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Super_Ideal_Rock
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I had lunch yesterday with a couple vendor friends, and we had a really interesting discussion about this, because they know I am making some changes with my business's focus and just in general--losing weight, etc. Because of that, I am cleaning out my big book that I bring to appointments and trying to get it 1) more current and 2) less overstuffed.
This brought up the question of how much do I bring to show a prospective client since we're meeting either in their home or a public place, and not in my office (I don't want people in my home which is where my office is til it's finished being dealt with). When you are shopping for vendors: how many examples of something do you want to see? Example: you'd want to see an entire wedding from a photographer--start to finish, including any crappy shots. Several of those entire weddings (all the proofs, preedits) if at all possible, not just a few of their best shots from like 4 weddings, right? And you'd want to see a bunch of photos of florists works. How about stationers? You assume they do a variety of styles right? But how many of each style do you want to see from them? One of each? Two of each? Three of each? Everything that can be hauled in via wheelbarrow? With a wedding dress designer, you'd probably see what, 10 max in one shop that wasn't their label's shop?
So I am curious what you guys think.
This brought up the question of how much do I bring to show a prospective client since we're meeting either in their home or a public place, and not in my office (I don't want people in my home which is where my office is til it's finished being dealt with). When you are shopping for vendors: how many examples of something do you want to see? Example: you'd want to see an entire wedding from a photographer--start to finish, including any crappy shots. Several of those entire weddings (all the proofs, preedits) if at all possible, not just a few of their best shots from like 4 weddings, right? And you'd want to see a bunch of photos of florists works. How about stationers? You assume they do a variety of styles right? But how many of each style do you want to see from them? One of each? Two of each? Three of each? Everything that can be hauled in via wheelbarrow? With a wedding dress designer, you'd probably see what, 10 max in one shop that wasn't their label's shop?
So I am curious what you guys think.