Blog 2

For my second blog post of "The tipping point", I have read about some interesting topics that Malcom Gladwell talks about. I have read about people who are called "Mavens" and about the difference between an average salesman and a great salesman. Apparently the word "Maven" comes from Yiddish and means "one who accumulates knowledge". Malcom Gladwell explains that the mavens are the type of people who figure out how to get the job done, know things that others don't, and people who are socially very motivated. When it comes to the comparison of salesmen, Malcom Gladwell explains that the great salesmen know how to persuade people very well, will know how to answer to the objections of clients very well, and know which little things are worth mentioning, and which little things can make a difference. I think what Malcom Gladwell was trying to say is that the great salesmen are mavens. At least that is what I gathered from the reading.