Tag Archives: sales

Oct5

if you sell it, they will sleep.

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‘for sale – text ‘bed’

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when out walking

I came across this unusual setup 

a bed for sale under an open tent 

in someone’s yard

an outdoor showroom of sorts

makes it easy to see

 no potential customers

have to trod through your house 

maybe a winning strategy

hopefully no sideways rain

or sleet or snow

fingers crossed

this will be 

a quick sale

a perfect fit

just what someone is looking for

will they want to sleep out there one night?

see if it is comfortable?

will they want to jump on it? 

—

‘we are not saving lives.we are selling dreams.’

-marco bizzarri

*Marco Bizzarri is an Italian businessman, and was president and CEO of Gucci 2015 – 2023. He previously was president and CEO of Stella McCartney and Bottega Veneta.

Oct4

sayonara, sylvia.

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ah, sylvia the silver subaru

sayonara and thank you

for the many, many, many  miles without worry

now in the hands of a happy young souzaphone player

and many more miles to go.

—

‘are you just a car salesman or are you a poet too? i’ve never been accused of poetry before.’

-robert charles wilson, american-canadian sci-fi writer

Jul28

one of my favorite people in costa rica.

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bonsai for sale

from a creative salesman who clearly always finds a way

in la fortuna, costa rica

i so admire his dedication and out of the box thinking.

 

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“how you sell is more important than what you sell.”

-andy paul

Jun2

worthless?

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my favorite ads on nextdoor this week:

 

-FREE- round table, terrible condition (see above)

 

-FREE – old milk crate (very dirty)

in good shape except for being really filthy

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(at least i think they are priced fairly)

 

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“advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods,

particularly if the goods are worthless.”

-sinclair lewis

Oct7

apples, lumber, and shiny rocks.

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drawn in by a homemade sign, a wave, a hi

to my favorite kind of store

some kids, a table, and some stuff

selling

apples, lumber, and shiny rocks

they had not sold anything

i’d love to be a customer,

but i’ve no money with me, i said

it’s okay, take some things and pay us tomorrow

we might even have juice then, too

they gave me credit!

—

“without hustle, talent will only carry you so far.” 

— Gary Vaynerchuk

May20

garage sale.

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loved visiting the grandies
and their friends from the neighborhood
at their very own garage sale for kids.
they made signs
waved to cars
 took turns being the dj in the garage
keeping the music going
and offering specials
(like the ‘wear two things on your head and get one free discount’)
every few minutes.
reminds me of me when i was a kid
though I usually ended up spending my profits
buying my friends’ stuff
and they often did the same with mine.
sometimes I even ended up
with more stuff than I had started with.
 a pretty fun time for all
and some things are timeless.
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I remember going with my mom
to a random garage sale as a kid and thinking
what a cool treasure hunt that the whole world was.
only to transition as an adult to think,
‘what a gross place that really is.’
– will ferrell
Aug25

tipping point.

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even our sweet neighbors, the canadians, have a tipping point.  
—
“truth is the greatest marketing campaign.”

-richie norton

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photo credit: s. townsend
Feb22

scouts.

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whether they are

next to firewood and a weinermobile at a grocery store

or

in front of a hare krishna drum circle on the university diag 

the scouts sell on. 

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“a  scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.”

-robert baden-powell

Sep12

if a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade. – tom peters

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benderconstructioncompany.com

called a guy

to get a quote

to replace

two tiny windows

in my cottage

 dripbook.comhe came from

a national chain

friendly

salesy

schmoozy

trying hard

but

too

too

too

much

song and dance

and

it went on

and on

and on

bilingualmonkeys.com

he made me take a quiz

i just wanted

something

a

step

up

from

saran wrap

and

it didn’t

have to

be

able

to withstand

armageddon

nasa.gov

he used

his special

infrared light

to demonstrate

the heat factor

all i wanted

was a clear piece

of glass

to keep out

snow

bugs

 flying squirrels

and

large enough

to allow

a

friendly fireman

to

fit through

he had

no

sense of humor

and

was

nervous

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and so

next

we

began

the

jumping

on the glass

test

the whole thing

took two hours

he made a series

of  fake phone calls

to his office

to get me a

very special deal

and i waited

for his phone

to ring

while he was ‘calling’

then

 i thanked him for his time

he packed up his things

headed out

with all

of his equipment

and i kind of

felt for him

mybaycity.com

called another guy

and

this guy

was

standing

at my door

when i opened it

a couple of days later

a gentle giant

with a smile

and

a handshake

my hand

disappeared

into

his bear claw

of a hand

he came in

sat down

asked me

what i wanted

measured my

two tiny windows

he was calm

told me about his daughter

how proud he was of her

almost a doctor

asked me

about

my own children

we laughed together

 he used to build houses

now a window guy

 guessed the age of my cottage

more than 100

he was right

gave me the price

a very good price

no frills

no quiz

no jumping

no lights

no calls

he was here for

a half hour

he will be back

to put

my

windows in

very soon

–

it’s about listening first, then selling.
– erik qualman

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image credits: benderconstruction.com, drip book.com, bilingual monkey.com, izismile.com,mybaycity.com

Jul6

if opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. – milton berle

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the cousins

set up a business

selling  lemonade

to a captive audience

of family and friends.

 some of the employees

wait for the customers

to come to their door

and at times business is slow.

but one,

the littlest,

has an out of the box idea.

he quietly

reclaims

lemonade

already sold

and pours it back

into the the pitcher

to resell again.

to the same captive audience.

—

“i’m a hustler, baby; i sell water to a well!”
― jay-z