11 episodes

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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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.

    SandSF Episode 11 James Gunn

    SandSF Episode 11 James Gunn

    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.

    • 6 min
    SandSF Episode 10 Valor's Choice

    SandSF Episode 10 Valor's Choice

    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.

    • 5 min
    SandSF Episode 9 Perchance to Dream

    SandSF Episode 9 Perchance to Dream

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

    • 6 min
    SandSF Episode 8 Astounding Science Fiction 1949

    SandSF Episode 8 Astounding Science Fiction 1949

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

    • 7 min
    SandSF Episode 7 Shatner and Nimoy

    SandSF Episode 7 Shatner and Nimoy

    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.

    • 9 min
    SandSF Episode 6 Mote In God's Eye

    SandSF Episode 6 Mote In God's Eye

    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?

    • 6 min

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