Publisher's Synopsis
Science fiction makes for great entertainment, whether in books, in film or on television. But hidden within the genre are tips and tricks that savvy sales professionals can use to improve their own careers. Raymond Rugg is an enthusiastic fan of science fiction, in its many forms. But he's also a sales veteran with experience that runs the gamut of the sales industry. Over the years, he has gathered gems of knowledge from science fiction stories, personalities and legends, knowledge that he uses on a daily basis to stay at the top of his sales game, and to achieve more and better sales.In Rugg's Handbook of Sales and Science Fiction, he has gathered 42 of his best career-boosting nuggets into a reader-friendly format, 42 entries that present the sales professional with the specific genre situation that inspired the lesson, details about how the lesson can be applied to improve a sales representative's performance, as well as the "Sci-Fi Skinny," background or insider information about the science fiction behind the lesson.Rugg's professional knowledge of the world of sales and his fanboy appreciation of science fiction, combined with a writing style that is at once both informative and irreverent, make Sales and Science Fiction a fun and valuable read for anyone who wants to improve their sales performance, as well as anyone who has ever enjoyed a great sci-fi story.
