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![]() Aug. 21, 2024 blog by Tim Bannon, an AGCO dealer in Paris, TN, as it appeared in Farm Equipment magazine Many decades ago, the TV show Gilligan's Island was a hit. We all remember the group who could build anything out of coconuts but could not patch a small hole in their boat. One of the episodes found a 'jungle boy' that had mysteriously arrived on the island. They'd developed a plan to send him off in a balloon to Hawaii to give their location, viability and allow them to be rescued. While planning, everyone had different ideas. As each pitched their different proposals, Gilligan would proclaim "that's a good point" at the conclusion of the thoughts. The Skipper stated "Gilligan, not everyone can have a good point" - to which Gilligan replied, "YOU have a good point"! Today's political environment likewise yields many good points put forward from all ranges of political belief. As we talk to our customers, just about everyone asks, "Did you see or hear what so and so politician or newscaster said?" As we try to apolitically answer, we desperately search which camp one comes from so the customer doesn't have objections to buying from us. Many years ago, a pastor was in the showroom when a young Mennonite man drove up in a shiny black pickup. As he entered the door, the pastor commented on what a pretty new pick-up he was driving. The young man replied that the unit wasn't new - it was just repainted from its original red. The pastor then asked him if his church supported missionaries to which the young man replied they did, and that he was just about to embark on a lengthy mission trip himself. He was then asked, "Well don't you think our Lord would have been better served to drive the pickup red and have given the paint job money to your missions?" The reply was a stammering explanation of himself as he exited the door and drove off. I then told the pastor he might have had a valid point, but from now on please let people buy something first, before you run them off! Are we two faced, lily livered, wimps in our political stance as salespersons? You bet (or should be!). I have had face to face conversations with neo-socialists to the harshest conservatives. I listened, biting my tongue so bad I could taste the blood, while thinking all the time, "Why did I start this or how can I end it without blowing the sale?" To read the entire article click here. Tweet |
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