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Re:In my life, I've witnessed three elite salespeople at work by JumpCrisscross on Monday January 06, 2025 @02:25AM (#42608498)
> For commoditized markets like phone plans, cable TV / ISPs, paper, or roof repairs after a hurricane, the ones who get the most sales are the ones without scruples

You’re describing low value, low recurrence sales. Those are numbers, not relationship, games, with high churn at that.

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Re:In my life, I've witnessed three elite salespeople at work by sangnoir on Monday January 06, 2025 @04:26AM (#42609053)
I think low recurrence is the bigger factor for sleaziness: roof replacement aren't low value, same goes for the archetype for sleazy sales tactics: car salesman.
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Re:In my life, I've witnessed three elite salespeople at work by JumpCrisscross on Monday January 06, 2025 @09:55AM (#42611052)
> roof replacement aren't low value, same goes for the archetype for sleazy sales tactics: car salesman

They’re low value, comparatively speaking. High-value sales starts where your client can afford to do their own diligence and retaliate if you screw them; that’s typically around the $10+ million level.

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