Synopsis
Science Fiction makes for great entertainment, but hidden within the genre are tips and tricks that savvy sales professionals can use in order to make more and better sales. Veteran sales rep and science-fiction author Raymond Rugg shows us how.
Episodes
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SandSF Episode 11 James Gunn
06/05/2018 Duration: 06minScience Fiction author and scholar James Gunn is perhaps the most accomplished and honored personality in the field, and his advice on writing in the genre is also applicable for today's sales professionals.
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SandSF Episode 10 Valor's Choice
29/04/2018 Duration: 05minTanya Huff's military Sci-Fi series, the Valor Confederation, has some good advice for how sales reps should conduct themselves in the chain of command.
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SandSF Episode 9 Perchance to Dream
08/04/2018 Duration: 06minThe short story Perchance to Dream reminds us of the often untapped potential of our (figurative and literal) dreams.
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SandSF Episode 8 Astounding Science Fiction 1949
25/03/2018 Duration: 07minThis industry anecdote from the days of the pulp magazines has a lesson about achieving your sales goals.
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SandSF Episode 7 Shatner and Nimoy
13/03/2018 Duration: 09minStar Trek TOS may have only aired for three seasons on the small screen, but the characters of Kirk and Spock changed the lives of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy forever. Here's what sales professionals can learn from these actors' careers.
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SandSF Episode 6 Mote In God's Eye
25/02/2018 Duration: 06minNiven and Pournelle's "The Mote in God's Eye" is a milestone in First-Contact SF literature, but what can it teach us about managing our sales territory?
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SandSF Episode 5 Five MORE Sales Quotes from SF Movies
18/02/2018 Duration: 09minMore great sales-related quotes from more great science-fiction movies!
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SandSF Episode 4: Great Sales Quotes from Great SciFi Movies
11/02/2018 Duration: 07minInstead of looking at a lesson from the Handbook, this week we run through some great quotes about Sales from some great Sci-Fi movies!
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SANDSF Episode 3 Science Fiction Cover Art
04/02/2018 Duration: 07minLesson #20 from the Handbook of Sales and Science Fiction: What sales reps can learn from science fiction cover art.
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SANDSF Episode 2 Asylum of the Daleks
28/01/2018 Duration: 04minEpisode 2 of the podcast features Lesson 2 from the book Rugg's Handbook of Sales and Science Fiction-- Doctor Who, Asylum of the Daleks!
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DUNE sandsf
07/01/2018 Duration: 04minDune by Frank Herbert isn't just the best science fiction novel ever written, it also has a valuable lesson for sales professionals. This is the S&SF lesson that inspired the book, Rugg's Handbook of Sales and Science Fiction.