Most of us get our sales lessons from managers and coworkers, or from sales trainers and the myriad books they’ve written. Experience is a great teacher too, and there’s no quicker way to learn what not to do than by messing it up on your own.
But there are great sales lessons to be learned everywhere you look, including in some of our most beloved movies. While these flicks weren’t written with a sales message in mind, there’s plenty to glean from their creative plots and memorable characters.
Here are ten sales lessons we can learn from some of our most popular movies:
- 1. Pulp Fiction: you should always encourage prospects to speak
- 2. The Terminator: always follow up
- 3. Home Alone: sometimes, you have to get creative
- 4. Scream: not every call will go as planned
- 5. Jurassic Park: expect the unexpected
- 6. Star Wars: make sure to keep Salesforce updated
- 7. The Usual Suspects: a good story can get you far
- 8. The Godfather: when sending a proposal, make sure it’s a good one
- 9. Jaws: identify the prospect’s pain point
- 10. Rudy: and no matter the obstacles in your way, never, ever give up
1. Pulp Fiction: you should always encourage prospects to speak
2. The Terminator: always follow up
3. Home Alone: sometimes, you have to get creative
4. Scream: not every call will go as planned
5. Jurassic Park: expect the unexpected
6. Star Wars: make sure to keep Salesforce updated
7. The Usual Suspects: a good story can get you far
8. The Godfather: when sending a proposal, make sure it’s a good one
9. Jaws: identify the prospect’s pain point
10. Rudy: and no matter the obstacles in your way, never, ever give up
Now that you reviewed these 10 lessons, how about taking a quiz? Don’t worry, not that kind of quiz.
We’re talking about the Sales Productivity Scorecard, which shows you the skills and the habits you need to become a top performer and hit quota every single time. It’s free and it takes only 3 minutes.
Join the thousands of top-performing AEs who use Dooly every day to stay more organized, instantly update their pipeline, and spend more time selling instead of mindless admin work. Try Dooly free, no credit card required. Or, Request a demo to speak with a Dooly product expert right now.
SOLUTIONS
COMPANY
REPORTS
