Little Red Evie and the Big Bad Sales Wolf?-?A Tale of Trust Over?Trickery

A spine-chilling howl pierced the air as Little Red Evie wandered through the dark, foggy forest. Glowing yellow eyes appeared, followed by a towering Big Bad Sales Wolf, fur bristled and fangs dripping.

“And where might you be off to, little lady?” he roared, claws swiping at the quivering girl’s cloak.

“T-to my client G-g-grandma Savvy’s cottage to sell some stuff” Evie squeaked.

“Not without my help, you won’t!” the Wolf boomed. “You must be ruthless to make the sale. You must use every underhanded trick to trap gullible clients before they escape! Now repeat after me: ‘Full steam ahead, trample them instead!’”

The terrified girl stammered his cruel rhyme back to him as the Wolf’s hot breath fogged her face.

“Be bold, stay cold, strike gold!” howled the Wolf.

Trembling, Little Red Evie complied, chanting the manipulative mantra as she ran toward Grandma’s cottage, pursued by the Wolf’s menacing yellow-eyed gaze

A flock of chirping birds scattered as Evie burst into Savvy’s cottage, pitching wildly:

• Buy now, or your competitors will crush you into dust and dance on your remains!

But sweet Grandma Savvy shook her head calmly. “Child, those tactics will not work here,” she warned. Evie ignored her, intent on getting the deal.

• One “no” from you will get immediately reported to your boss and destroy your career forever. Promotion? Ha! Try keeping your job after rejecting this!
• You’re a nobody right now, but I hold the keys to total world domination…for a price!

The Wolf scratched furiously at Savvy’s windows, incensed to see his prey resisting Evie’s schemes.

Frightened by the Wolf, Evie kept pushing, determined to get the sale:

• New regulations are coming that will wipe your entire company off the face of the earth unless you pay up now!
• What I’m offering will make all your wildest dreams come true instantly! And for 5 easy payments of your soul, it can be yours!!

Grandma Savvy patiently replied, “Built on trust, our bond will grow in time. Be patient, dear.”

Exhausted and no closer to clinching the deal, Evie reflected on Grandma Savvy’s wise words.

So Evie began asking gentle questions to understand Grandma Savvy’s needs. Building trust and being helpful unlocked custom solutions that were mutually beneficial (and led to a hearty upsell!)

Evie skipped home, contract in hand, and left her heavy basket of sales tricks behind, never needing them again.

The Big Bad Sales Wolf had learned the hard way that manipulation could not compete with genuine care and that partnership blooms far sweeter fruit than coercion ever could.