Sales Training Gifts

Buddy believed that successful presentations began with the entrance.

'I'm breaking in a new salesman.'

'Which sounds better: 'now with MORE XZ100' or 'now with LESS XZ100'?'

'If by 'great', you mean 'terrible', then yes, we have plenty of great beers for under $4.00 a six-pack.'

'What's the concept? I'm not sure what you're trying to say, Ms. Harris.'

"These are magic beans, my boy. Their value comes from growth and scale, not revenue."

'Jones, somewhere out there, we've lost our common sense. I want you to go and bring it back.'

'Well Miss Hayward, your suggestion of trying Feng Shui didn't work.'

'We're looking for an award-winning sales professional. Those are trophies. You're overqualified.'

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

The company's marketing strategy became increasingly sophisticated.

'You've probably heard of me. I'm an author, consultant and lecturer in the fields of authoring, consulting and lecturing.'

I was hoping you might convince him by demonstrating the quality of the product.

"What a success! We've sold all our copies. You're a great team! Let's go for beer, pizza and crisps - my treat!"

'Thanks to his brilliant conversation techniques, Bob had the shortest calls.'

'I appeared to start selling more when I stopped appearing to sell.'

"Well, he loves people, the birds that fly, the fish that swim, and all the creatures of the forest."

Tragically Roger was to discover that his 'managing aggression' seminar did not work in a wilderness setting.

Sales Exit.

'Wow!! Do I ever like the flavour of the month!!'

'No, I don't want to change my long distance phone company, and,,, Yes, I should have known it was you calling'

"Baldo, the summer is almost gone and you still haven't found a job!"

'Bancroft, it's time to pay the salesmen their bonuses. Would you please stop at the butchers' shop and get a few pounds of raw meat?'

". . . And you thought last month's sales figures just happened?"

"Trust me—sex sells."

"Come climate change, you could find yourself sitting beach-front on the French riviera."

Sales Dept. is Out to Hunch

"... With a slightly above average mileage..."

'A telemarketing call for you, Sir.'

"The Sales Department suggests we teach Customer Service personnel how to assist customers without telling them where to go."

'Wow...This could be the beginning of a fantastic career...A sales coach is waiting for you. He wants to hire you as a bad example.'

'CROOOAX! If we ever want to sell this damned parrot, we better not anybody what he has done to his previous owners... CROOOAX! If we ever want...'

"I increase my small pension by working as an expert on selling anti-incontinence products!"

'See how much easier it is when we all work together.'

'It worked. We expressed remorse, asked for forgiveness and sales are up sixty percent.'