The Sales History Podcast
Bringing the incredible (and sometimes strange) brains from the profession of sales' past to the 2020's - from Todd Caponi, author of Four Levers Negotiating (Out January 27th, 2026), The Transparency Sale & The Transparent Sales Leader.
The Sales History Podcast
The Origin of "Drummers" & "Bagmen" - The 1800's
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Are you responsible for "drumming up business" in your role? Do you "carry a bag" as a salesperson? Do you know where those terms come from? They come from the traveling salespeople of the 1800s. In today's episode, I tell their story - of the hard-drinking, back-slapping "Drummer" - and of the horseback riding "Bagmen" - what it was like to be one, and where those terms came from.
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