Salespeople Are Often Stereotyped as Pushy, Shifty, and Untrustworthy Because

question 13

Multiple Choice

Salespeople are often stereotyped as pushy, shifty, and untrustworthy because:

• A) they tend to be overly professional in their approach.
• B) traditional selling methods are common even today.
• C) the sales profession does not follow a standard code of conduct.
• D) the sales profession requires them to be shrewd and manipulative.
• E) in the past, the popular press portrayed them in this way.

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