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?'

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

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

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.'

I'm just a pollster, ma'am - I have no idea which candidate is a cat person.

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

What they're thinking.

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

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

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

". . .and so the Defense rests, based on those facts, to the best of my manipulation."

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

"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.'

"I thought we had agreed, no lawyers!"

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

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

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

You've got to get on board with celebrity endorsements. People love your voice. They trust it. Bite me. Okay, then we'll find someone else to dupe your pathetic audience, sell them stuff they don't need and make them feel deep regret. Hold on. You never mentioned the spiritual benefits. I didn't want to play this card. To think of the shame I could inflict.

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

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

Elements of an effective sales presentation.

'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!''

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

Commission.