What is Sales?
[[File:HatsMinneapolis20June1949.jpg|thumbnail|upright|An example of a salesman]] '''Sales''' are the activities involved in selling products or services in return for [[money]] or other compensation. It is an act of completion of a [[Commerce|commercial]] activity. A salesman is someone who sells products or services, thus [[wikt:generate|generating]] sales.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hart|first=Meredith|title=What Is Sales? A Quick Guide [+ Examples]|url=https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/what-is-sales|access-date=2021-07-10|website=blog.hubspot.com|language=en-us}}</ref> Salespeople reach out to contacts that might be interested in purchasing the product or service that their company is selling — prospects that demonstrate interest through actions like visiting the company website or interacting with the company on social media. The goal is to reach out to leads who have shown interest in or fit the description of the company’s target customer, in hopes of providing them with a solution that results in a purchase of your product or service.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-17|title=5 best practices for sales opportunity management|url=https://www.method.me/blog/small-business-opportunity-management/|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Method|language=en-US}}</ref> == Marketing == Sales are closely connected with [[marketing]] because they have the same goal. Sales serve as a result and confirmation of the correctness of the company's marketing work.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-19|title=What is the Meaning of Sales & Marketing and Their Advantages?|url=https://www.tenfold.com/sales-reporting/meaning-sales-marketing-advantages/|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Tenfold|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710171415/https://www.tenfold.com/sales-reporting/meaning-sales-marketing-advantages/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sales are more practical than theoretical. Sales theory certainly exists as the recommended stages of the sales process, and continues to develop.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Pa