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225 Years of Evolving Sales Personas
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"The selling methods of any period grow out of the economic situation of the time." - H.K. Nixon, Principles of Selling, 1931
Looking back over the past 225 years, the prominent persona in the sales profession has moved from the Peddler to the Drummer to the Confidence Man, then swung back and forth between "high pressure" sales versus the true "service" salesperson. In this episode, we explore the personalities and personas since the early 1800s, understanding what drove those shifts, and how to think about the future required sales personas.
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