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No. 8

Very busy office with two men whispering about a woman.

Who Said “It Can’t Be Done?”

HOW-I-DID-IT will have to change its subtitle: “Short Stories of Lamp Sales told by Salesmen to Salesmen” because here is a story by a salesLADY to salesMEN.

Watch your laurels, men, and don’t say “it can’t be done” in Miss Walker’s hearing.

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Light bulb man

Getting at the Root of Difficulties

The man who put an ocean liner’s whistle on his little steam launch and exhausted the boiler every time the whistle was blown, may have called his engine inefficient.

Mr. McGrail tells of an analogous case when the purchasing agent pronounced the lamps inefficient. Mr. McGrail’s engineering found the trouble, got the P.A.’s confidence and order, proving that a little knowledge is a mighty handy thing.

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Man photographing a family

Observation and Salesmanship

*Given the first award of $15.00 for the month of April.

We all have eyes to see—but not so many of us have minds to observe. There’s a difference—and Mr. Horn aptly tosses us an interesting example of how the latter helps sales when judiciously used.

It’s another means of tempering the frigidity experienced in the first several calls.

If you suspect that salesmanship is always a matter of mental denomination—read this story a couple of times.

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