Thursday, 13 October 2011

Its been a few days.

Hello Readers,

Yes im still here still striving and fighting the good fight. And the last few days has been busy busy busy. Literally I have been prospecting a lot of people about becoming customers. Dont be shocked but alot of it was without any success. This happens from time to time but the key thing is dont lose faith. And also sometimes you just try too hard. So much so that ive got a little story to tell.
A few days ago I contacted some people that I know to ask them if there was anyone that they knew that dealt in solar energy. A good colleague of mine willingly emailed me some contact details for a guy who had just started with solar panels.
So I rang him and the conversation went something like this.

"Hello can I speak to ********"

"Yes this is ********."

"Hello you dont know me but I was given your details off *********, I hear your dealing in solar energy, is that right?"

"Yes it is."

"If I could show you a away to have an adavantage over your competition would you meet me for ten minutes so I can show you."

Well afterwards he agreed and put me in touch with his assistant. And said I could go at anytime really, so following a network meeting this morning, I decided to go and see her. So this I expected to be a warm referral when I went in. I asked to speak to the lady and explained who I was and that she was expecting me. Which she looked completely blank, immediately this turned into my uncomfortable zone of cold calling. I just thought deal with it you have come this far.
So I explained who I was and the conversation I had with her colleague and would she give me ten minutes.
She agreed and I went through the business and presentation, which she agreed would be of benefit but could not give me a decision immediately. However what she did say without me even realising at first is that she needed to take advantage of all the services for herself. And there was me with a focus of going in as a distributor and she is becoming a customer. Amazing how things pan out to say the least.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Darren

    Good to see you on your UK tour at the NorthWest Flying Pigs meeting last Tuesday Leyland).

    Keep up the good work in motivating all Utility Warehouse Distributors. Great to hear success stories so that we can apply ourselves even more.

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