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Make (sales) history : here, NOW!

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Change the dictionary definition of “Sell” – leave a comment, pass the word on

I’m passionate about the sales profession and I am ready to take action against anything that supports the negative stereotypes about sales people.

Take the following Concise Oxford English Dictionary definition of “sell” (edited to include just the directly relevant points) :

verb 1 hand over in exchange for money. 3 (of goods) attain sales. 6 persuade someone of the merits of.
Their definition barely touches on what selling as a profession – your profession – actually is. Consider the following;
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