Sales Professional Mugs

Active listening, session 1 "I'm afraid turn out isn't as high as we'd hoped,three of them misheard the date,five got the time wrong and everyone in sales went to a hotel in Scarborough by mistake."

Sad boss: "This one pretty much sums it up."

"I'm afraid the turnout isn't as high as we'd hoped, three of them misheard the date; five got the time wrong and everyone from sales went to a hotel in Scarborough by mistake!"

Tissue factory: 'Forget about softness. Tests show we could triple sales if we add pepper.'

'Your resume states that you've worked with 2 presidents, won the Nobel Prize and climbed Mt Everest. That's all fine and dandy, but how are you at telemarketing?'

'And these spikes show the weeks our manager was on vacation...'

'Let's get one thing straight. I don't want your money, I want your respect.'

'We're holding our own, but I'd really like to see some growth.'

"I'm telling you, these Sales Reps get more aggressive every year."

'I'll be honest, this car is way overpriced, gets horrible mileage, and smells exactly like steamed broccoli. . . it does have dual climate control though!'

"The figures for the last quarter are in. We made significant gains in the fifteen-to-twenty-six-year-old age group, but we lost our immortal souls."

'I dunno. Maybe we need a new slogan.'

'We would like to visit with you about the possibility of expanding our franchise...'

"I have to start thinking out of the box."

'Is this a piece of artwork or one of our charts?'

"It's a setback, but we'll bounce back."

'You're probably all wondering who I've promoted to VP of sales!'

'Our most successful e-mail campaign was an offer to take customers off our e-mail list.'

'Now here's my idea...we come up with a really high-priced drug to treat drug side effects...'

"And for an extra fourteen hundred dollars I'll stop touching your arm."

Power, Money, Ego, Hype, Parking.

'Do I believe?? Listen, I believe in anything that generates $400 billion in annual sales!'

Vehicle Sales.

'Then we all agree, setting up a stress management program is a first priority!'

'Accounting is cautiously optimistic. Sales is incautiously optimistic.'

"Tidy up yer website, gov?"

"Is this seat taken?"

'We need to target the rich and stupid.'

'And out hospital has rooms...lots of rooms, and some beds, and we've got stairs.'

"Auto, air, V6, dual overhead cam ..."

"To be frank, it's the 'honesty' or 'integrity' that's bothering me."

Salesman given 10 minutes under extreme pressure to sell to buyer

'This illustrates the first point I'd like to make - we need a projector.'

'It's nothing personal. It's just that going after your job is in my job description.'

'And for a few hundred more, you get this policy, which covers you in the event you miss a payment on this policy.'