The World’s Most Complete List Of Job Titles For Salespeople

Lots of companies seem to struggle with job titles for their salespeople. For some reason, many seem leery of our favored, simple descriptor: "sales professional." In a few circles people go to even greater lengths to hide their real function behind an innocuous name (think "real estate agent.") So I set out to create a list of every euphemism I could think of.

If you've got one of these titles, there's a pretty good chance you're a sales professional...

• Consultant
• Producer
• Account Manager
• Account Representative
• Account Executive
• Account Associate
• Account Specialist
• Estimator
• Telemarketer
• Rep

Here are a few I've heard but wish I hadn't...

• Promoter [visions of a carnival?]
• Merchant [admirable in the 19th century]
• Clerk [too close to a vending machine]
• Dealer [smoke and mirrors]
• Peddler [where's the bike?]
• Hawker [that just sounds disgusting]
• Hustler [c'mon]
• Salesman [it's sexist]

What have we missed?

by Jeb Brooks Filed under: Professional Selling Leave a comment