“I’m looking for Tupperware containers,” my wife told the retail employee. “Where can I find those?” “Uh…try aisle nine,” replied the employee, who then went back to what she was doing. She couldn’t be bothered to help a customer find what she was asking for. I visited an office supply store recently. The store was [...]
To understand why customer recognition is so powerful, let’s take a minute and put ourselves into our customer’s shoes. Cathy Consumer is a 35-year-old mother of three kids, all under the age of ten. She and her husband work full time. Cathy loves her kids and is a devoted mother, but they’re a little weak [...]
I’ve preached numerous times that for most dealers, competing on price is a suicide mission. Positioning yourself in the market as the dealer with the cheapest prices is, at best, a fragile and temporary advantage. All it takes is someone to come along with a cheaper price and you’ve instantly lost your advantage. Companies that [...]
In this installment I continue with strategies that build on the multipliers discussed in part 1. House Party Any customer whose sale totaled $5,000 or more (you pick the figure) get a catered house party hosted by you! The lady of the house invites her friends over for an evening of wine and hors d'oeuvres, [...]
