How a costly sales mirage tricks executives
The Business Journals

Lee Salz is a Featured Columnist for The Business Journals.

How a costly sales mirage tricks executives

Imagine a company has developed a cordless hose product that uses Bluetooth technology. You hold the nozzle in your hand and it sprays water wherever you point it without being connected to a spigot.

It’s completely wireless (hoseless)! According to the satirical newspaper The Onion, Home Depot has just released this exact product.

I laughed when I first saw the picture of the man holding the cordless hose, but then it got me to thinking about how salespeople would approach the sale of this new product.

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