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Compliments And Purchasing Behavior In Telephone Sales Interactions, Josh Dunyon, Valerie Gossling, Sarah Willden, John S. Seiter Feb 2010

Compliments And Purchasing Behavior In Telephone Sales Interactions, Josh Dunyon, Valerie Gossling, Sarah Willden, John S. Seiter

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A fitness equipment salesperson sold more add-on merchandise and earned a higher commission when complimenting customers (47 men, 41 women) than when not complimenting them during telephone interactions. Compliments did not increase the sales of fitness equipment, however.