The Monday Morning Building Product Advisor
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The Monday Morning Building Product AdvisorIssue #102 If I had a nickel for every time a rep sat across from me and said their product was “high quality”… …I’d have retired from architecture years ago. Instead, I’ve spent 28+ years in that chair. I’ve usually got a deadline hanging over my head, and I’m only half-listening to another “pitch” that sounds like the last three. Not because I’m rude. [At least I TRY not to be.] It’s because when you’ve heard 5 versions of “great service and...
The Monday Morning Building Product AdvisorIssue #101 This past week’s been a rough one… Between client work and dealing with a family loss, my mind hasn’t been on writing too much this week. But with a recent influx of new readers, I don’t want to leave you hanging. And to make sure I didn’t, I dug into the archives to find some of the valuable issues I’ve sent in the past… One’s only seen by my earliest subscribers. Now, one of the top questions I get from product reps is how to follow up...
The Monday Morning Building Product AdvisorIssue #100 I’m not exactly sure how long this has been going on, but… I’m probably just starting to notice this because I’m getting older. And that means more creaks and twinges, which means more doctor visits. Anyway! My doctor asked me something different last month. She didn’t ask, “How bad is the pain?” or “On a scale of one to ten…” Instead, she asked me, “How is this affecting your quality of life?” It caught me off guard. Suddenly, we weren’t...