Joe Girard
Joe Girard (born November 1, 1928 in Detroit - † February 28, 2019 in Grosse Pointe , Michigan ) was an American salesman and author . He was the best car salesman in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records . Girard sold more new cars than any other car salesman for twelve consecutive years, averaging six every day. No other car salesman has been the top car salesman for more than a year.
Life
Girard was the son of a poor immigrant from Sicily . At the age of nine, Girard began working as a shoe shine . In his youth he worked as a newspaper delivery man , dishwasher, dock worker and bellhop. At the age of 16 Girard got a permanent position as a fitter at the Michigan Stove Company . At the age of eighteen he joined the US Army , but was injured after a few months and was released. He then worked in the construction industry, but gave up heavily in debt. Eventually he got a job at a Chevrolet dealership, where he was very successful in selling cars over the next few years. In 15 years he sold 13,001 new cars. In 1978 he retired. He processed his experiences in several bestsellers and as a motivational speaker . Among other things, he sent thousands of greeting cards to his customers every month. In 2001 he was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame .
Girard has set the following records:
- Most New Car Sales in One Day (18)
- Most new car sales in one month (174)
- Most new car sales in one year (1,425)
- Most new car sales in a 15-year career (13,001)
Books
- How To Sell Anything To Anybody . Simon & Schuster, 1977. ISBN 0-671-22651-7 .
- How To Sell Yourself . Simon & Schuster, 1980. ISBN 0-671-25038-8 .
- How To Close Every Sale . Piatkus Books, 1990. ISBN 0-7499-1006-2 .
- Mastering Your Way to the Top . Random House, 1996. ISBN 0-517-17284-4 .
Web links
- Girard website
- Priming The Pump (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joe Girard, world's top car salesman, dead at 90, accessed on March 28, 2019
- ↑ Article “How I became the best salesman in the world” . In: Focus Online from October 8, 2010
- ↑ Article "I broke my leg for customers" . In: Spiegel Online from September 28, 2006
- ↑ Girard's biography ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on his website.
- ^ Ali Pervez: Marketing Is King: Real World Marketing to Build Relationships, Get an Internship, Increase Sales & Find a Job . Knowledge Exchange, 2006. ISBN 1-60037-097-7 . P. 85.
- ↑ Article World-Record Car Salesman Earns Spot in Automotive Hall of Fame . In: F&I Magazine of August 7, 2001
- ↑ Records in detail. ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Girard, Joe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American seller and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 2019 |
| Place of death | Grosse Pointe , Michigan |