September 8, 2011

Cold Calling vs. The Economy (Is It Really Necessary?)

   In my previous post I briefly mentioned that I was required to make cold calls to bring in sales for the company that I worked for. That was not my first job where I was required to make these types of calls. At one point I worked for a wireless company selling phones and plans and every once in a while this meant I had to call customers to update their plans. Don't businesses know cold calling is not economical anymore? Why waste money on something most people have taken measures to avoid? Let's go into detail.

September 2, 2011

My Horrible Boss Story

   In my adult life nearly every job I have had has been in sales. I am not particularly fond of being a salesman, but I am good at it. That is mainly due to the fact that I think like the customer and treat the customer the way they want to be treated. Being in sales does have it's share of great stories. One of these stories came to mind the other day when I saw the trailer for the new movie "Horrible Bosses". I, just as many of you probably have, had a terrible boss at one time in my career. I would like to tell you about him.