Nothing Happens Until Somebody Sells Something!

"Nothing happens until somebody sells something, said "Red" Motley.

Often referred to as the greatest salesman ever born, Arthur H. (Red) Motley was a onetime Fuller Brush salesman who went on to become one of the nation's most highly-regarded sales trainers and motivational speakers.

He served as chairman of the marketing division of President Eisenhower's Conference on Small Business, president and chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, president of Sales & Marketing Executives International and, ultimately, president ofParade Magazine, a fledgling publication that he turned into a tremendous national success, increasing circulation by ten-fold to over twenty million.

While his sales and marketing accomplishments were many, Red was best known for his pithy quotes in particular, the one noted above, which served as a theme for many of his speaking engagements. It is still used frequently today, some three decades after his death, and is recognized as a valid business proverb that is consistent with his belief that a sales force is vital to the success of any business.