Talk:Closing (sales)

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On 28 Mar 2005, this article was nominated for deletion. The result was keep. See Votes for deletion/Closing for a record of the discussion. &mdash;Korath (Talk) 01:39, Apr 3, 2005 (UTC)

(Copied from Closing) -- Isogolem 07:30, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Removed statement of dubious reliability
The term "closing" was popularized by the movie Glengarry Glen Ross, wherein Alec Baldwin's character preaches the rule of ABC: "Always Be Closing."

I have removed the above comment from the article since the term "closing" has been around since the concept of sales has been around and certainly predates the movie by many decades. That may have been the first time the editor heard the term. Neil916 (Talk) 20:47, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

The Either/Or Choice Close
This is also known as an "Alternative Close". Further more there's a rhetorical term for it... double something... but sadly I have forgotten what it was. --Kebman (talk) 11:49, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Closing
Closing is a sales term which refers to the process of making a sale. The sales sense springs from real estate, where closing is the final step of a transaction. In sales, it is used more generally to mean achievement of the desired outcome, which may be an exchange of money or acquiring a signature. Salespeople are often taught to think of targets not as strangers, but rather as prospective customers who already want or need what is being sold. Such prospects need only be "closed". 139.5.248.147 (talk) 08:02, 12 May 2022 (UTC)