Sales Joke of the Day (May 6) The Yard Sale.

A salesman's wife was taking her time browsing through the various items at a friend's yard sale.  She said: "My husband is going to be really angry that I stopped off at a yard sale."


"I'm sure he'll understand when you tell him about all the bargains you found," said the friend.


"Normally, yes.  But he's just broken his leg falling from our roof, and he's waiting for me to take him to the hospital to have it set."


Moral of the story.  True sales professionals know that before marriage a man "yearns" for the woman he loves.  After marriage, the "y" becomes silent.  

"Buy, buy, says the sign in the window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard."     

-  Paul McCartney

Sales Joke of the Day. (April 19) Sinking sales.

An inexperienced real estate salesman asked his boss if he could refund the deposit to an angry customer who had discovered that the lot he had bought was under water.
 

“What kind of salesman are you?” the boss scolded. “Get out there and sell him a boat.”


Moral of the story.   True sales professionals know that in order to succeed at sales you have to be a bit of a gambler.  You have to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk away and know when to run.  But when it comes to your customers, if one of your sales sinks below their level of acceptability, don't bail on them.   Bail with them.  Work on creating a mutually acceptable resolution to the problem.  Doing so will stop you from merely treading water just to keep your career afloat.  Instead, you'll be swimming forward towards your next promotion.

"In the ocean of baseness, the deeper we get, the easier the sinking."   

-  James Russell Lowell