1920’s Telling of “The History of Sales”
Audio Podcast
Todd Caponi
Podcast Episode Description
Imagine, it’s 1920, and someone is sitting around asking themselves, “I wonder what the history of sales is”. They do the homework, then they write about it. Well, I found it. And in this episode, I summarize it – the History of Sales from the beginning of time through 1920.
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