Comments on: What Are the Qualities You Look for in a Vendor? http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/ Be Irresistible Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:12:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Spreading the Words, 1/19/2007 | Word Sell, Inc. http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/comment-page-1/#comment-20986 Spreading the Words, 1/19/2007 | Word Sell, Inc. Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:52:18 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/#comment-20986 [...] Liz Strauss on vendor expections. You get what you pay for. [...] [...] Liz Strauss on vendor expections. You get what you pay for. [...]

]]> By: Liz Strauss http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/comment-page-1/#comment-3239 Liz Strauss Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:09:39 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/#comment-3239 Karin, Typos are free here. :) Sounds like you value a vendor who looks for opportunities that make sense and fit the individual situation best for each of his/her own customers. So do I. Smart people like that are fun to do business with. I want your partner on my team too! :) Karin,
Typos are free here. :)

Sounds like you value a vendor who looks for opportunities that make sense and fit the individual situation best for each of his/her own customers. So do I. Smart people like that are fun to do business with.

I want your partner on my team too! :)

]]> By: Karin http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/comment-page-1/#comment-3238 Karin Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:06:16 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/#comment-3238 Very sorry for the typo's ;-( Very sorry for the typo’s ;-(

]]> By: Karin http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/comment-page-1/#comment-3237 Karin Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:05:31 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/#comment-3237 Hi Liz, thanks Realised another quality I want/get from - select a vendor on (perhaps only significant for wholesale - retail or B-2-B transactions): my qualiry vendor understands that I add value to his product/service and therefore: a) doesn't sell his porducts/service to just any one b) recommends buyers who can't buy direct to me One of my quality vendors did just that today. Great, very, very much on target this month - if things keep going like this we go way over it ;-) (So in answer to your last question Liz, sorry, my partner doesn't want to get rid of me - yet ;-)) Hi Liz, thanks

Realised another quality I want/get from – select a vendor on (perhaps only significant for wholesale – retail or B-2-B transactions):
my qualiry vendor understands that I add value to his product/service and therefore:
a) doesn’t sell his porducts/service to just any one
b) recommends buyers who can’t buy direct to me
One of my quality vendors did just that today. Great, very, very much on target this month – if things keep going like this we go way over it ;-)

(So in answer to your last question Liz, sorry, my partner doesn’t want to get rid of me – yet ;-) )

]]> By: Liz Strauss http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/comment-page-1/#comment-3233 Liz Strauss Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:06:19 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/#comment-3233 Karin, What a great example of responding to your clients unexpressed needs and desires! I want you on my team. :) Karin,
What a great example of responding to your clients unexpressed needs and desires! I want you on my team. :)

]]> By: Karin http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/comment-page-1/#comment-3232 Karin Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:45:28 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/#comment-3232 Hi Brad Loved your post, reminds me of 'forum-types'. As 'foreigner' in a country (UK) where we personally experienced no replies, slow replies or half replies to request for quotes when we started business (and went wiht those companies who did reply fast and adequate). We decided there and then that we would reply as fast as possible to any enquiry made to our company to 'get the edge'. And it works very well. Hi Brad

Loved your post, reminds me of ‘forum-types’.

As ‘foreigner’ in a country (UK) where we personally experienced no replies, slow replies or half replies to request for quotes when we started business (and went wiht those companies who did reply fast and adequate). We decided there and then that we would reply as fast as possible to any enquiry made to our company to ‘get the edge’. And it works very well.

]]> By: Liz Strauss http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/comment-page-1/#comment-3192 Liz Strauss Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:09:08 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/#comment-3192 Yeah Brad and Karin, I remember when I realized that I had to go slower -- that's when I learned that quality counts. Ah and the planning up front you can do when you slow down. It makes the work go so much smoother. :) Yeah Brad and Karin,
I remember when I realized that I had to go slower — that’s when I learned that quality counts. Ah and the planning up front you can do when you slow down. It makes the work go so much smoother. :)

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/comment-page-1/#comment-3187 Brad Shorr Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:57:47 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/#comment-3187 Karin, you make an interesting point. We're always wearing multiple hats in business. Fast response is usually appreciated because it is seldom experienced! But not always...This old post of mine might interest you--it's somewhat relevant to the discussion. :) http://tinyurl.com/yszsw5 Karin, you make an interesting point. We’re always wearing multiple hats in business. Fast response is usually appreciated because it is seldom experienced! But not always…This old post of mine might interest you–it’s somewhat relevant to the discussion. :)

http://tinyurl.com/yszsw5

]]> By: Karin http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/comment-page-1/#comment-3158 Karin Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:04:50 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/#comment-3158 Brad, I fully agree with your point 1: it is really annoying when you don't get any respons. But you must make sure that you as a 'vendor' yourself (in the eye of your customers) don't fall foul to the same mistake. You can create an edge over your competitors if you do reply as quick as possible (even if it is just to say/write: sorry, we don't know the answer just yet, we will keep looking and come back to you a.s.a.p.) Brad, I fully agree with your point 1: it is really annoying when you don’t get any respons. But you must make sure that you as a ‘vendor’ yourself (in the eye of your customers) don’t fall foul to the same mistake.
You can create an edge over your competitors if you do reply as quick as possible (even if it is just to say/write: sorry, we don’t know the answer just yet, we will keep looking and come back to you a.s.a.p.)

]]> By: Karin http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/comment-page-1/#comment-3157 Karin Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:00:43 +0000 http://www.lizstrauss.com/2007/01/15/everyones-business/what-are-the-qualities-you-look-for-in-a-vendor/#comment-3157 Thanks Liz, I'm really pleased with your comment Thanks Liz, I’m really pleased with your comment

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