The ability to identify actions necessary to complete tasks and obtain results.
   
   • Maintains focus on goals
   
   • Identifies and acts on removing potential obstacles to successful goal attainment
   
   • Implements thorough and effective plans and applies appropriate resources to produce desired results
   
   Follows through on all commitments to achieve results
   
   
5. SELF STARTING: The ability to initiate and sustain momentum without external stimulation.
   
   • Initiates relevant activities toward achieving business goals
   
   • Independently completes projects and produces desired results
   
   • Requires little or no supervision to stay focused on necessary activities
   
   • Readily identifies and pursues business opportunities without outside direction
   
   
6. CUSTOMER FOCUS: a commitment to customer satisfaction.
   
   • Consistently places a high value on customers and all issues related to customers
   
   • Objectively listens to, understands and represents customer feedback
   
   • Anticipates customer needs and develops appropriate solutions
   
   • Meets all promises and commitments made to customers
   
   
7. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: The ability to interact with others in a positive manner.
   
   • Initiates and develops business relationships in positive ways
   
   • Successfully works with a wide range of people at varying levels of organizations
   
   • Communicates with others in ways that are clear, considerate and understandable
   • Demonstrates ease in relating with a diverse range of people of varying backgrounds, ages, experience and education levels

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