

They want to put their position out there and say what they are, but the customer is reflecting back how they’re experiencing the brand and they have their own story. The brand will be played by the ogre, Shrek, and the customer will be played by his stalwart friend, Donkey. “This is a metaphor for a brand-to-customer conversation.It’s simply, ‘What do you need? What are you trying to solve? Do I have it?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Is it the right price?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Next.'” - Irreverent Sales Girl And somewhere we screwed it all up by making it some kind of crazy thing. “People like to buy things they need from people they like.Why? Well, it’s the only sales book I ever read.” - Tristan Bishhop “My favorite sales book? Harvey Mackay’s Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive.“With technology, you have to be careful because you can really be kind of cyberstalkerish.” - Eric T.They’ve got to stop spilling each other’s beers.” - Ann Handley “ have to start talking to each other.“‘Hey, here’s a gourd!’ is not so different as, ‘Hey, here’s enterprise sales software!’ The language changes, but the humans are the same.” - Chris Penn.“If we are smart, we make a lot of mistakes.” - Raman Frey.But a long no maybe will kill you.” -Alston Gardner, in “ The Story of Sales” Now, preferably a yes, but sometimes a quick no is almost as good an answer. You know how we people are.” - Kare Anderson And I don’t mean to brag, but I’m such a good salesman that I could sell one of my fourth-floor elevator buttons to the owner of a three-story building.” - Jarod Kintz “I design, manufacture, distribute, and sell elevator buttons.

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FUNNY QUICK QUOTES PLUS
We pulled some great comedic lines from our interviews with sales experts, plus a few favorites from around the web, for this worth-sharing-around-the-office article.
