Bill Porter, Portland's famed door-to-door salesman, has died at age 81

http://www.oregonlive.com ^ | December 05, 2013 | Tom Hallman Jr

[Jane Long]

When I started in sales, they *gave* me a territory with NO billing accounts. I was just happy to have a territory! It became a Major Accounts territory within a few years. Our area manager was almost as proud of that, as I was.

If you're willing to shake the bushes, you'll flush the orders out.

[greeneyes]

Thanks for the ping. So much for the know it all bureaucrats who passed judgement on him. The bigotry of low expectations is the bain of our existence and impacts more people than we can imagine.

Especially the stidemts of those teachers who think they know which student is worth their effort and which are not. All students are worth 120% effort. JMHO

[greeneyes]

stidemts = students

fingers ran away from me there out of position

[WildWeasel]

Rest in Peace Bill Porter. Job well done.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[Ann Archy]

What is Watkins?? Never heard of them. 50,000 PEOPLE work for them??

[lowbridge]

I worked for them (never sold a single thing though). If bill porter was their best, i was their worst. I still have my sales kit somewhere around the house.

http://www.jrwatkins.com/

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watkins_Incorporated

[Black Agnes]

Watkins vanilla is wonderful. I don’t use anything else.

If you make lemon squares or lemon meringue pie you must use their pure lemon extract.

[Ann Archy]

Thanks.

[trisham]

That’s wonderful. Thanks!