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Entries from August 2008

How to get rid of a double glazing salesman

August 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Ring the police…
In the news again this week is Weatherseal, again for pushy sales techniques.
Apparently, a couple from Worcester Park, south London, were so desperate to get rid of one of their salesmen that they had to dial 999. Bizarrely, the couple, who have two small children, didn’t want to go for the £31,000 […]

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Tags: double glazing news · weatherseal · news · upvc windows · salespeople · double glazing

Post your Fake Customer Testimonials here

August 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

In a previous post I commented that double glazing companies are having to fight hard to win the online PR war, especially the national companies such as Anglian, Everest and Safestyle UK.

Since then I’m finding that I’m getting quite a lot of fake customer testimonials being posted on this website. You’ll see the type […]

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Tags: Everest Windows · rogue traders · internet marketing · Anglian Home Improvements · Renegade Conservatory Guy · conservatories · safestyle uk · double glazing

Interviewing for double glazing sales staff

August 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’ve spent the last week or so looking to fill two sales positions in the Yorkshire region. We’ve been struggling for the last few weeks to cover the volume of enquiries at West Yorkshire Windows, especially since we took another conservatory showroom on in Leeds. Also, Prime Windows have been requiring a top […]

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Tags: conservatory outlet · West Yorkshire Windows · upvc windows · salespeople · double glazing

Recycling uPVC frames

August 5th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Last month I discussed the new intitiatives PVCAware and Fighting Back with Facts, and it spurred me on to look at the whole recycling thing.

What I’ve managed to agree is that from now on Dekura will collect all our uPVC offcuts as per usual on a weekly basis, but they will also collect any post […]

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Tags: environmental issues · uPVC recycling · conservatory outlet

I need to sell 5000 frames per month, or I’m in trouble.

August 4th, 2008 · 10 Comments

I’ve decided to set myself a personal challenge - to sell 5,000 uPVC window, door and conservatory frames per month by November. Not only do I need my company - Conservatory Outlet - to sell 5000 frames in November, we’ve also got to make and deliver them!
So, why set myself such a challenge?
Well, back […]

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My next post (after this one) is going to be brilliant

August 1st, 2008 · 8 Comments

At the beginning of May I updated you all with the progress the Renegade Conservatory Guy has been having, but as I was in India at the beginning of June I missed out on the update.
So today I’m going to supply the figures for the last two months.
And I’m not happy with the progress really:

You’ll […]

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