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<blockquote data-quote="DARKHART" data-source="post: 8202681" data-attributes="member: 544747"><p>With this one I'm going to have to disagree....with having been in this industry on and off for over 25yrs, I can tell you emphatically YES it is the manufacturers that are allowing all these internet sites free reign. They are receiving million dollar plus P.O.'s with each order and they simply look the other way and don't give a sh*t about those of us that built this industry and made them who they are. Don't get me wrong though because there are some manufacturers other there that do a very good job of policing their products and keeping their lines clean like Phoenix Gold, Hybrid, Focal, Digital Designs and German Maestro to name a few and yes we have systematically started phasing out brands that aren't willing to protect their dealers.</p><p></p><p>I will say this because everyone here already knows how I feel about the "race to zero", as a dealer you have to focus on selling YOUR brand and craftsmanship and service, you have to sell the products you carry and how that product will benefit your clients. Far too many shops in this and other areas of retail have forgotten the art of how to sale and most have simply become order takers instead of experts in their chosen fields. We to have not one but TWO hack shops around the corner from us and right across the street from one another and I've said it before and will say it again.....the customers that they cater to, we DON'T want them because they are simply PRICE shoppers and want EVERYTHING for cheap. All to often we do end up getting a lot of those customers in for us to repair or redo their "for cheap install and gear", even then I still don't bad mouth the other shops, we just show them WHY our prices are what they are......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DARKHART, post: 8202681, member: 544747"] With this one I'm going to have to disagree....with having been in this industry on and off for over 25yrs, I can tell you emphatically YES it is the manufacturers that are allowing all these internet sites free reign. They are receiving million dollar plus P.O.'s with each order and they simply look the other way and don't give a sh*t about those of us that built this industry and made them who they are. Don't get me wrong though because there are some manufacturers other there that do a very good job of policing their products and keeping their lines clean like Phoenix Gold, Hybrid, Focal, Digital Designs and German Maestro to name a few and yes we have systematically started phasing out brands that aren't willing to protect their dealers. I will say this because everyone here already knows how I feel about the "race to zero", as a dealer you have to focus on selling YOUR brand and craftsmanship and service, you have to sell the products you carry and how that product will benefit your clients. Far too many shops in this and other areas of retail have forgotten the art of how to sale and most have simply become order takers instead of experts in their chosen fields. We to have not one but TWO hack shops around the corner from us and right across the street from one another and I've said it before and will say it again.....the customers that they cater to, we DON'T want them because they are simply PRICE shoppers and want EVERYTHING for cheap. All to often we do end up getting a lot of those customers in for us to repair or redo their "for cheap install and gear", even then I still don't bad mouth the other shops, we just show them WHY our prices are what they are...... [/QUOTE]
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