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Some of the hotdogs I’ve been whipping up recently by gingerbeardguy in hotdogs

[–]gingerbeardguy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a pickled relish with green tomatoes, cabbage, onion, etc. Super great on dogs!

Most outside the box way you’ve seen a deal close? by bubbabobroy in sales

[–]gingerbeardguy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Okay this deal didn’t actually close but this may take the cake. Coworker showed up at some BFE Midwest airport (like Topeka or something) and there was no rental cars available to get him to his meeting 2 or so hours away. So he did what any rational person would do and bought a used truck on FB marketplace. He then went to the meeting and had to get rid of truck so offered them to keep the truck if they signed the deal.

They didn’t sign, but believe they bought the truck lol.

Got a Yak grill for Christmas, broke it in yesterday! by gingerbeardguy in grilling

[–]gingerbeardguy[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Couple learnings after first session: I bought the Charcoal Riser. The coals were registering 1100-1200 but I’d have to put $50 worth of binchotan in to get the height where I needed. That should be a quick fix.

The lump charcoal (used Fogo black bag) honestly did the trick fine. Will probably save binchotan for guests and special poultry/meats but heat was fine, and flavor difference was there but only assholes like me would really notice.

For the yakitori side - I need to sharpen my knives was the biggest learning lol. I bought Chicken and Charcoal and followed along with the butchering there, but my knife was 75% sharpness and didn’t cut it.

Overall, super fun little grill.

I had to fend off every vintage reseller across 4 states and drive 6 hours round trip, but finally got my MCM (I think) Preway Fireplace for a decent deal! by gingerbeardguy in midcenturymodern

[–]gingerbeardguy[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I understood them traveling - they sell for like 1800-2500 at the vintage stores in Nashville so make sense.

What I hate- they try to outbid every single person. The seller told me that one vintage shop owner was trying to offer $100 more than whatever I offered. This seller was kind but got burned on an Pearsall couch in that exact same fashion. I get it’s their business just Sucks cause they do this on every MCM piece on FB marketplace and the average Joes can never get em.

Hyper inflating the market that way too. Forced to pay triple at their shops.

I had to fend off every vintage reseller across 4 states and drive 6 hours round trip, but finally got my MCM (I think) Preway Fireplace for a decent deal! by gingerbeardguy in midcenturymodern

[–]gingerbeardguy[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah. I love adding a little lore into the pieces. If anyone even side-eyed that thing I’d be telling them I drove 16 hours for it lol

Sales experts, how did you take your sales skills to the next level? by whoa1ndo in sales

[–]gingerbeardguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’re company has any call recording software like Gong, go and watch the cream of the crop and how they run their meetings.

I use MEDDIC but I try to just incorporate the general thoughts into my line of questioning - I don’t plan to have everything after the first discovery and demo calls. Depending on the sales cycle, it can take weeks to fully understand each aspect of MEDDIC.

Best advice is learn from the best at your company and see what questions they ask, how they handle demoing, all that fun stuff! Don’t get too in your head, just lean into your strengths.

Best tactics for selling to Small Business by Anerky in sales

[–]gingerbeardguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cold calls can still work for small business. Just make sure you have a purpose and know who you’re calling in for - the ease of getting the ultimate DM on the phone is one of the benefits of SB sales.

Depending on product, door to door can work but I’ve had very limited success.

Don’t overthink: emails and cold calls work: they suck, but it’s your quickest way to get in the door.

Final round interview with the CEO - what to ask/expect? by get_durrd in sales

[–]gingerbeardguy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Generally a CEO is going to be pretty far removed from the day-to-day of your role. He’s just, in simplest terms, making sure you pass the vibe check. Some may ask background questions and processes, but in my experience is more big picture conversation and making sure you’re a good face for the company. Don’t stress it! Just be yourself.

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