Marketing skills start by building relationships with people. If more people would simply understand this, their marketing problems would be over. Too many people think that in order to market a product or business, they have to “sell” people on it. Then they go about it the wrong way, pushing and pressuring people into making a decision NOW! Wrong!

You have to understand that the only way people are going to want to do business with you is if you build trust. You do this by building a relationship with them. Ask them questions and get them to talk about their wants and needs. Then you simply offer them a way to fill this need (that is through your product or business). Make sure you are friendly and courteous. Allow them time to think before they make a decision. If you make people feel comfortable, they will buy from you.
You should also make sure that you know how your marketing is working, look at your companies reviews, there are many specific sites to review products, and some have news feed reviews, like Enigin. These are always useful sites to keep up to date with, and it will improve your contact with your audience immensely.