goncall Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 When we take over another company what would you call that then? Good evening btw. I do apologise for my late attendance, I've been out for a meal as it's my birthday on Monday. When we take over another company what would you call that then? Good evening btw. I do apologise for my late attendance, I've been out for a meal as it's my birthday on Monday. buying a competitor and taking on a death rattle are two different things...the main one being you've never bought out a competitor.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew.brough Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Nope. Never been a fan of marked vehicles. I'm an alarm engineer nick my tools please splattered on the side. We use a lot of subbys so wouldn't be able to dictate to them to have sign written vehicles either. Fitting the alarms is the easy bit, getting volume subscribers is the hard bit. www.securitywarehouse.co.uk/catalog/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysonKandiah Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 Nope. Never been a fan of marked vehicles. I'm an alarm engineer nick my tools please splattered on the side. We use a lot of subbys so wouldn't be able to dictate to them to have sign written vehicles either. Fitting the alarms is the easy bit, getting volume subscribers is the hard bit. Â Oh okay! I am currently looking for good ways to get customers, as we are working on word of mouth most of the time CCTV Distributor of AcuraPRO and Samsung CCTV Equipment - Trade Customers: www.acurasystemsdirect.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew.brough Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 buying a competitor and taking on a death rattle are two different things...the main one being you've never bought out a competitor.. I see what you are getting at. We acquire **** competitors. Well signed on the dotted line on Friday for another SSAIB masterpiece so will have some new material for you to beat me with shortly. The guy had a fetish for Redcare secures and was most upset that we would be putting them all in the skip. On this acquisition we are keeping the staff. I'm sure that will provide plenty of future material for you to bet me with. Oh okay! I am currently looking for good ways to get customers, as we are working on word of mouth most of the time[/quote Easy done, hire sales people but as I said, burns an immense amount of cash and the other barrier is why would someone use you over their current company. Are you selling it as better, cheaper etc? www.securitywarehouse.co.uk/catalog/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysonKandiah Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 I see what you are getting at. We acquire **** competitors. Well signed on the dotted line on Friday for another SSAIB masterpiece so will have some new material for you to beat me with shortly. The guy had a fetish for Redcare secures and was most upset that we would be putting them all in the skip. On this acquisition we are keeping the staff. I'm sure that will provide plenty of future material for you to bet me with. Oh okay! I am currently looking for good ways to get customers, as we are working on word of mouth most of the time[/quote Easy done, hire sales people but as I said, burns an immense amount of cash and the other barrier is why would someone use you over their current company. Are you selling it as better, cheaper etc? Â I've spent heap loads of time contacting suppliers, to work with them, and we supply different ranges of equipment all better and cheaper than others with longer warranty for our consumers sake, but we still find it hard to find customers. CCTV Distributor of AcuraPRO and Samsung CCTV Equipment - Trade Customers: www.acurasystemsdirect.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goncall Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 On this acquisition we are keeping the staff. I find they like butchers tripe mix with gravy,add some iams it's a good meal.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew.brough Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I've spent heap loads of time contacting suppliers, to work with them, and we supply different ranges of equipment all better and cheaper than others with longer warranty for our consumers sake, but we still find it hard to find customers. Suppliers won't sell your business for you. Your customer on the whole won't care about warranty, is it better than Fred up the road etc. To them it is a system and that's as much as they usually care. Your only way of getting customers is to spend money and time to find them. In all honesty you have an uphill battle. As is quite well documented in the trade side of the forum, we have spent six figure sums of investors money gaining clients. Even if you get a sales guy you could look at £2-3k a month in appointment setting plus £30-40k for a salesman plus his commissions, car, phone, laptop, iPad, 3 months wages before you know if he is any good. Expensive game getting customers and no guarantees. www.securitywarehouse.co.uk/catalog/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysonKandiah Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 Suppliers won't sell your business for you. Your customer on the whole won't care about warranty, is it better than Fred up the road etc. To them it is a system and that's as much as they usually care. Your only way of getting customers is to spend money and time to find them. In all honesty you have an uphill battle. As is quite well documented in the trade side of the forum, we have spent six figure sums of investors money gaining clients. Even if you get a sales guy you could look at £2-3k a month in appointment setting plus £30-40k for a salesman plus his commissions, car, phone, laptop, iPad, 3 months wages before you know if he is any good. Expensive game getting customers and no guarantees. That is so true pal, i just don't know effective ways of marketing online, some people say use yell, some say don't, i'm going to do some cold calling and try set up some events and ill see how it goes, If you don't mind for a home customer that wants a mid ranged system how much do you charge for four camera systems not accurate just for reference CCTV Distributor of AcuraPRO and Samsung CCTV Equipment - Trade Customers: www.acurasystemsdirect.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew.brough Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 That is so true pal, i just don't know effective ways of marketing online, some people say use yell, some say don't, i'm going to do some cold calling and try set up some events and ill see how it goes, If you don't mind for a home customer that wants a mid ranged system how much do you charge for four camera systems not accurate just for reference Just to clarify you are trying to sell as an installer, not a supplier right? www.securitywarehouse.co.uk/catalog/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubit Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 That is so true pal, i just don't know effective ways of marketing online, some people say use yell, some say don't, i'm going to do some cold calling and try set up some events and ill see how it goes, If you don't mind for a home customer that wants a mid ranged system how much do you charge for four camera systems not accurate just for referenceWhat does it matter what someone sells at?Different markets, targets, regions etc etc. Sadly, I'm afraid you appear to have a lot to learn about the subject of selling in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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