Demonstrators and Product Promoters

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking a Demonstrator or Product Promoter in the United States to demonstrate merchandise and answer questions to create public interest in buying the product. Responsibilities include writing promotional materials, keeping demonstration areas organized, and providing product information using various media. Applicants should possess strong active listening, speaking, and persuasion skills. Familiarity with tools like Microsoft Office and web software is essential. This position plays a key role in influencing customer purchases and improving product offerings.

Responsibilities

• Write articles or pamphlets about products.
• Keep areas neat while working and return items to correct locations following demonstrations.
• Provide product information using lectures, films, charts, or slide shows.
• Recommend product or service improvements to employers.
• Suggest specific product purchases to meet customers’ needs.
• Learn about competitors’ products or consumers’ interests or concerns.

Skills

Active Listening

Speaking

Persuasion

Reading Comprehension

Service Orientation

Monitoring

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

HTML

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Web browser software

Email software

Word processing software

Microsoft Windows

Spreadsheet software

Social media sites

Presentation software

Job description

Demonstrator or Product Promoter

What You Need to Know About Demonstrator or Product Promoter

Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.

Demonstrator or Product Promoter Responsibilities

• Write articles or pamphlets about products.
• Keep areas neat while working and return items to correct locations following demonstrations.
• Provide product information, using lectures, films, charts, or slide shows.
• Recommend product or service improvements to employers.
• Suggest specific product purchases to meet customers’ needs.
• Learn about competitors’ products or consumers’ interests or concerns to answer questions or provide more complete information.

Demonstrator or Product Promoter Required Skills

• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Related Job Titles

• Demo Specialist
• Exhibit Display Representative
• Party Plan Selling Distributor
• Home Demonstrator
• Merchandiser

What Tools do Demonstrators and Product Promoters Use?

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Hypertext markup language HTML
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Web browser software
• Email software
• Word processing software
• Microsoft Windows
• Spreadsheet software
• Social media sites
• Presentation software