Changing make of tractor a person sells

[startinghandle]

A person sells JD for a number of years then changes to different company selling fendt
Does he turn up at farm saying
JD are no good?
Perhaps this happens all the time with machinery, feedstuff
etc
I am referring to guy with unusual surname who is managing director at RVW Pugh new depot at Newport

 

[ZXR17]

If he's a crap salesman he does .
If he's a good salesman he will point out the benefits of his new colour without slagging off his old brand .

 

[KB6930]

There's a few round here have been on the merry go round of jobs/brands . As above some are better than others at their job but the lippy ones have had to take some stick when they change to the lesser brand that they used to run down at every opportunity

 

[puma power]

I wouldn't buy a nut and bolt of RVW Pugh worst aftersales I have ever dealt with!!

 

[nick...]

very unprofessional when people slag of the competition.I’ve asked someone to leave my yard in the past when this happened.
nick...

 

[spin cycle]

the man (dealer) more important than marque he sells...(or woman/she..being pc)

 

[john432]

When I was looking to buy a new plough some 8 years ago now, the salesman from Riverlea Crymych, slagged off Vogel Noot ploughs no end, trying to get me to buy an Overum. The irony is by today, Overum are sold as New Holland, and Riverlea are selling Vogel Noot ploughs painted green badged as Amazone.. wonder does he still run them down....

 

[76masseyman]

If the salesperson now states that the previous brand are no good, the salesperson is only discrediting themselves. If that salesperson is a genuine person that customers have put their trust in in the past, they will have no problem in the future with whatever brand they sell.

 

[Moors Lad]

Not for everyone selling kit... They must take some knocks - thick skin must be useful!
Reckon it`s a challenge selling former rival machinery on same patch!
I seem to either like or dislike reps, seldom middle ground - bull is a BIG turnoff here.

 

[Martin Holden]

When I was looking to buy a new plough some 8 years ago now, the salesman from Riverlea Crymych, slagged off Vogel Noot ploughs no end, trying to get me to buy an Overum. The irony is by today, Overum are sold as New Holland, and Riverlea are selling Vogel Noot ploughs painted green badged as Amazone.. wonder does he still run them down....

Rule no 1 in selling or close to rule 1 “don’t sell your own product by running down the competition, because one day you may end up selling it”!!

 

[sahara]

@Martin Holden

You're absolutely right! In just about my first month as a demonstrator, one of the salesmen I was working with at a dealer in South Devon said to me "never knock the opposition, cos one day you will be working for them!"

 

[daveydiesel1]

When they start runnin down the competition i stop listenin.

 

[Down farmer]

When they start runnin down the competition i stop listenin.

Does this also apply to farmers on this forum who at every opportunity knock other brands of tractors

 

[Al R]

When I was looking to buy a new plough some 8 years ago now, the salesman from Riverlea Crymych, slagged off Vogel Noot ploughs no end, trying to get me to buy an Overum. The irony is by today, Overum are sold as New Holland, and Riverlea are selling Vogel Noot ploughs painted green badged as Amazone.. wonder does he still run them down....

looking at a forager a few years ago and 1 company slated the other manufacturer like no tomorrow. The rival dealer said what they thought was best on their machine/backup and never once slated the other manufacturer that they knew we were in talks with, even though I’d known both salesman on a personal level for years before they were salesman, the one who never bad mouthed got the deal and is now working very high up for his old “rival”

 

[Farmer Roy]

In 30 odd years of dealing with tractors etc, I have tbh & say I’ve never heard a tractor or machinery salesman “slag off” or be critical of their opposition, I personally would consider that very unprofessional & probably wouldn’t deal with them because of it . . .

 

[Pistonbroke]

Got one local to us. Started as a salesman for a ford dealer, everything they didn't sell was rubbish.They went bust. Set up on his own as a renault dealer and everything tractor wise and machines that every one else sold was rubbish, especially Claas which was the lowest of the low. Claas buy renault and offer him to be a Claas dealer and he jumped at the chance and now very busy. I wouldn't trust his opinion on a fecking wheelbarrow

 

[fendtfiasco]

They sell what they are paid to sell. I remember asking a BMW salesman would you sell Skoda for 5 grand more per year pay, he thought for a minute and replied, no but for 10 grand a year I would.

A tractor salesman told me they were getting a new area rep but he had to get so many weeks training, saleman replied it can't take that long to teach them how to lie.

 

[Bob lincs]

I once had a Case salesman come in the yard take one look at my new JD 8200T ( which I was very proud off ) and say “ you need a Quadtrack because those thing are a load of sh1t “ . That was the end of the conversation forever .

 

[76masseyman]

I once had a Case salesman come in the yard take one look at my new JD 8200T ( which I was very proud off ) and say “ you need a Quadtrack because those thing are a load of sh1t “ . That was the end of the conversation forever .

Never slag off anything unless you own it yourself !
Its entirely up to you what you spend YOUR money on.

 

[Zebbedee]

It’s a fine line for salespeople though there is nothing wrong with knowing where the weaknesses are with the rival machine and pointing out where there machine is better it shows to the customer that they have done there homework and know what they are speaking about where that line is crossed will be different for different customers so it’s up to salesperson to know there customer I reckon. for me I like to know all the good and bad points when I buy a machine