(1). That guy on your sales team that just oozes “used car salesman”. He actually probably drives a Maserati.
“Ugh…Dan is such a plaid suit! He’d try to sell you his mother’s house if he could…with her still in it!”
Plaid Suit
RANDOM LINGO
Inside Baseball
(1). Usually unseen, behind the scenes or behind the curtain dealings (in other words, the way real business gets done).
“I don’t know, Tom…I think Jim’s playing inside baseball on the Simmons deal…he knows something. Let’s get Niedermeyer on this…he’s a sneaky little….”
Props to Bob D. for the submission.
Best in Class
(1). A self-promoting way to describe a firm’s customer service or products, meant to imply that the firm is number one in the industry (a claim for which there is likely no basis and is highly disclaimed in the fine print at the back of the promotional material).
“Team, we’re rolling out our new value proposition to reaffirm to the world our best in class status in the industry.”