Many salespeople repeatedly visited my previous company, a megacorp. While attendees from our side rarely had any authority to purchase (e.g. engineers not mana

Many salespeople repeatedly visited my previous company, a megacorp. While attendees from our side rarely had any authority to purchase (e.g. engineers not managers), the visitors were extremely enthusiastic in their presentations and demos. I personally felt bad that their efforts wouldn't lead to sales, but they helped boost our self-esteem for the day.