Deal Closers Pillows

"Please! Let me through. I don't have time to go around."

'I'm warning you, Hannon: you're not the only one around here who can play hardball!'

"I believe around the offices I'm referred to as the rich, fat, b***ard. I like it."

'There's good news and bad news, J. B. - we now control 51% of this corporation's stock!'

Entering the Business Community: Assets/Liabilities

"It was terrifying experience being faced with that kind of compulsive, insane behaviour...I tell you it's positively the last time I put foot in the sales!"

'Gentlemen, I've been authorized to sweeten the offer.'

"We structured the deal so it won't make any sense to you."

Do you want to win the game or my business?

'To close the deal, I had to make some minor concessions.'

Fish and color

'Dog eat dog.'

'This is Harris, he's been with the firm some 45 years!'

'My ambition used to drive the economy. Now it drives my Mercedes.'

'Could we finish these negotiations via e-mail? That will allow me to think before I respond to your proposals.'

'He wants to close the deal with a handshake. What do you think about that?'

"You are aware that we try to make money here, yes?"

Remember take time to stop and smell the profits.

Money exchange

"Hire me and I'll bring in orders. Big orders. You're gonna need a bigger door."

"He'll never win this negotiation. He's saddled with numbers...but we have anecdotes."

'Guess who made a bushel today?'

'I hope you made the prospect say no three times before you gave up.'

"Let me get this, but keep in mind that you'll pay for it in other, more subtle ways later on."

'Competition is good...unless it's too good.'

"Oh, go on Jeffrey. . . Give him an order!"

"Does it ever cross your mind that we make a lot of money because no one else wants to do what we do?"

'Now think, Harris, what did you do different on that day?'

'Behind every great business deal is a company lawyer advising against it.'

"Then he slammed the door on me!" "Not the closing you were hoping for."

"Anyway, we'd love to have You on board for the Creighton deal."

'Sell South Africa!'

"And here you see where we successfully concluded the merger to everyone's mutual benefit."

"Now the first thing you have to do is to get a client's attention."

'The contracts look good. Why don't you have your disgusting pests call my disgusting pests.'