OK, I have not posted since 10/9/12. Why you may be asking,
simple, THE ELECTION. I didn’t want to get political on the blog nor did I want
to compete with all the information surrounding the election.
But now it is over, we have our new President. It doesn’t
matter which side of the isle you fall on we have our new president.
As sales reps we need to take a look at what is happening
with our customers. I know it is early, and I am sure that good or bad a lot
more will happen over the next 4 years, but for all the customers that told you
they were, “HOLDING OFF UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTIONS”, has anything really
changed?
I went into the sales field on 11/7 the Wednesday after the
elections and traffic was the same, the parking lots were just as full or in
some cases as empty as before the elections. The customers that were busy
before the election were still busy and the customers that were slow were still
slow.
I went to the grocery store and the shelves were full and
prices were the same. Gas prices hadn’t changed much, I know that I hadn’t
gotten any price increases from my company and I hadn’t heard from any of my
friends that their companies passed along price increases either.
I got my paycheck on Friday and it was the same as the week
before, as was my wife’s. Traffic in Atlanta was no better and no worse and the
news was still the news.
So what I am saying is after being assaulted with what
seemed like a lifetime of political ads, hearing what seemed like a lifetime of
political reporting, and what seemed like a lifetime of excuses from customers,
nothing has really changed.
I am not silly enough to think that who got elected won’t in
some way affect our country, but the truth is most of us will not see any significant
change in our business. We will hear a lot of opinions and speculations as to
what has happened and what will happen, but for most of our customers, the day
to day business will change very little if any.
WE ARE SALES REPS! We find ways to make things that look
grim into opportunities that shine as bright as the sun. We take the cards that
we are dealt play the hand the best we can. We don’t get caught up in the poor
poor pitiful me game.
We have all had a week to either celebrate or curse the
election. Let’s spend the rest of the 4 years leading up to the next election
working on our success and the success of our customers and country.
GOD BLESS AMERICA for giving us all this awesome opportunity
to succeed!
Lorin
