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...certainly did; he was in fact a whiz-bang salesman for IBM and really did fulfill his annual quota for 1962 on Jan. 19 (by, he says, selling a single giant IBM 7090 computer). But fellow IBM salesmen from that period say the rest of the story is fantasy. IBM had no objection to salesmen earning more than managers, they say, and many did -- with the blessing of the managers, whose own incomes rose the more their salesmen produced. Moreover, they say, IBM was not so stupid as to deny itself revenue by forcing its best salesmen to sit idle...
...Salesmen of smartness have embraced an impressive vocabulary to explain how the drugs work: one amino acid, said a pumped-up advocate, "inhibits an enzyme that breaks down the endorphins and enkephalins localized in the brain." Another "causes an increase in a particular neurotransmitter involved in mental alertness. Your arousal index is much higher...
...will gain an appreciation of the silly from which you may never recover. You may begin to collect windup toys at airports, catalogs of exotic nightwear, and unemployment ads for stun-gun salesmen...
...need for change," Smith observes. "Younger physicians are more likely to favor it but less likely to be politically active." Women are going to have to prod doctors into giving them better care. Smith suggests that women approach their gynecologists "the way you do car dealers and insurance salesmen." Ask questions, he says, and take notes. Your doctor may mark down such assertive action in his medical records. But as a measure of respect, it beats a smiley face every time...
Sales and Trading: Equity salesmen work with clients to reach the best investment decisions; they sell the bank's underwritten securities and other securities the bank holds on its books. In the US this might include common and preferred stock, options, and international stock. Fixed income is the area that includes corporate and municipal bonds, CDs, and money markets, among many others. One popular offering in the eighties was junk bonds...