Mainframe: The Art of the Sale, Lesson One

“The Office” meets corp. sales training video. This video was selected by Comedy Central as a “staff favorite” in its comedy test pilots contest.

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  1. jtn1113
    1091 days ago

    Farmers vs. Ranchers…..then again if you dont have IBM in your business card ….you better learn how to hunt.


  2. b0w5er
    1091 days ago

    @bryanfikes Nice metaphor.


  3. TheOnionRoute
    1091 days ago

    ABC = Always Be Closing


  4. utaniable
    1091 days ago

    The Art of Selling Mainframes… !


  5. Ricambio1
    1091 days ago

    Cool ,,, love it


  6. Mockduncan
    1091 days ago

    The 1st 20 seconds bring back memories of our first global meeting (in Germany) for which which half of our US “Global” product managers had to get passports. And my colleague who used the company automated business card process to create cards for the meeting that he could hand out to our US colleagues – he changed his title from European Product Manager to Inter-Galactic Product Manager.


  7. RikhReed
    1091 days ago

    The best bits are the dryest. Love it!


  8. MarktgInnovation2Day
    1091 days ago

    does this remind anyone of Steve Balmer :)


  9. Industramark
    1091 days ago

    Bob Hoey rocks!


  10. ibizajoey
    1091 days ago

    david brent. haha


  11. carolcolelewis
    1091 days ago

    I was a part of a salesteam for IBM attempting to sell mainframe solutions to non-IBM users in the UK back in the early ’90s. Our team tried to warn IBM then this was happening – it took a bit of time for them to hear.


  12. HentaiOniisama
    1091 days ago

    It’s like a barn, ohlol :D


  13. Thrive2008
    1091 days ago

    I think this is hilarious!


  14. imoveritru
    1091 days ago

    Hey Robert, It’s me MaryEllen this is hilarious…hey How about giving me a job I would be your A team for sure. Take care.. Uncle Donald and I watched tonight.


  15. TheiBand
    1091 days ago

    Well done, clever. I liked it.


  16. bryanfikes
    1091 days ago

    So this is a fail attempt of humor. I get the punch line, but this video did not even show up to the ring.


  17. mitballa
    1091 days ago

    this is stupid


  18. tearz82
    1091 days ago

    I didnt get it, I have to go to a job interview for sales in 30 minutes… Ranchers an Farmers>?


  19. therealdjmadwax
    1091 days ago

    thats not a covert advertisement..


  20. leroyfarns
    1090 days ago

    brilliant… is this the IBM version of ‘The Office..’
    another example of a Sales Manager thinking Lecturing is Leading..


  21. stevehilliar
    1090 days ago

    American crap


  22. karbyk62
    1090 days ago

    there’s farmers, and then there’s ranchers…hahahahah


  23. mnjoeb612
    1090 days ago

    thats the best


  24. eladelantado
    1090 days ago

    The writer should submit a script to the producers for the TV show The Office. Same humor.


  25. Jamesprobuyer
    1090 days ago

    wow


  26. sellwithnate
    1090 days ago

    Always good content!
    Thanks for sharing with the sales community again Nick!


  27. vidsifancy
    1090 days ago

    great vid


  28. lolo88lolo
    1090 days ago

    Great way to overcome the price objection in this film, although I’d do it another way… When you ask if that is the clients only concern, i’d ask them “So if this is your only objection, if I do anything about the price or give you a surplus, you’d agree with my proposition?” Get them to say yes, close out all the other objections they might turn to. After that, I’d literally do something about the price e.a. discount (we all know we got them). And then use the silent killer. Great vid anyway


  29. sixtiksix
    1090 days ago

    Thank you


  30. furton
    1090 days ago

    thank you this is very useful.


  31. InsuranceInfoCenters
    1090 days ago

    It all boils down to the “You get what you pay for!” principle which your points address quite nicely. Once one learns how to convey this concept in the manner which you describe, you’ll almost always walk out with the paperwork and the check.


  32. hashif77
    1090 days ago

    WELL, ITS GOOD!!


  33. MrStormE
    1090 days ago

    good job NTC!


  34. 4oldskool
    1090 days ago

    thanks for the post


  35. TheDutchways
    1090 days ago

    Keep Attention Increase Interest Expand to Desire and Make the customer to Act. Great video thanks for the lessons!


  36. JSPHPARRA
    1090 days ago

    Very quick stong pointers! Cant wait for work tomorrow and try it out.


  37. MxFortune
    1090 days ago

    I have seen your video about 3 times now and tried to use your tips in my sales visits. I made 4 visits to aquire new clients and in 3 out of 4 sales pitches (using your tips) it was succesful.

    Thank you so much for posting those videos. They’ve really helped me overcoming this small, but anoying details that can just keep a client from becoming a customer.


  38. sellcarsiswhatido
    1090 days ago

    This is the way you close more deals!


  39. NationalSalesCenter
    1090 days ago

    What a nice comment!!!
    Thanks


  40. JPMx24
    1090 days ago

    I’m in the mortgage business and I search Youtube for NLP techniques, sales speakers, etc… and this 3 minutes video helped me far more than any of them. Thank you a million times!!!


  41. missaquaboogie
    1090 days ago

    you know what he’s right…ALWAYS make it YOUR fault…agree with them whenever you can and reclose ALWAYS…don’t agrue with Mr/Mrs prospect NOT WORTH IT…they start NOT to like you.


  42. bruiseviol3t
    1090 days ago

    Great! Thank You


  43. SurpriseGuest1
    1090 days ago

    Straight to the point what a Guy!!!
    And did you notice how he didn’t patronise us once!?
    10/10

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