Be prepared ahead of time so you don't lose your cool with your clients.
Two characters in an angry mood, photographed by Roger Smith during a scene in "Black Marketing," a motion picture produced by the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI), 1943. Library of Congress.

Your client is the expert on his or her business, so be all ears!
Poultry Club boys listen to the expert, 1920. State Library and Archives of Florida.

Use your media sales CRM to give your memory a boost when you write emails to your clients.
Gas sentry from the Scottish Highlands reading a letter from home on the British Western Front during the First World War. National Library of Scotland.

A sharp knife cuts best, so don't lose your edge.
Nui Dat, South Vietnam, November 1970. Corporal Arthur Wallis, 21, of Preston, Victoria, Australia, sharpening a knife in preparation for carving the three prime hams he has prepared for Christmas. William James Cunneen, photographer. Collection of Australian War Memorial.

Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and kepi with unidentified young boy, probably father and son, c.1862. Library of Congress.

Prepare for your sales calls so you'll look forward to getting on the phone!
1957, State Library and Archives of Florida.

Don't you have better things to do at the beach than worry about media sales? Get your accounts in order before you leave for vacation!
Beach tango, Brighton, c.1913. Bain News Service, publisher. Library of Congress.

Singing of the national anthem at a University of Miami football game, Coral Gables, Florida, c.1928. State Library and Archives of Florida.

Don't make your best clients stand in line for the good tickets!
Miss Elsie Tydings, who had the distinction of purchasing the first ticket sold for a World Series. She was no. 1 in line this morning. Washington, DC, 1924. Library of Congress.

Get to your appointments on time even if you need two clocks!
Fred McDonagh in his signal cabin, Enfield, County Meath, 1965. National Library of Ireland.