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usedpeoplesalesman

Recruitment Consultant - Sales

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Does my Company Practice Bad Sales?

Hey Everyone, quick question here....


I am coming up on my first year in tech sales and am wanting to know if my company is practicing bad sales. For context, since I've started, I've been told to treat my role like I'm in the Wolf of Wall Street movie. In other words doing and saying anything I need to to make a sale. I've been told many times to tell "white" lies, and although they tell us to research our prospects, they give us no time to do so.


Is my company practicing bad sales or is this just how sales is? Might just be me but from following top sales influencers on LinkedIn, seems like my company is a bit outdated.

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GDO
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BDM
I dutch we say: trust goes away by horse and comes back by foot
antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
I love this analogy. It leaves really fast and comes back even slower. Trust is hard to build the first time, even harder once it has been broken.
usedpeoplesalesman
Good Citizen
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Recruitment Consultant - Sales
Interesting. Never heard this before.
ZVRK
Politicker
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Enterprise Account Executive
Short answer - yes. Long answer - yes, your company practices bad sales :/
antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
Whatever the most visible form of red a flag can be colored is what your company is. RUN.
Diablo
Politicker
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Sr. AE
This is not a good practice at all. Lying is not going the help the company long term. If you don’t research the prospect, how would you make an effective outreach. So for sure bad practices.
usedpeoplesalesman
Good Citizen
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Recruitment Consultant - Sales
Thats what I thought but wanted to run it by th war room in case I was crazy. Thank you!
braintank
Politicker
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Enterprise Account Executive
Takes a lifetime to build a reputation and a few seconds to destroy it.
usedpeoplesalesman
Good Citizen
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Recruitment Consultant - Sales
So true. Integrity is everything.
coletrain
Politicker
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Account Executive
To me, it seems your company is a fixture on Moscow's Red Square circa 1985. The red flags are everywhere.
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
This is not ethical, nor is it good sales.

Did they get their sales training from movies?
usedpeoplesalesman
Good Citizen
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Recruitment Consultant - Sales
I know. I think they're just really outdated.
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
By 30 years!
Lambda
Tycoon
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Sales Consultant
When you say they give you no time, what do your nights look like?

Are you familiar with the industry as a hole

Are you networking after hours with people in your space

It sounds annoying at first but it will set you apart especially only 1 Yr in
Justatitle
Big Shot
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Account Executive
This is beyond bad sales, your practically begging for a horrible reputation
activity
Politicker
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VP, Business Development
Sounds incredibly sketchy
LMachine
Valued Contributor
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Sr. BDR
You never get a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression, and yet. don't make such a great impression the 1st time, and then not be able to back it up!!! Your firm is exhibiting bad form.
notdavemoss
Valued Contributor
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CCBW
When sales leaders quote WoWS or GgGR "unironically," you just might be practicing bad sales.
ChunkyButters
Tycoon
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AE
I too like to build trust by lying to my prospects.

Makes for really smooth implementations and 0% chrun rate.
CuriousFox
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That ain't right.
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