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[[Salesmen]] and [[saleswomen|women]] are the great boon and utter bane of every commercial enterprise; as aggravating yet vital to the organisation’s well-being as the [[clients]]<ref>All of whom are [[Platinum client|platinum]], of course.</ref> they bring, lured by the promise of [[leveraged alpha]], hooked on the magnificent mating displays of [[backtesting]].
{{g}}[[Salesmen]] and [[saleswomen|women]] are the great boon and utter bane of every commercial enterprise; as aggravating yet vital to the organisation’s well-being as the [[clients]]<ref>All of whom are [[Platinum client|platinum]], of course.</ref> they bring, lured by the promise of [[leveraged alpha]], hooked on the magnificent mating displays of [[backtesting]].


Once a [[client]] is in the door, [[Salespeople]] function as its proxy in the great interior monologue of a modern investment bank.  
Once a [[client]] is in the door, [[Salespeople]] function as its proxy in the great interior monologue of a modern investment bank.  


Which is why they will instinctively parrot that great lie: “[[all our other counterparties have agreed this]]”.
Which is why they will instinctively parrot that great lie: “[[all our other counterparties have agreed this]]”.
The [[collective noun]] for a group of [[salespeople]] is a “[[bullshit]]”.


{{seealso}}
{{seealso}}
*[[collective noun]]s
*[[Vendor]], with which you should not confuse a salesperson. A [[vendor]] implies some kind of probity and responsibility for something material in the world.
*[[Vendor]], with which you should not confuse a salesperson. A [[vendor]] implies some kind of probity and responsibility for something material in the world.
*[[Compliance arbitrage]], something at which all good salespeople are masters.
*[[Compliance arbitrage]], something at which all good salespeople are masters.

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Salesmen and women are the great boon and utter bane of every commercial enterprise; as aggravating yet vital to the organisation’s well-being as the clients[1] they bring, lured by the promise of leveraged alpha, hooked on the magnificent mating displays of backtesting.

Once a client is in the door, Salespeople function as its proxy in the great interior monologue of a modern investment bank.

Which is why they will instinctively parrot that great lie: “all our other counterparties have agreed this”.

The collective noun for a group of salespeople is a “bullshit”.

See also

Dramatis personae: CEO | CFO | Client | Employees: Divers · Excuse pre-loaders · Survivors · Contractors · The Muppet Show | Middle management: COO · Consultant · MBA | Controllers: Financial reporting | Risk | Credit | Operations | IT | Legal: GC · Inhouse counsel · Docs unit · Litigator · Tax lawyer · US attorney Lawyer | Front office: Trading | Structuring | Sales |

References

  1. All of whom are platinum, of course.