Yes. The answer to that is yes. Just look at advertising: sex sells. There are definitely companies that do this. Edit: To expand upon this a bit, I've noticed

Yes. The answer to that is yes. Just look at advertising: sex sells. There are definitely companies that do this. Edit: To expand upon this a bit, I've noticed it with salesfolks that come to my office. It's always more "traditional" salesfolk that do it, say people trying to sell you a copier. Though I'd say with regards to men selling things to women it is probably more common to have them 'talk down' to them. My mom was just complaining about how a car salesman wouldn't even talk to her about what she wanted and kept saying for her to bring my dad with her. I've had salesmen do it at the Apple store when I'm with someone who's buying a computer. They ask me what the woman should get.