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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.

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    • May 6, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 6m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    SandSF Episode 11 James Gunn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2018 6:28


    Science 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.

    SandSF Episode 11 James Gunn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2018 6:28


    Science 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.

    SandSF Episode 10 Valor's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2018 5:00


    Tanya 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.

    SandSF Episode 10 Valor's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2018 5:00


    Tanya 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.

    SandSF Episode 9 Perchance to Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2018 6:25


    The short story Perchance to Dream reminds us of the often untapped potential of our (figurative and literal) dreams.

    SandSF Episode 9 Perchance to Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2018 6:25


    The short story Perchance to Dream reminds us of the often untapped potential of our (figurative and literal) dreams.

    SandSF Episode 8 Astounding Science Fiction 1949

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2018 7:23


    This industry anecdote from the days of the pulp magazines has a lesson about achieving your sales goals.

    SandSF Episode 8 Astounding Science Fiction 1949

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2018 7:23


    This industry anecdote from the days of the pulp magazines has a lesson about achieving your sales goals.

    SandSF Episode 7 Shatner and Nimoy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2018 9:32


    Star 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.

    SandSF Episode 7 Shatner and Nimoy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2018 9:32


    Star 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.

    SandSF Episode 6 Mote In God's Eye

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2018 6:11


    Niven 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?

    SandSF Episode 6 Mote In God's Eye

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2018 6:11


    Niven 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?

    SandSF Episode 5 Five MORE Sales Quotes from SF Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2018 9:01


    More great sales-related quotes from more great science-fiction movies!

    SandSF Episode 5 Five MORE Sales Quotes from SF Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2018 9:01


    More great sales-related quotes from more great science-fiction movies!

    SandSF Episode 4: Great Sales Quotes from Great SciFi Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2018 7:19


    Instead of looking at a lesson from the Handbook, this week we run through some great quotes about Sales from some great Sci-Fi movies!

    SandSF Episode 4: Great Sales Quotes from Great SciFi Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2018 7:19


    Instead of looking at a lesson from the Handbook, this week we run through some great quotes about Sales from some great Sci-Fi movies!

    SANDSF Episode 3 Science Fiction Cover Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2018 7:16


    Lesson #20 from the Handbook of Sales and Science Fiction: What sales reps can learn from science fiction cover art.

    SANDSF Episode 3 Science Fiction Cover Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2018 7:16


    Lesson #20 from the Handbook of Sales and Science Fiction: What sales reps can learn from science fiction cover art.

    SANDSF Episode 2 Asylum of the Daleks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2018 4:43


    Episode 2 of the podcast features Lesson 2 from the book Rugg's Handbook of Sales and Science Fiction-- Doctor Who, Asylum of the Daleks!

    SANDSF Episode 2 Asylum of the Daleks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2018 4:43


    Episode 2 of the podcast features Lesson 2 from the book Rugg's Handbook of Sales and Science Fiction-- Doctor Who, Asylum of the Daleks!

    DUNE sandsf

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2018 4:52


    Dune 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.

    DUNE sandsf

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2018 4:52


    Dune 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.

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