Sales Joke of the Day (December 19) Pictures.

His bride stepped out of the shower on their wedding night, wrapped in a robe.  The salesman said:  "You don't have to be shy now.  We're married."   So she took off her robe and revealed her naked body.


"Wow!" said the salesman.   "Let me take your picture."


"Why?" asked his wife coyly.


"So I can carry your beauty next to my heart for ever."


The salesman took his photo and then went to have a shower himself.  A few minutes later he emerged wrapped in a robe.


"Why are you wearing a robe, honey?" his wife asked.  "Remember, you don't have to be shy now.  We're married."   So the salesman took off his robe to reveal his naked body.


"Let me take your picture," his wife said.


"Why?" the salesman asked, grinning.


"So I can get it enlarged," was the reply.


Moral of the story.   True sales professionals know that in order to be successful at sales they need to celebrate milestone events with their clients.   Taking clients out for dinner, a sporting event, a rock concert or perhaps a round of golf; can all be enhanced by taking a few pictures of those special occasions.  You can email a few of these photos to your clients to relive the good times or get the real great shots enlarged and framed as a nice way of capturing the moment.  During desperate times, true candid photography could generate additional streams of income, but please be aware of any rules and regulations surrounding such practices in your specific area.


"Anyone with a smartphone is a potential eyewitness cameraman capturing and transmitting stories at speeds that turn Reuter photos and traditional reporting into, well, .....   yesterday's news."                    -  Harvey Fierstein

Sales Joke of the Day (October 15) The Wallet Photo.

Two salesmen are line at the company cafeteria to buy their lunch.   When they both pull out their wallets to pay, the first asks the second.   "Why do you have a picture of your wife in your wallet?"


"Well," says the second salesman, "during the day if I start to slack off, or if I have a really bad call and I'm feeling a little down, I take out my wife's picture for inspiration.  She reminds me why I do what I do, and I get right back to work.   I see you have a picture of your wife in your wallet too.   Same reason?"


"No," says the first salesman.  "I've got a picture of my wife in there as just a reminder that in its place could have been a lot more money."


Moral of the story.   True sales professionals know that in order to be successful in sales you need to share the wealth with those you do business with.   So butter up your clients by spreading the bread, sharing the dough or giving them their slice.   Don't be a crusty old miser.   Remember, you need to open up your wallet, before you can put more in.


"He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed."   -   Benjamin Franklin