Dave and I walked back to his office. I left after much discussion and futile attempts at changing his mind, completely deflated, discouraged and demoralized. Two days before the show, I went to the convention center to see where I was to set up. I was in awe of all the fancy signage and towering walls that some of the large companies had erected in their giant forty by sixty foot booths.
Everything was so polished and professional. I was suddenly terrified. What was I getting myself into? And then to my horror I had carpet purchased, and I would furnish my booth with antiques to look like a room in a home. I may not have the wow factor of the big guys, but my booth would be warm and charming.
With my easel out at the corner of the booth I could demonstrate how to use Manda Mudd, and I had large samples on display of the twelve colors I was offering so people could see and touch the finished plaster. I learned their desires for their home environments, what made my product interesting to them, what price they were willing to pay and what colors they yearned to see.
It was exhilarating and fun to see the enthusiasm people had for Manda Mudd and how delighted people were by the idea that they could do this themselves. Then Alan, one of the guys manning the Hirshfield's booth came over to see what was drawing such big crowds around my booth.
What is this product you're demonstrating? I went through my demonstration and answered his questions, and just like everyone else that day, he was really jazzed about how easy it was to use and how great it looked! When will it be in our stores? I then admitted my situation and said I was still looking for retailers. The second day of the show Alan came by the booth again bringing with him another guy from Hirshfield's.
I did my demonstration and Mike just stood with his arms folded and remained rather quiet for a moment, then he said, so who did you talk to at corporate about your plaster? He was again quiet, arms still folded at his chest. Then he calmly spoke,. It would be another six months before I finally launched Manda Mudd in Hirshfield's. The show taught me what my customer needed to know about Manda Mudd in order to make the decision to purchase it. I knew ahead of time what my customers' questions would be and was able to design the answers right into the packaging and marketing materials.
I learned what changes I could make to my packaging that would assist my customer in using Manda Mudd once they got it home. View all Manda Mudd colors here. If you have a great idea, I recommend you take your idea out onto the floor of a trade show and directly to your customer.
Talk face to face with those you hope to win as customers, ask them lots of questions and then. The greatest gift is that by taking the time to talk to your customers, getting to know them, who they are and what matters to them and showing them that you care; you will build lasting relationships and have loyal customers who care about you and the success of your business for a lifetime.
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Deephaven Cottage 2 photos. Reviews You could be the first review for Manda Mudd. Commented: how did you arrive at this paint color in the hallway on the plaster So Beautiful!! Commented: what is the paint color for the wall? Commented: What is the color on the walls? Could be Manda Mudd in the color 'Mandell', applied in an unwaxed venetian matt trowel finish.
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