I collect books, magazines, and all sorts of other collectibles and artifacts from sales history’s past. Books from the 1880s. Magazines on sales and sales leadership from as early as 1903, joke books for traveling salespeople to use on their customers from the 1890s, letters written by the pioneers from the 1920s, fully restored telephones from 1908 and 1921, and so much more. Here is part one of the tour. I will be putting together and sharing much more to come… #saleshistory #historyofsales #sales
Sales History: Snake Oil Sales – A quick story about the sales approach at Medicine Shows
Snake Oil sales was just that - often actually selling snake oil as a cure all. But what was in these medicines? Could be anything! Here's a clip from Todd Caponi's interview with John Moore - The Collaborator, telling the story of how sellers (aka, Medicine Men) sold...




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