Salesmanship

Personal diplomacy may be one of George Bush's great strengths as President; car salesmanship is not! ❋ Unknown (1992)

Our concepts tend to revolve around the notion of salesmanship, that is, pressing a "product" which has been manufactured elsewhere, onto a "market" that may be resistant to it. ❋ Unknown (1984)

For, the decisive argument against all the techniques that play with works of art as if they were objects of salesmanship is that there is no substitute for the pleasures of discovery. ❋ Unknown (1964)

Thus while agricultural products and raw materials from our mines and forests continue to dominate the list of goods shipped to world markets, aggressive salesmanship is demonstrating that it is possible to sell an increasing variety of manufactured goods abroad. ❋ Unknown (1964)

All of this shows that salesmanship is still one of the prime motivating forces in our economic life, a lesson that Mr. Ballon probably learned at Harvard. ❋ Unknown (1951)

I thought it was really a terrific piece of political salesmanship, which is what you're supposed to be doing in a campaign. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One cannot make the most effective use of his capabilities, he cannot create and control his chances to succeed, until he develops skill in salesmanship, which is necessary to market his qualifications profitably. ❋ Norval A. Hawkins (N/A)

"Refined selling," some of the girls call the salesmanship which they learn in Mrs. Prince's class. ❋ Unknown (1910)

And by "salesmanship," I mean the ethical, professional, kind -- NOT the kind of salesmanship that has lead to the popular notion of the real estate professional ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some intermediaries justify this by providing benefits, such as salesmanship, advertising or transport. ❋ Jonathan Kellerman (2008)

You've got to admire the sheer balls of this kind of salesmanship, the kind that tells you right up front -- even before the story starts -- that you can consider yourself screwed if you came to this movie expecting to see Frankenstein. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Boy, with that kind of salesmanship, we should all run out and get it. ❋ Unknown (2003)

In this as in any other kind of salesmanship it is the spirit which counts for most, and the spirit of genuine helpfulness (mutual helpfulness) gives pulling power to almost any letter. ❋ Nella Henney (N/A)

His intellectual heirs, like the economists Robert Frank and Juliet Schor, treat the intangible pleasures of style as either deceptive "salesmanship" (Veblen's term) or wasteful status competition. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Saturday, the Chicago Bulls and the organization trying to keep him put - the Cavaliers - get the final opportunities to perform the kind of salesmanship whose result could significantly impact the figurative face of the league. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Unfortunately the Utility regulators bought the intense "salesmanship" of the parties concerned and failed in their duties to the public at large and allowed this sale to go through. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now the frat boys have less to do, for "salesmanship" has become a dirty word in the financial industry. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While I'm sure there was some "salesmanship" involved, I would opine that Intel was also very lucky, considering the fact that there were better processor offerings available at the time. ❋ Unknown (2009)