Persistent Persuader Prints

'...I'll be over there, waiting in the bushes.'

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

Changing Minds

'He followed me home. Can I keep him?'

"I know I should have gotten a cart, but I can't give up now."

'He hasn't been the same since the Goodyear blimp sneaked up behind him.'

Debate Club Note

"I'm going to be a lawyer so I'll be arguing both sides."

'I admire your persistence, Melvin, but I'm in love with another woman.'

Boss has 'will you marry me, Ingrid?' sign and says, 'Fax this until you get a yes.'

What they're thinking.

Giant 'NO' with a small man holding a 'Yes',

"I believe it because I believe it and that's how I know it's true."

'When it comes to giving a bonus...some people will stop at nothing.'

'Sir, you have a couple of salesmen laying for you out here.'

'If you could learn to open up a little, you might make a few more sales.'

"We did our best to convince them, now it's up to how gullible they are."

"Does he respond better to a confident approach or a groveling approach?"

"It reminds me of the very first ad that ever swayed me into buying something I didn't really want."

"Actually I was hoping you'd change his mind with the strength of your arguments and your innate erudition."

"Do you need me to write in big letters for you?"

'I'm glad you were able to persuade your husband to attend, Mrs. Lowe.'

"Now you've told everyone how importatn you are, would you like an upgrade to first class and a complimentary foot massage?"

'Wow! That must have been one hell of a good salesman!'

"I thought we had agreed, no lawyers!"

"Of course, not everybody can face this kind of responsibility."

'Is your bank account half full or half empty?'

'How can I keep you on in sales when you've never convinced me to give you a raise!'

Elements of an effective sales presentation.

'I've been able to change their answer from 'never' to 'when pigs fly'.'

'When I said that Sales is all about the Art of Persuasion I didn't expect you to start shouting at customers, ‘Buy it or my family will be out on the street!''

'When people started offering 'Golden Hellos' they didn't realise what a disaster it would be for the business.'

Commission.