Synopsis
Presents a survey of independent businesses to show how free enterprise operates and contributes to the strength and stability of the country.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Released
- 1965-01-01
- Running time
- 22 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Are things THAT bad in the sales world? · Spuzz · 2004-03-28
Pursuit Of Profit is one of those films that's best after a couple of margaritas on the porch, as this is just one TRULY bizarre film. You can file this under the "magical characters that appear from nowhere" sales film (see Another Cup Of Coffee for another great example). Arthur, retail sales clerk, is nagged constantly by a guy with an uncanny resemblance to Lurch from the Addamms Family. Anyways, Lurch instantly promotes Arthur as a shop manager to show him how to promote better sales! Have product tie ins! Attractive displays! (All of this is shown with GREAT glimpses of 1960's grocery…
★★★ · 50 Years Later... · JayKay49 · 2014-07-06
Stores use lures to get people in the store...namely, a few products priced under the other stores' price, anticipating that customers will purchase other stuff there too (the profitable things) to avoid a special trip. They should show this film to the constantly bickering crabby employees at the Krogers stores around here. (Although I doubt that it would have any effect.) Pretty snazzy store for 1965. Sales is such a depressing subject.