The Top 5 Sales Follows – From 1922
Audio Podcast
Wondering what sales influencers would be the best follows for you on LinkedIn? Well, in today’s episode, I give you that list – but from 100 years ago! The dawn of modern sales took place in the early 1900s – the individuals each left an indelible mark on all of YOUR sales careers – even today.
So let’s explore – the Top Five Sales Follows from 100 years ago…
#5 – Noval Hawkins – “The greatest salesperson in the history of Ford Motor Company” & multi-time sales author
#4 – Lucinda W. Prince – THE pioneer for women in sales
#3 – Worthington C. Holman – Co-authored the first NCR sales manual, multi-time author, publisher, editor, and quote machine
#2 – Dr. Orison S. Marden – the GOAT of business philosophers, who “has had children named after the titles of his books”
#1 – Arthur Sheldon – the GOAT of sales philosophers, who, when he died in 1935 was referred to as “THE philosopher of selling”
Other Podcasts You Might Enjoy
From Trusted – to Derided. Where the Sales Profession Went Wrong
From Trusted - to Derided. Where the Sales Profession Went Wrong The beginnings of the modern sales profession (1890-1920) were associated with trust, respect, and even admiration. 100 years later, the sales profession sits at the bottom of Gallup's annual listings of...
Pioneering Women in Sales: Barbara Pletcher
Pioneering Women in Sales: Barbara Pletcher Some individuals from sales history moved mountains - and nobody knows about them today! This time, I wanted to highlight one from the 1970s & 1980s - Barbara Pletcher. She noticed a void in the development of...
How Founder Led Sales Changed the World
How Founder Led Sales Changed the World The way we live today wasn't defined just via the invention itself. Things like the steam engine, telegraph, reaper, highways, the telephone, the automobile...and just about every other revolutionary advancement was met with...




0 Comments