PRODUCT PROCUREMENT
window manufacturers asking whether they had a double glazed window that would meet a certain U-value requirement . The well-known brand he contacted took until the next day to confirm they did not . The other brand replied within five minutes with a link to the information he needed and an email address for further queries . Twitter is a great partner to Linkedin , because you can talk to anyone you like . It ’ s also so much better than trawling websites and hanging on the phone . It is swift , efficient , and you can control thew conversation . Any sales talk and a click of a button blocks the bothersome user .
If you ’ re not already using LinkedIn and Twitter to find and build relationships with product companies , give it a go and let me know how you get on . Ask your colleagues too – you might find they already know this little secret .
And if you come across a construction product company and want to tell them what to do , feel free to point them in my direction . We ’ ll help them become more useful – after all , it is all they really want to do .
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