Showing posts with label sales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sales. Show all posts

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Keith Wellman Program

Today I received a call from someone who represented themselves as a "candidate recruiter". This individual proceeded to ask many personal questions. I provided some answers and others provided very vague answers.

When I asked the important question... How much? The rep stated that the costs ranges from $2k to upwards of $5k. Obviously this recruiter is making a commission from signing up people who are gulable enough to send in a check or pay with a credit card for services they get elsewhere.

There are no "get rich of the internet" programs that actually work. These companies prey on individuals who are desparate enough to spend their last dollar chasing a dream of making it big selling services or goods on the internet.

Basically anyone in internet marketing will tell you, it takes hard work and creativity to make money on the internet. In addition to persistence and you do in fact need money to make money.

This is the second call I have received from the Keith Wellman folks. I am not interested in their program. There are a few programs I would be interested in. I guess I also had trouble with the rep trying to get into my head and get personal so that I would feel comfortable and agree with him and I would think he was my buddy. This may work with some people, it will not work with me.

I plan to do some research on these programs in the near future so stay tuned.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

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Monday, December 24, 2007

2007 Holiday Shopping Season

Reports are coming in that sales in 2007 are up only 19% over 2006 and that this year is one of the worse in the past five years.

December 26, the day after Christmas should offer some good sales as retailers attempt to make up some sales.

More details are coming in.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Pasadena Ford and Ford Motors at the LA Auto Show

Pasadena, CA
Date: 11/28/07
By: Victor Caballero

I have to say I am very disturbed by my experience with Ford and their dealers.

I stopped by the LA Auto Show booth for Ford and signed up for take a test drive and get a $75.

So since Saturday when I went I have received no fewer than 50 calls!!! Either from an unknown number or from 888 520 7225, which is not answered and has a recording that is not affiliated with any dealer.
This morning I decided enough was enough, so I answered the call.

I asked them for the number to the dealer and that I would call when I was ready to take the test drive and to please remove my number from their database. They give me the number to the Ford dealer. 626.793.3154.

A few minutes later I get a call from what appears to be the Ford dealer in Pasadena, Pasadena Ford from an unkown number. Get a clue people, stop calling from unknown numbers unless you have something to hide or you are trying to protect your identity. I typically will not answer calls from Private Caller or Unknown, usually a solicitor of some sort, or sales people.

Anyway the person on the other end was rude, asked me to hold while she listens to her voice mail, WTF. You call me, I'm busy and you ask me to hold! What nerve. Anyway I tell her, I justed talked to someone at some other place and they gave me a number to call and I told her I would call the number when I was ready or I would just stop by. She emphasized that the Ford Escape is hot and selling for sticker price, ok, whatever and then proceeds to give me a different number, 626.993.3600.

Couple things, FORD, get this right, your cars are crap. I already have a Ford Taurus and the trany is giving out at 50k miles..... what a joke! Your dealers are a bunch of idiots for allowing people like this to handle calls to potential customers. The rear window doesn't work, it just stopped working. The car is less than 3 years old and has been in the shop numerous times. I will never buy an american car, at least not FORD.

Will I come to take the test drive for the $75, most likely, but you bet I will report my experience, good or bad. Because the story continues.

Ford and Pasadena Ford, need to take a lead from other auto manafacturers. You guys are desparate, who wants to buy cars that use so much fuel and get such poor gas mileage. Plus the cars are so poorly made.

If you have something to add to your experience with Ford let me know.