http://www.salesandsci.weebly.comenCareersCopyright rugghttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c22e8d01312177ea3aa4e4c9f6aade4d.jpghttp://www.salesandsci.weebly.comSat, 08 Apr 2023 03:05:20 +0000ruggruggsalesandscifi@gmail.comScience 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.cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandsf-episode-11-james-gunn--14719422https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14719422Sun, 06 May 2018 17:01:53 +0000ruggScience 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.388feliciaday,jamesgunn,sales,salestips,sciencefiction,scifi,sci-ficleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandsf-episode-10-valor-s-choice--14660995https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14660995Sun, 29 Apr 2018 15:08:57 +0000ruggTanya 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.300huff,sales,saleshelp,sciencefiction,scifi,valorcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandsf-episode-9-perchance-to-dream--14480788https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14480788Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:05:03 +0000ruggThe short story Perchance to Dream reminds us of the often untapped potential of our (figurative and literal) dreams.385arielrodman,rugg,sales,salestips,sciencefiction,scifi,sci-fi,theodoresturgeoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandsf-episode-8-astounding-science-fiction-1949--14375341https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14375341Sun, 25 Mar 2018 10:35:04 +0000ruggThis industry anecdote from the days of the pulp magazines has a lesson about achieving your sales goals.443astounding,heinlein,sales,salestips,sciencefiction,scifi,sci-ficleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandsf-episode-7-shatner-and-nimoy--14280388https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14280388Tue, 13 Mar 2018 21:37:23 +0000ruggStar 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.572kirk,sales,sci-fi,spock,startrekcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandsf-episode-6-mote-in-god-s-eye--14133812https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14133812Sun, 25 Feb 2018 13:50:04 +0000ruggNiven 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?371sales,sciencefiction,scifi,sci-fi,sfcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandsf-episode-5-five-more-sales-quotes-from-sf-movies--14077306https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14077306Sun, 18 Feb 2018 14:00:05 +0000ruggMore great sales-related quotes from more great science-fiction movies!541sales,sciencefiction,scifi,sci-ficleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandsf-episode-4-great-sales-quotes-from-great-scifi-movies--14026323https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14026323Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:50:22 +0000ruggInstead of looking at a lesson from the Handbook, this week we run through some great quotes about Sales from some great Sci-Fi movies!439sales,sciencefiction,scifi,sci-ficleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandsf-episode-3-science-fiction-cover-art--13963595https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13963595Sun, 04 Feb 2018 13:00:05 +0000ruggLesson #20 from the Handbook of Sales and Science Fiction: What sales reps can learn from science fiction cover art.436sales,sciencefiction,scifi,sci-ficleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandsf-episode-2-asylum-of-the-daleks--13909090https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13909090Sun, 28 Jan 2018 21:35:46 +0000ruggEpisode 2 of the podcast features Lesson 2 from the book Rugg's Handbook of Sales and Science Fiction-- Doctor Who, Asylum of the Daleks!283cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dune-sandsf--13739445https://api.spreaker.com/episode/13739445Sun, 07 Jan 2018 04:02:41 +0000ruggDune 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.292nerds,sales,salestraining,science-fiction,sci-ficleanfull