POV: It's the last day of the month and you work in sales 😅

@sellingsaraa

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Why it worked

The video taps into the relatable anxiety and humor of sales professionals facing end-of-month pressure. The creator's exaggerated performance and self-deprecating jokes create a highly engaging and shareable piece of content.

Summary

A salesperson expresses the stress and desperation of trying to close a deal on the last day of the month. She humorously pleads with potential clients to book a meeting, even offering incentives and framing it as charity, while also acknowledging the high likelihood of failure and potential job loss.

Structure

1Expressing the pressure of the last day of the month
2Attempting to book a meeting with a reluctant client
3Offering incentives and pleading for a meeting
4Reflecting on the difficulty and potential consequences of failing to meet quota
5Accepting the likely negative outcome with a mix of humor and despair

Product placement

Apple: It appears as a laptop (MacBook) that the creator is holding and interacting with. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Starbucks: Mentioned as a gift card. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.

Call to action

Book the meeting with me. Think of it as charity. Someone who really needs it.

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POV: It's the last day of the month and you work in sales 😅

Original caption

Happy last day of month salespeople 😅 #sales #saleshumor #coldcalling #saleslife #salesman

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Transcript

okay I just need one deal to hit target and I have six hours to do it ringing ringing and I really don't want them to answer cause I'm scared hello John listen I know that you want nothing to do with what I'm selling right now but I have one meeting just need to make one meeting to hit target by end of day today take it with me I will literally send you a Starbucks gift card truly anything Don John hey C it's Friday you are going to hate me this is a cold call on the last day of the month you do hate me yeah okay I think I figured that I'm literally gonna get fired maybe that's a good thing at this point this pimple just came out in the last 20 minutes so that's good Chris how's this take the meeting with me for Monday at 2:00 and I will just take 15 minutes of your time we'll literally never call you back again in fact those 15 minutes don't even have to be about anything that I sell still know you're sure book the meeting with me think of it as charity someone who really needs it Joe I've called about 87 people already this morning and this is actually my favorite call despite how it's going listen it's the last day of the month and I'm just gonna book one more meeting it's not gonna be you I could change your mind if you give me 30 more seconds hello voicemail voicemail gonna be on life support by the end of today I'm not begging all I'm saying is I'm in the neighborhood and I could be at your office in about 25 minutes it wouldn't be wasting my time trust me Frank I've never done this before but please know you have some sales people on your hit today as well they've all hit already oh well isn't that good for them voicemail stay in it Sarah stay in it what they want to happen they want to see you crash and burn I'm gonna lose my shit and my job that's it I'm getting fired