Your Most Embarrassing Sales Story?
Mine is easy: On the biggest sales pitch of my life, I looked like visited a strip club beforehand.
This happened when I worked as a design engineer for an integrator, so ~2010ish. I took the lead on a big part of the final on-site pitch of a large school RFP. Our solution was interesting, as my company was NOT proposing Avigilon, while the other two proposals being considered were. (Note: This was pre-Motorola, peak Schmode AVO)
*** ******* ** *** *******, * dressed ** *** **** (** *** early), *** ** **** *** ******. The ****** ******* *** ***** ******* my ***** *** ********, ** * needed **** **** ****** ** ****. My **** *** *********** ********* ** that ***** ** *** **** ** the ***, ** * ******** **** to **** ** *** **** *** pumped *** **** ***** ** ** hands. *** ***** ******* *****, **** flowers *** ****, *** ****** **** swipe *** *** ***** ** ** pants, * **** ****** ** **** my ****** *** ********.
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03/03/23 04:28pm
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03/08/23 04:27pm
* **** ** * ******* **** a ******* ********** ** *** ****** Engineer ************ *** ******** **** *** a *** ****** **** *** *** job. ** **** ********** *** ********* for *** ********, *** ****** *** one *****. ** **** **** * board **** **** *** ***** *** 5 ** * ***** ******. ** all ***** *** **** ***** **** (I **** *** ***** *******) *** get ** ********* *** *********. ** I **** *** ***** ** **** on *** *** *** ***** ********** design ****** *** ***** **** '*** Joe, **** ** ** **** ** the **?' * **** **** ** Joe *** **'* ******** ***** *********. A *** ***** ******* *** ** sorta ****** *** **** **'* ****. I ********* **** **** *** *** through *** *** ******** *********, ****** any ********** *** ** ********** ***** the ****, ***** ** ****** *** budget ** **, *** *****. ***** says '*****, ***** *** **** **** put ********.' ****** *** *** *********, felt **** ** ****** *** ********* and ************.
** ** ****** *** *** **** 'OMG ***'** ** ****. * **** about **** **** * *** *** those ******.'
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