I have heard it said that sales people are the easiest to sell to. Here is a not-so-fictional story I read somewhere.
A young sales person peeped into the office of someone who looked like a Sales Manager, muttered something then started walking away. After retreating a little he seemed to change his mind, seemed to head back to the door, where after some hesitation, he started to back away again.
The sales manager, feeling sorry for the young man, and surprised that he was so poorly trained, called him in.
“You’re a salesman aren’t you? What are you selling?
“Sir…uh…yes… I’m a salesman. I’m sorry to bother you. I was selling insurance but I’m sure you don’t want any. Sorry to have wasted your time.”
Feeling sorry for the young bungler the Sales Manager bought TWO policies to give the young salesman some confidence and then started teaching him about selling. He said, “You should have different pre-planned approaches for different kinds of …”
“But sir I do; the one I just used is my planned approach for Sales Managers. It always works. Thank You!”
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