It took me a few years to learn this, but I know it's true:
The difference between editors and sales people is that the former say "no" while the latter say "yes."
Editors say:
No. We are not going to run your press release as is.
No. We are not going to allow you to approve the story.
No. We are not going to quote you just because you're an advertiser.
No. We are not going to write about that topic because it's irrelevant to our audience.
Sales people say:
Yes. We'll put your ad far forwar...
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