I had to break a machine open.

And their value proposition, as even they realized later, was pretty unclear.

Sell, sell, sell.

Uniform supply company on the internet.

In a physical channel, a direct sales force are sales people that work for you directly and typically sell directly to the end user.

1963, James Edward Kilkelly is convicted of stealing a vending machine.

ZK

That's strange.

And.... I'll see you around the vending machines.

I probably would have let it go, only it was my last quarter for the Coke machine.

After studies tomorrow, there will be a sale.

We don't sell you the phone, we don't sell you the monthly plan.

But this is, of course, an optimistic scenario. Let's think of other scenarios.

The vending machines are over there.

You know, the Butterfingers in the vending machine rock.

I thought maybe I'd get somebody something.

This vending machine is out of order.

This vending machine isn't working.

(Laughter)

Sold

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What do you sell?

And when all this became clear to me,

Looks like he had backtoback meetings with the sales team.

This vending machine takes only hundred yen coins.

Where is there a soft drink vending machine?

So don't cry anymore, okay?

The company plans to close its U.S. sales unit in New York.

We call it a select opportunity .

So now they're in it together.

This vending machine won't accept 500 yen coins.

He's like, you know what, we have to match his prices.

And the reason why they're the sell side is because they're always selling you stuff.

But this time, we have resellers and the resellers don't work for us.

My dad sells tractors.

So the first thing when you sell a widget is you make it and you just sell it.

Well they are.

I'm gonna stop by a brokerage firm after work.

This is the PC guy over here.

And then the next question, obviously, is who are they selling ads to?

I'm a salesperson.

Our liquor license!

What's so awesome about a queensize futon sale?

This guy is a Bible salesman.

Fast forward more than two decades