http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2007/10/asking-for-the-order-101-the-metaphor-to-use/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=asking-for-the-order-101-the-metaphor-to-use Just another Diggings site Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:42:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2007/10/asking-for-the-order-101-the-metaphor-to-use/#comment-116865 What Would Dad Say » Welcome Chris Brogan Fans: Thanks For Visiting. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:02:30 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2007/10/24/asking-for-the-order-101-the-metaphor-to-use/#comment-116865 [...] Asking for the Order. Some simple sales advice. [...] [...] Asking for the Order. Some simple sales advice. [...]

]]> http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2007/10/asking-for-the-order-101-the-metaphor-to-use/#comment-114698 The Orange Salesman | LifeVesting Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:22:29 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2007/10/24/asking-for-the-order-101-the-metaphor-to-use/#comment-114698 [...] 3.  He asked for a big order.  NOW was when the surprise hit.  He’s not selling these things by the bag, but by the case.  “I can give you a case – half and half – for $80.00.”  I choked on that.  But for a minute, he didn’t back down.  “You can share them with your friends or family,” he said when I told him there were only two of us at home.  He seemed to understand that no matter how impressed I was with the product, I would never buy a case of it unless he actually asked me to. [...] [...] 3.  He asked for a big order.  NOW was when the surprise hit.  He’s not selling these things by the bag, but by the case.  “I can give you a case – half and half – for $80.00.”  I choked on that.  But for a minute, he didn’t back down.  “You can share them with your friends or family,” he said when I told him there were only two of us at home.  He seemed to understand that no matter how impressed I was with the product, I would never buy a case of it unless he actually asked me to. [...]

]]> http://whatwoulddadsay.com/2007/10/asking-for-the-order-101-the-metaphor-to-use/#comment-113230 Jag Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:49:31 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2007/10/24/asking-for-the-order-101-the-metaphor-to-use/#comment-113230 The old saying "People don’t like to be sold, but they love to buy" is so true and usually comes as the result of building a relationship. Product/service knowlege and passion for what you do create an environment that makes people want to buy. The old saying “People don’t like to be sold, but they love to buy” is so true and usually comes as the result of building a relationship. Product/service knowlege and passion for what you do create an environment that makes people want to buy.

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