Post your favorite quotes or movies/shows that make you proud to sell your soul everyday
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Best movies/shows about sales
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The Office is an underrated show about sales. Michael is the classic manager who was an amazing IC but pretty bad as the boss. Dwight embodies the lone wolf rep who is a little strange but crushes their number. And every rep can identify with Jim's transition from "I'm just here to get a paycheck" to seriously leveling up his professional accomplishments and confidence in his biz acumen.
I did an objection handling workshop for our team and referenced Michael's impeccable job of boxing Jim into a corner and getting him to agree to go to dinner (without which, btw, we wouldn't have the masterpiece episode that is the Dinner Party) - clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3QCELI1kIo
AGREED.
The sales calls the team would go on (Jim, Dwight, Phyllis, Stanley, Andy) were actually very relatable sometimes. As simple and dumb as they seemed. Some of those moments were genuinely how it goes down.
The sales calls the team would go on (Jim, Dwight, Phyllis, Stanley, Andy) were actually very relatable sometimes. As simple and dumb as they seemed. Some of those moments were genuinely how it goes down.
Love this! I had already watched the show a couple of times through before getting into sales, now some of the most badass moments for me are when Michael shines as a salesman.
The characters and their growth is spot on. Michael Scott is the total out of his leauge manager from top producer. All good sales people do not make good sales managers
One of my favorite sales related Office scenes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmGaxlrFsRs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmGaxlrFsRs
Boiler Room top 5, especially for inside sales. RECO!!!!!!!!!
Are you saying top 5 because it's memorable or are you recommending it as a movie for inside sales people to watch?
In my personal top 5 and recommend to everyone in sales and general recommendation really. I bring it up in all my interviews too.
Tommy Boy. As much as it was a funny movie, it had some great sales lessons
Its not necessarily about "sales" but I've been been watching Silicon Valley, and I find it HILARIOUS.
It had me until the last season when they all become caricatures of themselves, but still hilarious, especially working in tech like E-Money said
I watched this to get a beat on startups as a newbie and the characters are all in the room at small startups. I mean, I didn't not stay at a startup purely for the snackwall and low commish.
(Personal) Top 10:
10 - Thank You For Smoking
9 - Death of a Salesman
8 - The Big Kahuna
7 - The Goods (Live Fast. Sell Hard)
6 - Tommy Boy
5 - Jerry Maguire
4 - The Wolf of Wall Street
3 - The Founder
2 - Glengarry Glen Ross
1 - Salesman (1969)
10 - Thank You For Smoking
9 - Death of a Salesman
8 - The Big Kahuna
7 - The Goods (Live Fast. Sell Hard)
6 - Tommy Boy
5 - Jerry Maguire
4 - The Wolf of Wall Street
3 - The Founder
2 - Glengarry Glen Ross
1 - Salesman (1969)
War Dogs is a pretty good one too
I was scrolling to see if someone beat me to it and you did! Jonah Hill is an absolute scumbag scam artist, but he made things happen to close deals!
Rah! I was “on the streets” as well in my previous life (I’m just guessing that’s what the O side calls it too). Where’d you recruit out of? I was pretty lucky and was just outside of Dallas.
Mad Men for sure, but I will tip my hat to Marty Kaan on House of Lies. That man knew how to drive an opportunity forward.
Movies:
1. The Wolf Of Wall Street
2. The Goods- Live hard, sell hard.
3. The Pursuit of Happiness.
4. Catch Me if You Can
5. Half Baked
6. Tommy Boy
7. Trading Places.
8. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.
A lot of comedies, so murder me.
Series:
1. Breaking Bad.
2. Mad Men
3. The Office
4. Silicone Valley
5. Seinfeld
6. Pawn Stars
7. Suits
8. Ballers (only watched like 3 episodes)
Survivor, seriously it's how the world works, which is how sales works, 10% skill, 10% grit, 80% luck
The Dark Knight. You have to sift through a lot of the irrelevant shit to understand the subtext about sales.
The office....next question
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