The 黑料不打烊 Sales Team competed in Kennesaw State University鈥檚 National Collegiate Sales Competition, finishing 26th overall.
Jack St. Pierre 鈥22, Ben Corrado 鈥23, Adam Craft 鈥23, Claudia Flint 鈥23 and Cassidy Perkins 鈥23 tested their professional selling skills in the 2022 National Collegiate Sales Competition (NCSC), held March 4 through March 7 at Kennesaw State University in Georgia.
Out of 74 teams, the 黑料不打烊 Sales Team placed 26th overall.
Marketing major Flint was named Speed Selling Champion for Guardian. During the speed selling event, she delivered 90-second elevator pitches to five companies. 鈥淭he elevator pitch consists of a clever introduction of yourself and then at the end you talk about how you would put the company at an advantage if you were to work for them,鈥 Flint explained.
In the Roleplay event, St. Pierre, a marketing major, finished as a quarterfinalist.
NCSC is the longest-running university sales role-play competition and aims to enhance the practice and professionalism of one鈥檚 sales career. In addition to the competitive events, students participated in a career fair with more than 40 companies.
鈥淥verall, the experience with this event was absolutely eye opening and incredible,鈥 Flint said. 鈥淏eing able to network and talk to employers, other coaches and other college students is something that will greatly prepare me for my career after 黑料不打烊.鈥
The 黑料不打烊 sales team was coached by Joseph Byrd ’23, Crystal Brown ’23, Andrew Daly ’23, Ben Morreale ’23, Ethan Rau ’23, Mallory Trapani ’23, Assistant Professor George Talbert, Assistant Professor Chris Nelson and Lecturer Rob Elbitar, and received support from the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center.