Tell all the Advisors About This Forum

[JoY]

Isn't it time that Hillarys told ALL the advisors about this forum...as promised many times..... before they think about setting up their own?

Ross???

Can you arrange that? Yes ? No?


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I have sent a pm to Ross asking for a direct Yes or No. Will keep you posted. Or better still...Ross will post his response on here for us all to see.

[greenpesto]

Would YOU tell people about a web-site like this that you don't have control over?

Don't hold your breathe on this one!!!

[BlindWizard]

You must be joking, they will never advertise this forum. Don't you know it's only you that want them to do that.

I've been told that this forum is "only a few more vocal advisers" and doesn't represent how the majority of advisors feel - apparently they are all very happy, get good service and are over the moon with the changes to our contract !! Laugh I nearly believed it was just me and everyone else gets perfect blinds arriving before the fit date all the time. (I don't post all the problems I get now otherwise I'd be typing all day long).

What WE can do is have another push at advertising this site. I am waiting till the end of this week to see if we receive clarification (and what the answers are) regarding the new changes and then will email/contact every advisor I can pushing this forum and asking them to post their opinions on this subject - Lets all do this.

[Blind Scout]

jayandemm said:

Isn't it time that Hillarys told ALL the advisors about this forum...as promised many times..... before they think about setting up their own?

Ross???

Can you arrange that? Yes ? No?


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I have sent a pm to Ross asking for a direct Yes or No. Will keep you posted. Or better still...Ross will post his response on here for us all to see.

At the last Agents meeting, hosted by Ross, he did mention the site in his presentation, after covering the work done at the forums. So it is maybe not his fault it has not been publicised officially.

[greenpesto]

Can you ask EVERYONE to post something on here?

Some feed-back is that they don't like any of the 'negatives' .... well, why don't they change it by posting their 'positives'?

We'll be able to see then, that it is only us moaning!

If we are the minority ... I'll consider 'shutting up'!!!!!

[JoY]

Yes please....agree totally.

Lets have a "Leave a positive posting week".



I'll start....... just give me a minute to think about it.... er...er...er

[RED]

jayandemm said:

Yes please....agree totally.

Lets have a "Leave a positive posting week".



I'll start....... just give me a minute to think about it.... er...er...er

Heres something positive.
I am positive I just left a house who wanted 3 for 99 in white.
Saw the colours and said, how come those colours are 3 for 99 but the white in the same fabric is over 230 pounds. Then showed me the door. I found it hard to give a reason apart from it being on sale.

Red

[phugly]

We can all do our bit to advertise this site, at team meetings. Print out a flyer and make sure everyone gets one at your next team meeting

[Blind Scout]

phugly said:

We can all do our bit to advertise this site, at team meetings. Print out a flyer and make sure everyone gets one at your next team meeting

I did this at our last one, but was politly told it was a Hillarys meeting and that I was out of order to do so without asking. However, at the end of the meeting he did give everyone a copy. So, please ask first

[Blind Scout]

"Heres something positive.
I am positive I just left a house who wanted 3 for 99 in white.
Saw the colours and said, how come those colours are 3 for 99 but the white in the same fabric is over 230 pounds. Then showed me the door. I found it hard to give a reason apart from it being on sale.

Red"

Be positive, the're not on sale, they have been discontinued, and we are getting rid of remaining stock. Well it is "while stocks last'. They will not be back in stock at full price, will they?? But you should have sold up to 3 for £165 in clouds? Cricky, I'm sounding like a double glazing salesman.

[RED]

isabella said:

"Heres something positive.
I am positive I just left a house who wanted 3 for 99 in white.
Saw the colours and said, how come those colours are 3 for 99 but the white in the same fabric is over 230 pounds. Then showed me the door. I found it hard to give a reason apart from it being on sale.

Red"

Be positive, the're not on sale, they have been discontinued, and we are getting rid of remaining stock. Well it is "while stocks last'. They will not be back in stock at full price, will they?? But you should have sold up to 3 for £165 in clouds? Cricky, I'm sounding like a double glazing salesman.

Showed her clouds and she said she did not want something they wrap mummies up in?.

Red

[russell]

i dont think we will ever be advertised via hillarys as we have been overlooked in the newsletters mailers etc but membership and momentum are going so well that we are here to stay and will only get bigger stronger and


more secure

hello invisables

[alcli01957]

Red,
You know these offers are to get us in the bottom end of the market-wipe your feet on the way out calls & to rattle the opposition by nicking three blinds sale off em. "The natural colours are everyday sales so don't need discounting". If they want something cheap they shouldn't expect what they want- the 9p beans in the supermarket do not include the top brands as well, you want cheap then the firm is meeting its legal obligation by offering odd colours tongue in cheek. By the way, up to peach going off I sold up to 109 for 3.5" slats. But guess what- this sale ends on the 14th May-wanna bet if it will be extended again??


Alclio1957, After I posted my reply I realized this post is off topic. We are trying to keep the forum more structured. Please try to post to the relevant heading. I am as guilty as you so my apologies to the forum. Red

[RED]

What you say is true, however the type of people it is attracting is doing a two fold effect on our diary's.
1/ It is filling it up with people that can not afford much or will not pay much, they compare us with Argos and b&q type blinds.

2/ They clog up your diary like a blood clot to the heart and stop people that really want us out from getting an appointment, you were with me in Nottingham when I pointed out the amount of leads lost to calls answered. 998 answered and 198 lost. That is almost a quarter lost simply because the phones are ringing non stop but for all the wrong reasons. And the reason for diary booking as we were told, was to give a live answer?

When we sell 3 for 99 we get less than 15 pounds commission, when our competitors sell at that price they make 25 pounds plus, as their commission is on average 25%, so they dont mind selling them.

Red

[farmer]

alcli01957 said:

Red,
You know these offers are to get us in the bottom end of the market-wipe your feet on the way out calls & to rattle the opposition by nicking three blinds sale off em. "The natural colours are everyday sales so don't need discounting". If they want something cheap they shouldn't expect what they want- the 9p beans in the supermarket do not include the top brands as well, you want cheap then the firm is meeting its legal obligation by offering odd colours tongue in cheek. By the way, up to peach going off I sold up to 109 for 3.5" slats. But guess what- this sale ends on the 14th May-wanna bet if it will be extended again??

well i will tell you now Mr Risman and co: if it is extended again, I am going on holiday for a month. leaving you with no cover in Huddersfield.

I try my f**k**g best for you, offering no end of availabilty, only to be met by the nuts faced customers price conditioned by you, ending up working for nowt.
I am better of stopping at home at least i am not burning diesel off.

The advisors you have set on are as i said letting you down allready. 1 has jacked in after less than 2 months, the other is allready doing no shows, and the advisors you are pulling in from surrounding areas are no showing as well. How do i know, 'cos all i have had this week is, "can you help us out " phone calls from the call centre.

Is there any wonder the new guy has jacked in, all this hassle, to earn commission on £99. Time you got real..............................

This type of advert is ruining your company Mr Risman, do you want me to take you around the customers i have been to this week to let you hear it from the horses mouths..

Well if you think i am carrying on letting the business i have built up for the last 16 f**k**g years , leaving me running around like a headless chicken, then think again.

I am telling you now, one of your ex- advisors is wanting me to go and work with him.............get my drift..................



Mr Risman get youre act together, come out and show me how to sell up from crappy green, bordeaux. and turquoise...

Get these adverts sorted, YOU ARE SENDING OUT THE WRONG MESSAGE..


By the way get youre staff to follow up my £3.5 grand quote for tab blinds will you in future. I nearly lost that thanks to the sheer downright incompetence of YOUR staff.

Fortunately i had a good idea that they wouldnt contact the customer, who incidentally only wanted a little more discount, he was buying from me after having a quote from a company YOU supply, MIke Goldrick, for £1500 less.

He bought from me NOT YOU - ME becaause i did my job right.

the customer rang me saying no one had been in touch after a f**k**g week. So i sorted it.... No thank s from you lot is there..

Now yesterday i smashed a customers light fitting, (saving the missus falling off steps) Customer aint bothered about claiming, but i want to offer her the 3 for £145 blinds she has ordered as a goodwill gesture..... guess what, "speak to area manager" is he answer we get.. can we get hold of her ? no.

HOW PROFFESSIONAL IS THAT.

After all the business i have put through Hillarys the answer had better be yes.


Yes guys you have guessed it............i have just got back in after being out all day selling 3 for 99 and gettimg slagged off, abused, used, and the rest....


Well time is running out.....
I might as well go and work on the bins at least i wouldnt have to deal with this nuts day in and day out...


The main problem is, is that Hillarys dont seem to realise that the company name is now getting dragged through the nuts, and they continue to dig themselves deeper into it.
All because the are now more concerned about making MONEY for the boys..............


MR RISMAN INSTILL SOME CONFIDENCE BACK INTO ME PLEASE.

Nothing is happenning, you are just alienating all your long standing advisors....

Believe me I do not need this nuts anymore

p.s i dont give a d**n what you think about this posting, but i am afraid that my life does not need this hassle anymore.... I will be the next NONAILS cos I AM UP TO THE HILT WITH YOU