When you forecast to your manager that you're going to hit EXACTLY 100% of target for the 5th straight month.

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Why it worked

The video uses a relatable, humorous scenario in sales to connect with viewers who have experienced similar pressures or absurdities in their professional lives.

Summary

A man humorously recounts forecasting exactly 100% of his sales target for five consecutive months, implying the absurdity and lack of helpfulness of such a precise forecast.

Structure

1Man states he forecasted 100% of target for 5 months straight.
2He describes the forecast as entirely unhelpful.
3He thanks the viewer anyway.

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When you forecast to your manager that you're going to hit EXACTLY 100% of target for the 5th straight month.

Transcript

Thank you so much for this. It was entirely unhelpful, but thank you nonetheless.

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Our whole org did this at a multi billion dollar company for like 3 years straight. #sales #techsales #saleslife #salestips #coldcall #salestraining #techsalestips #hustle #motivation #accountexecutive #sdr #salesdevelopment #coldcalling