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Sales Fails: "My sales manager tried to help me close a deal. He got into an argument with the prospect instead"

Sales Fails: "I got my friend a job in sales, but he quit on his first day and hid in the woods"

Sales Fails: "My cold call turned into a wake up call, literally"

Sales Fails: "My manager got demoted to sales rep, then quit in spectacular fashion"

Sales Fails: "I made a joke about a prospect's favorite sports team and he kicked me out of his office"

Sales Fails: "I mentioned a competitor feature during a product demo. The prospect ghosted me"

Sales Fails: "A prospect disappeared in the middle of a demo.. but I stayed on."

Sales Fails: "I tried to take a prospect out to dinner, but I messed up the reservation."

Sales Fails: "I assumed OOO meant a prospect was on vacation. I was extremely wrong"

Sales Fails: "We almost lost a deal over a bad cup of coffee"

Sales Fails: "I tried to pitch a client while I was car sick. I didn't close the deal"

Sales Fails: "I added my cocky sales manager to the call and he blew it"

Sales Fails: "I brought our CTO to a sales meeting and he completely blew it"

Sales Fails: "I could charge you more"

Sales Fails: Fancy dinners don't close deals.

Sales Fails: "I sent an angry email before checking my spam folder"

Sales Fails: "Door-to-door sales -- reptiles included"

Sales Fails: "I photoshopped my sales manager's head on someone else's body... and he saw it"

Sales Fails: "I'm gonna keep calling you every single day"

Sales Fails: "My new coworker stole cookies at the corporate training retreat"

Sales Fails: "I left a great-paying sales job for a startup that failed within two months"

Sales Fails: "For some strange reason, I lied to a prospect about where I was from"

Sales Fails: The college party that came back to haunt me

Sales Fails: I accepted an indecent proposal from a prospect -- even though I closed the deal, I still regret it

Sales Fails: I pretended to be a Star Wars fan in order to build rapport. The force was NOT with me.

Sales Fails: I told my prospect that I loved hunting. BIG mistake.

Sales Fails: I tried to engage with a prospect's social media account. It backfired spectacularly.

Sales Fails: I made fun of a prospect's handwriting. It did NOT go over well.

The truth about that famous Alec Baldwin scene from GlenGarry Glen Ross

An interview with the internet’s most famous sales comedian, Ross Pomerantz aka Corporate Bro