Sales Joke of the Day (archives) The Vile Monster.

There once was a medieval village named Wasgij. This village was being terrorized by a vile monster, the Medicrin. Each night, the Medicrin would stalk down from the hills, and devour one of the villagers. The terrified villagers called a meeting, and decided to pool their money together to hire the great salesman Erik.  Erik claimed that his consulting services and customized solutions could solve any problem.


So, as any good sales rep does, Erik came and listened to the complaints of the villagers. He consulted with his technical expert of Vile Monsters, and learned that Medicrins love to eat loons. So Erik, the salesman, hunted high and low to find a loon. He found one, captured it, tied it up, and brought it back to the village. He then had the villagers dig a deep pit. Erik threw the loon into the pit, hoping to capture the Medicrin, and slay it.


That night, the Medicrin came... It smelled the loon... But it also smelled DANGER, and it ran off, devouring one of the villagers on the way out.  After calming the villagers, the next day, Erik, the salesman again consulted with his technical expert of Vile Monsters, and learned that Medicrins also love sugar. So Erik gathered up all of the sugar in the village, and threw it into the pit. The loon, not having eaten in days, devoured all of the sugar in a single gulp. Erik, the salesman,  was struck with panic, and ran to and fro trying to figure out what to do next, but night had fallen, and the Medicrin would be there soon, so Erik crossed his fingers, and hoped for the best.


That night, the Medicrin came... It smelled the loon... It smelled danger... But it also smelled the sugar, and the Medicrin dived into the pit, and devoured the loon. And the villagers swarmed over the Medicrin, and slew it.


Moral of the story.   "A loon full of sugar helps the Medicrin go down."   Ok, seriously folks, the real moral of this story, if the prospect you're hunting is hanging back because they are afraid to move forward just try sweetening the deal a little and you'll have him bagged in no time.   Remember too, that when trouble arises, true sales professionals consult with experts to solve the problem; while mere villagers panic, light torches, gather pitchforks and charge at whatever appears to be the enemy of the day.   So the next time trouble arises, ask yourself, "Are you a villager or are you a sales professional?"


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