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"What Did Marketing Ever Do For Us?" Asks Sales

April 22, 2011

It is January, 2015, and technology sales reps Reg, Xerxes, Francis, and Loretta have been to the movies to watch a rerun of Monty Python's Life of Brian, probably one of the best film comedies of any time. At dinner afterward, they are reliving the scene where the commandos discuss "what did the Romans ever do for us" when one of their marketing colleagues stops by to say hello. After the marketing manager leaves, they continue their discussion.

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