Good Sales Jokes Can Transform You From Just Another Sales Person Into Salesperson Of The Year

Filed under: Humor � rbperry @ 12:25 pm
by:  Tim Williams
At the same time you’ll make it easier for the customer to talk to you and help them work through objections they may have. When you think about the last transaction where you had to deal with a salesperson what comes to mind? Do you remember it as a pleasant experience or were you bored to tears? Or maybe the experience was somewhere in between. We have all had good and bad sales experiences.

As a sales person you want your dealings with customers to fall into the good experiences.
But how do you go about making that happen. One good way is to adopt humour as a sales technique.

If that suggestion is a bit off putting then you should clear your mind and be open to this new idea. Humour has long been used as an antidote to the ordinary. A well timed joke can alleviate stress, break the ice, turn an awkward situation around, and help you establish relationships more easily.  For a sales person looking to improve the bottom line this can be the answer to a lot of problems.

Of course if something sounds too good to be true it probably is. You can’t just snap your fingers and become an expert at delivering sales jokes. What you can do is do a little homework and before you know it you will be perfectly capable of adding some levity to your sales approach.

The most important rule you need to keep in mind when using sales jokes is to understand the people you will be delivering them to. You want the jokes to be effective and tailor them to their tastes. A group of employees who are new to sales will find sales training jokes far more amusing than a group of sales executives, for example. A sales meeting joke may be better for the managers.

In all cases you should avoid materials that could be offensive to anyone.

That includes topics such as race, gender, politics, religion, or sexual orientation. Adult sales jokes should always be off limits. If you are nervous about trying to tell jokes or weave humorous stories into your presentation then you can get assistance.

There are many resources available both online and in your community that can help you find material improve your delivery. For those who do well with do-it-yourself training the Internet can provide a wealth of information as can your local public library.

If learning to tell sales jokes on your own won’t work for you try finding a sales training company in your area that can provide you with instructor lead training both in classes or one-on-one.

Regardless of how you decide to get training to improve your sales jokes you will find that once you have taken the step to lighten up your presentation you’ll be able to talk with customers more easily, have a better time with your job, and in the long run make more sales. What is the worst than can happen?

Before you know it both you and your customers will be smiling and laughing more.


Have your tried humor on the job?

Filed under: Corporate, Humor, Job Interviewing � Cindy Hazen @ 4:29 am

 A candidate I am working with on a top-level position mentioned that he does stand-up comedy on the side. Surprisingly, I wasn’t surprised :-) . In all my years in sales and the business world, I have always found humor to be a valuable tool. Using humor can dissipate the tension in a meeting quicker than just about anything else. Granted, you must be judicious in your use of humor but, used carefully, this trait can help you in numerous situations.

 I remember when I was selling to retail chains and I proceeded to show sample of pens and markers to a new prospect. Well, the first blister-packaged item was dried up and didn’t write (darn factory!). Then, the second sample did not work as well. About this time, my prospect said, "What else do you to show me that doesn’t work?". We both laughed and it helped minimize my embarrassment. I didn’t get the order though.

Another time I showed up an hour late when I went to East Tennessee because I didn’t reset my clocks once I crossed into the Eastern Time Zone. My client was very understanding after my apologies but, the next time I called to make an appointment, he said, "Your time or my time?". Again, we both laughed and it became a running joke.

So, don’t forget to add some humor to your day AND your customer’s days. They will appreciate it and so will you.

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E-Mail turned 35 years old !

Filed under: Humor, Job Market Trends � Cindy Hazen @ 12:45 am

Did you know that "email" turned 35 in December?

You might have thought you were at the forefront of technology when you were sending electronic mail in the early ’90’s, but East Coast computer pioneer Ray Tomlinson created e-mail as we know it today in 1971, when he used the @ symbol in the address to separate the user from the computer and sent the message from system to another.

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Calling In Sick Excuses

Filed under: Humor � Cindy Hazen @ 5:33 pm

CALLING IN SICK WITH FAKE EXCUSES: SURVEY

According to CareerBuilder.com’s annual absenteeism survey, "Out of the Office," employees may be playing hooky from the office a little too often! In fact, 32% of workers claim to have called in sick, though well, at least once in the last year, and one-in-ten admitted to doing so three times or more. While some employers said they don’t question excuses given, others were more cynical. Indeed, 27% of hiring managers reported firing a worker for calling in sick without a legitimate reason. The most popular motivator for missing work is the need to relax (48%); catching up on sleep (24%); and personal errands (20%). Chronic offenders, however, may soon be running out of ideas. Survey findings further reveal that 41% of hiring managers have received unusual and/or suspicious sick day alibis: 62% did not believe them. Unusual excuses for missing work include:

  1. Employee was poisoned by his mother-in-law.
  2. A buffalo escaped from the game reserve and kept charging the employee every time she tried to go to her car from her house.
  3. Employee called from his cell phone, said he was accidentally locked in a restroom stall and no one was around to let him out.
  4. Employee broke his leg snowboarding off his roof while drunk.
  5. One of the walls in the employee’s home fell off the night before.
  6. Employee’s mother was in jail.
  7. A skunk got into the employee’s house and sprayed all of his uniforms.
  8. Employee’s dog swallowed her bus pass.

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