Honest and Dishonest Salesmen and Crossing That Line

Many sales people seem to cross the line all tooknows no one who has kids on either team, he is in
easily when making sales. Even those we considerno relation to the coach, he just find it very easy to
honest sales people will tell a line of BS in order toapproach people at that park to make sales and that
get a sales interview or nudge their way into theis how he got you as a client. Well isn't that special.
sales pitch. Often they will move a conversationYou think to yourself well that was a little sneaky
around and bring it to a point where they can makeand you wonder can you even trust this guy with
the sales pitch or go in for a trial close. How so youyour money.
ask?Obviously when you consider it all you cannot, yet he
Well consider you are at a soccer field and your kid isseems like a nice guy? Indeed, he very well maybe,
playing soccer and you start chit-chatting with thebut he should have said to you as you were talking
gentleman next to your about the kid's team andthat he just likes being outside and watching the kids
season and coaches and such. You just figure he isplay and find it easier to approach people in a less
another parent and interested in his children like youthreatening environment and so he goes to the
are. Then next thing you know you are talking aboutsoccer fields on the weekends to meet people. Sure
investments and learn he is with Merrill Lynch and hethat would be the ethical thing right? Indeed, but
hands you his card.they never do it. Consider all this in 2006.
You later find out he has no kids on either team, he