I am completely focused…on a very important project…

La disperazione di un installatore
An installer in despair

One of the difficulties I encounter when contacting potential partners, is actually reaching the person I need. Very often, that person is unavailable. Why? What is the reason? Well, I am excluding lame excuses such as the person winking conspiratorially at his secretary and whispering, “Tell him that I’m not here.”

 

 

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How to take full advantage of fatherhood while still working

The family is growing and it is a fantastic experience

The family is growing and it is a fantastic experience.

My second-born recently came into the world and the days following the happy event have been very high-paced and not easy to manage: the little one to look after, my wife in the hospital and work, with all its deadlines and pending matters.

I was still able to fully enjoy the wonderful emotions of the event, regardless of the fact that it is sudden and not easy to plan, without any apprehension because of work, thanks to our technology and to its flexibility.

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They say, it’s not really the best time to make an investment

Investire? Qui e ora!
Make an investment? Here and now!

In the past few days I have been contacting various Italian telephone system installers on the subject of the Open Days my company is organizing.

Among the usual complaints, both true and false, I happened to hear:

‘You know, Mr. Nicolai, evaluating a new brand, starting a new partnership is an investment, it is important to invest time, money, resources…’

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Install a new PBX and… send your employees to work from home

Ufficio vuotoSuppose there is a company that would like to buy a new communication system.

What do you think they are searching for?
They are searching for all those features that help to improve the office work flow..

Your competitors do their best to extend the list of those features that would fit any type of business and any type of office…

Now you have two options: either you fight fiercely against them, or your use your brains and you simply change the playing field.

Change the playing field!
Take your customer outside the office* and stand out from the competition.

* (not physically but mentally)

Here is how you can do it:
While talking to your customer and trying to figure out the problems he or she has, ask this simple question:

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