4 FILMS THAT WILL INSPIRE SALES

Meet the stories can be a great source of inspiration, either with lessons on what to do or what to avoid sales

Some movies can pass the initial target of only entertain.These can be real sources of inspiration for the most varied areas of our lives and careers. Be it personal or professional level, we can learn with titles showing alternative and disclose how willpower can transform lives and make a brand successful. 

For anyone who deals with the sales, the films can also be excellent sources of inspiration, either with lessons about what should or should not do. 

Then select four films that somehow leave lessons for those who work in sales. 

1. "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard":  In this comedy, Don Ready is a car salesman known for his ability to convince customers for their purchases. But, because of an accident during the celebration of a big sale, you are bound to take time off work. Later, Ready is convince by a friend to help him save his company is on the verge of bankruptcy. 

Ready accepts the challenge and assembles a new team whose main objective is the sale of the entire stock within three days. The film shows the importance of teamwork and how planning and the presence of a leader are important to the success of any mission. Ethical dilemmas, infighting and sabotages the same team, among other things are also shown. 

2. "Dallas Buyers Club".  The script of the film shows the story of Ron Woodroof, electrician that discovers he has AIDS happens to acquire drug not approved by the FDA illegally. With a large market available, Woodroof discovers that make the distribution of medicines getting to yes to other patients with the same disease can be a very profitable business. 

Throughout the film, it leaves several Woodroof and some especially valuable lessons for marketers. The first is the fact that he realised he was holding a product that would transform the lives of people and then strive to make it accessible to them (with imported medicines, extended and improved the quality of life for many patients).

Another lesson is persistence. The hero was imprisoned, he was persecuted and almost died trying to get to have Club. But he never gave up. After many battles and "cock" with the pharmaceutical industry, the FDA itself accelerated the release of drugs that he cared.

Finally, the lesson is that business is business. Aware that his club had the mission to enable better treatment for patients suffering from AIDS, could not afford was hopeless.

3. "The Pursuit of Happiness".  In this film, the character of Will Smith (Chros Gardner) is a father who sells medical supplies to support his son and wife, who leaves him for the story. The problem is the failure of Chris as a salesman, because their products sell less to be more expensive. 

When leaving the branch, the character will be working as an intern at a brokerage firm. He receives no payment for services, but persists in the hope of being hired after the trial period.

Chris Gardner is surrounded by problems and with little money, and even evicted from his apartment along with five year old son. The character is reinvented to ensure a better life for her son.

The main lesson of the film is that we run behind a goal and keep in mind we are able to conquer it. Another message is that you must have, first, the sensitivity to identify real opportunities and then focus on them.

4. "The Wolf of Wall Street".  This film tells the true story of Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio), who made ​​his fortune as a broker who did not have good practices in the market. Because I had a lot of practice in the industry, the character manages to have a large customer base in a short time and decided to start a business with his friend Donnie Azoff, played by Jonah Hill.

The company becomes a billionaire in no time. Belfort also becomes addicted to cocaine and other drugs, adopts an extravagant lifestyle and lose control of the situation.Your company enters the look of the FBI, who discovered several irregularities and just taking him to prison. 

The Wolf of Wall Street shows how talent can be exploited regardless of operating in a large or small business. Knowing filter behaviour questions, sales strategies team led Belfort can also be useful to apply in different areas of sales. But above all, the film delivers a clear lesson that bad decisions and wealth can sink any professional.