Comments on: The Other Callisthenes Gave Him A Lesson In Salesmanship http://www.simplenomics.com/the-other-callisthenes-gave-him-a-lesson-in-salesmanship/ Sales, Marketing and Customer Service Strategies Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:13:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike Sigers http://www.simplenomics.com/the-other-callisthenes-gave-him-a-lesson-in-salesmanship/comment-page-1/#comment-47221 Mike Sigers Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:22:55 +0000 http://www.simplenomics.com/the-other-callisthenes-gave-him-a-lesson-in-salesmanship/#comment-47221 Oh great Brad...you ave away our secret stash of post ideas ;-) You're right, though, as these ancient figures were dealing with people long ago and human nature hasn't changed an iota in all that time. Oh great Brad…you ave away our secret stash of post ideas ;-)

You’re right, though, as these ancient figures were dealing with people long ago and human nature hasn’t changed an iota in all that time.

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.simplenomics.com/the-other-callisthenes-gave-him-a-lesson-in-salesmanship/comment-page-1/#comment-47220 Brad Shorr Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:56:12 +0000 http://www.simplenomics.com/the-other-callisthenes-gave-him-a-lesson-in-salesmanship/#comment-47220 At the risk of sounding nerdy, I've always found ancient history texts to be wonderful sources of sales technique. The Peloponnesian Wars, Tacitus, Herodotus, Plutarch are full of speeches by generals and kings that are perfect examples of motivation, empathy, persuasion, vision, and mission. At the risk of sounding nerdy, I’ve always found ancient history texts to be wonderful sources of sales technique. The Peloponnesian Wars, Tacitus, Herodotus, Plutarch are full of speeches by generals and kings that are perfect examples of motivation, empathy, persuasion, vision, and mission.

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