Comments on: How Not To Sell http://www.thetrendjunkie.com/2007/02/03/how-not-to-sell/ Marketing, Technology, New Media, Entrepreneurship Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:04:25 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Greg http://www.thetrendjunkie.com/2007/02/03/how-not-to-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-37877 Greg Tue, 22 May 2007 00:29:00 +0000 http://www.thetrendjunkie.com/2007/02/01/how-not-to-sell/#comment-37877 Thanks for your comment Dave, believe me with 100% certainty, these CMO's get invited at NO cost and get the FULL ride. They invite them and they are the $66k bait for vendors like us :-) Again, I am not saying this isn't a good event, or something that doesn't work, I am just saying the sales approach they have or the staff they have employed is LESS THAN PROFESSIONAL. Best to you and thanks again for stopping by! Greg Thanks for your comment Dave, believe me with 100% certainty, these CMO’s get invited at NO cost and get the FULL ride. They invite them and they are the $66k bait for vendors like us :-)

Again, I am not saying this isn’t a good event, or something that doesn’t work, I am just saying the sales approach they have or the staff they have employed is LESS THAN PROFESSIONAL.

Best to you and thanks again for stopping by!

Greg

]]> By: Dave Mackey http://www.thetrendjunkie.com/2007/02/03/how-not-to-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-37816 Dave Mackey Mon, 21 May 2007 14:37:50 +0000 http://www.thetrendjunkie.com/2007/02/01/how-not-to-sell/#comment-37816 Amazing! I had an almost identical experience last year, presumably with the same company. Same timeing, same deadline, same process of begging him for more details so I could evaluate the opportunity. As interesting to me was the question of why a CMO would take the time for such a cruise. I scanned the list of participants only to find a client of mine. I knew at the time he was not in the market for the services being sold on the cruise. I could only deduce that he either a) was not really going on the cruise, or b) was just going because it was free (which I doubt, knowing that the guy could afford a fantastic vacation cruise if that's what he wanted). Amazing! I had an almost identical experience last year, presumably with the same company. Same timeing, same deadline, same process of begging him for more details so I could evaluate the opportunity.

As interesting to me was the question of why a CMO would take the time for such a cruise. I scanned the list of participants only to find a client of mine. I knew at the time he was not in the market for the services being sold on the cruise. I could only deduce that he either a) was not really going on the cruise, or b) was just going because it was free (which I doubt, knowing that the guy could afford a fantastic vacation cruise if that’s what he wanted).

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]]> By: mitch arnowitz http://www.thetrendjunkie.com/2007/02/03/how-not-to-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-22462 mitch arnowitz Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:06:07 +0000 http://www.thetrendjunkie.com/2007/02/01/how-not-to-sell/#comment-22462 greg, why did you hang up on me?? ** just kidding** :)) I get these calls all the time. I usually try to qualify up front who they're with though (easier said then done). The only thing worse is autobot phoning that you can't "opt-out" of. Ever try to zero out on one of those calls? best, mitch greg, why did you hang up on me?? ** just kidding** :) )

I get these calls all the time. I usually try to qualify up front who they’re with though (easier said then done). The only thing worse is autobot phoning that you can’t “opt-out” of. Ever try to zero out on one of those calls?

best, mitch

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