Shoe Shopping Struggle
BoltonJR1 Last fall, I noticed that my favorite pair of shoes were starting to fall apart and determined that I needed to find myself a new pair. I waited until the…
February 2018
Street Smarts
HorneST1 After a sales pitch with a potential customer goes horribly wrong, Richard teaches Tommy a valuable lesson that helps him realize there is more to sales than just being “book…
Selling Things That Don’t Exist
pophamjl1 Selling is hard. It can seem impossible to convince another person to part with their money in exchange for a product. This difficulty is often alleviated if you can show…
The Elements of a Good Salesperson
egelandmg1 What to avoid in sales As we have been dicsussing in class, there are certain presupposed ideas about the word salesperson and we all know, especially from personal expereince to…
My Grandfather’s New Truck
Barkere20 For the last two or three years my grandfather has been looking into buying a new truck. He is a person who loves looking, but never actually does much buying.…
The PacSun Princess of Sales
GeigerER1 Back in high school, I used to go shopping at PacSun all the time. However, being as broke as I was, I only justified my purchases to the sales section.…
Learning Sales Techniques from “Friends” (the show, not the people)
lindy.bowser “Friends” has recently made a come-back from its 1990s fame with the show’s debut on Netflix. Upon my 14th rewatch of the episodes, I was taken aback to a particular…