Comments on: Does the ‘hard sell’ ever work? http://accidentalmommies.com/does-the-hard-sell-ever-work/ Fri, 25 May 2012 13:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kimhttp://accidentalmommies.com/does-the-hard-sell-ever-work/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Kim Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:08:57 +0000 http://accidentalmommies.com/2007/10/03/does-the-hard-sell-ever-work/#comment-5 I've been thinking about this a little more. First of all the "get away from me" cracked me up. Wonder where I've heard THAT before? Sales is not the easiest job in the world. In fact, most people who do it, shouldn't be because they suck at it. Ed could sell ice to an Eskimo, but even if he found one Eskimo that wouldn't buy the ice, he'd at least get half a dozen referrals out of it because he's good at networking. A smart salesman doesn't view a "no thanks" as a loss, he looks at as an opportunity to get his business seen by another person who may know other people who need their product. If he had communicated effectively you may have asked for a card or something in case someone you know needs a driveway or cancer insurance (which still seems like a scam to me). Oh and as far as everyone knowing everyone else's business, welcome to "Hooterville!" All you need is a pot bellied pig. I’ve been thinking about this a little more.

First of all the “get away from me” cracked me up. Wonder where I’ve heard THAT before?

Sales is not the easiest job in the world. In fact, most people who do it, shouldn’t be because they suck at it. Ed could sell ice to an Eskimo, but even if he found one Eskimo that wouldn’t buy the ice, he’d at least get half a dozen referrals out of it because he’s good at networking. A smart salesman doesn’t view a “no thanks” as a loss, he looks at as an opportunity to get his business seen by another person who may know other people who need their product. If he had communicated effectively you may have asked for a card or something in case someone you know needs a driveway or cancer insurance (which still seems like a scam to me).

Oh and as far as everyone knowing everyone else’s business, welcome to “Hooterville!” All you need is a pot bellied pig.

]]> By: Kimhttp://accidentalmommies.com/does-the-hard-sell-ever-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Kim Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:10:35 +0000 http://accidentalmommies.com/2007/10/03/does-the-hard-sell-ever-work/#comment-3 Hey lady, only you would get a cancer insurance salesman knocking on your door! I've never heard of that....wouldn't it just be life insurance? Living in the boonies sure brings out the weirdos! Oh, and adding a 2" topping to your driveway is not the best idea unless your driveway is sunk way below your lawn. We paid $3,000 for a complete demo of the old concrete driveway and over 90'x10' of new asphalt. They screwed it up and there were low dips everywhere. Their solution...add a 2" topping (we refused to pay them unless they fixed it). Our driveway looks really stupid floating up above the lawn. But at least we don't have swimming pools in it anymore. Hey lady, only you would get a cancer insurance salesman knocking on your door! I’ve never heard of that….wouldn’t it just be life insurance?

Living in the boonies sure brings out the weirdos!

Oh, and adding a 2″ topping to your driveway is not the best idea unless your driveway is sunk way below your lawn.

We paid $3,000 for a complete demo of the old concrete driveway and over 90′x10′ of new asphalt. They screwed it up and there were low dips everywhere. Their solution…add a 2″ topping (we refused to pay them unless they fixed it). Our driveway looks really stupid floating up above the lawn. But at least we don’t have swimming pools in it anymore.

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