If you’re new to sales or just here to keep up to date with the best techniques for selling, I’m going to level with you: the secret of selling anything to anybody is not attempting to sell just anything to just about anybody. And, in my opinion, being a good salesperson isn’t ...
New laws have been passed dealing with AI impersonating people for scams and extortion. The FTC is now taking steps to crack down on Voice Cloning scams. There’s been a concern in my family with scam phone calls, recording your voice and using it for nefarious reasons. You know the phone...
188. “Ex-used car salesman here: don’t buy the extended warranty. Instead, put the cost of the warranty into an interest-bearing account which you can liquidize quickly in the case of a car repair. Doing this makes you money and still offers you the protection of having cash on hand...
Even those of us who think we are good at this game would be kidding ourselves if we thought we could actually outwit the salesman. It’s important to respect your opponent, for he or she probably does this 60+ hours a week, while you probably do it a few times each year at the mo...
But what does a shoe salesman talk about when he gets home from work? I can tell you that we all talk about trading, even after we get off work. And we’ve done it many a time ’til the wee hours of the morning. Just some of the stories, it’s really different, it’s a fron...
don’t always consider: whether or not you realize it, every interaction you have with another person is a negotiation. From picking a romantic date with your wife to finding an agreeable price for some tchotchke gift with the local thingamajig salesman, we’re navigating a world of back and...
It’s such a dumb question to ask a stranger with whom you have no relationship. It’s always a dead giveaway you are a salesman, do a cold call. Rather, be honest and candid, by saying: “Hello! My name is Jammie X and I would appreciate one minute of your time to X, because...
Bloodletting continued all the way until the 1800s, and it was used to treat every condition imaginable. Seizures? Get some of that blood out. Fevers? Someone text the leech salesman. Coughs? I got 99 problems and blood ain’t one. ...
About 8 weeks ago, around lunch time, my oldest son, Nathan, came upstairs and let me know someone was knocking on the front door. I told him not to worry, it was probably a salesman, don’t answer the door. They will go away. I was preparing to jump in the shower when Nathan ...