Comments on: Ten Great Selling Tips http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2005/08/31/ten-great-selling-tips/ In search of a better way to live and make a living, and a better understanding of how the world really works. Wed, 16 May 2012 01:47:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dario http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2005/08/31/ten-great-selling-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-7586 Dario Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:07:29 +0000 http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2005/08/31/ten-great-selling-tips/#comment-7586 <a></a>Lekker simpel lijstje, niks nieuws.Zonde van de tijd die ik er aan besteed heb. Lekker simpel lijstje, niks nieuws.Zonde van de tijd die ik er aan besteed heb.

]]> By: Zephyr http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2005/08/31/ten-great-selling-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-7585 Zephyr Thu, 01 Sep 2005 03:42:02 +0000 http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2005/08/31/ten-great-selling-tips/#comment-7585 <a></a>That's a beautiful comprehensive quick start guide to customer service. I love the common sense you bring to issues, Dave...How many ways could this have been written bydifferent people? Usually, there would have been technicallanguage, or some other thing obfuscated. By contrast,your ideas are written in a very transparent manner.Those who are going to take part in the movement whichyou propose, will need to have the time free todevote to these vital goals. A small business is, perhaps,a way to escape the 40 hour a week grind; one can bringin a very good amount of money, while working on flextime. That’s a beautiful comprehensive quick start guide to customer service. I love the common sense you bring to issues, Dave…How many ways could this have been written bydifferent people? Usually, there would have been technicallanguage, or some other thing obfuscated. By contrast,your ideas are written in a very transparent manner.Those who are going to take part in the movement whichyou propose, will need to have the time free todevote to these vital goals. A small business is, perhaps,a way to escape the 40 hour a week grind; one can bringin a very good amount of money, while working on flextime.

]]> By: Kevin http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2005/08/31/ten-great-selling-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-7584 Kevin Thu, 01 Sep 2005 02:35:12 +0000 http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2005/08/31/ten-great-selling-tips/#comment-7584 <a></a><blockquote>Give the customer something 'extra': A free gift, some unexpected service or add-on, samples, free delivery. The extras differentiate you from competitors, and they're memorable.</blockquote>I had to chuckle at this. Yes I agree, it is usually great for sales, but only if you know the customer. Just thirty minutes ago my wife and I were disgusted to open the door and find that the newspaper company had left us a "free gift" consisting of a collection of huge plastic crappy pens wrapped in an even bigger notebook sized plastic box, along with a worhtlessly small towel wrapped in more plastic, and just to be sure, the wrapped it all in more plastic. We will be calling them telling them to come pick it up and never leave us anything we don't ask for again, scolding them for being so thoughtless about waste and consumption. They obviously thought they were "building a relationship" with thier customers, but more than anything they pissed us off.
Give the customer something ‘extra’: A free gift, some unexpected service or add-on, samples, free delivery. The extras differentiate you from competitors, and they’re memorable.

I had to chuckle at this. Yes I agree, it is usually great for sales, but only if you know the customer. Just thirty minutes ago my wife and I were disgusted to open the door and find that the newspaper company had left us a “free gift” consisting of a collection of huge plastic crappy pens wrapped in an even bigger notebook sized plastic box, along with a worhtlessly small towel wrapped in more plastic, and just to be sure, the wrapped it all in more plastic. We will be calling them telling them to come pick it up and never leave us anything we don’t ask for again, scolding them for being so thoughtless about waste and consumption. They obviously thought they were “building a relationship” with thier customers, but more than anything they pissed us off.

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