Mego saved me a client today

[Dave Mc]

I have a big client that isn't too fond of working with my boss, although a few in the company she works with likes him okay. She's been kind of forced to work this project with us even though she rather take it somewhere else. I get along with her okay, so she calls on me until we get this project complete.

Today, I had to meet with her, it's her first visit to our place and she came into my office and we started chatting about finishing the project.

In the middle of a sentence, she stops and says "oh my god! we had those!" noticing my shelf where I have some doubles of some loose figures. Supes, Batman, Robin, Spidey, Corny, Zauis, Kirk, Spock and Klingon. It turned into a 30 minute conversation about her brothers Superhero's and her Dinah's. Somewhere in there she recalled how her Emergency figures were often rescuing Dinah (of course I loved that since I'm a fan of the LJN stuff) and a pretty cool client/vendor relationship got solidified.

Who would have though Megos would have saved me a client? I'm thinking about asking my boss to let me expense my Mego purchases from now on.

Just thought it was kind of cool.

[Hulk]

Great story Dave. I always get comments on my figures in my office, and most of them are truly either complimentary or at least intrigued. They are a conversation point at a minimum, but in most cases they are an invitation for people to talk about their favorite toys growing up. If they had Megos, the reactions are universally positive.

[toys2cool]

cool story Dave,thanx for sharing.Hope everything goes good from now
on

[Marvelmania]

Fun story. So, did you ask her if she or her brother still had the figures?

[Bionic Joe]

I have foind that anybody who comes to my house and see my mego collection always comment on that had ironman or superman or urko as a kid, face it megos bring back fond memroies for us who grew up in the 70s

[HardyGirl]

I have that reaction from people who pick up their kids from my house when I've been babysitting. Although when my co-workers come over, they just think I'm nuts!

[Dave Mc]

I was thinking about picking her up a Dinah, but don't want to cross a line to total brown noser.

[batmanmc]

who said megos couldbnt save tehw orld. they are doing it one client at a time.

[imp]

I was thinking about picking her up a Dinah, but don't want to cross a line to total brown noser.

Buy her a Dinah. What's $25 in the cutthroat world of client retention?

Great story, Dave. Well played.

Benjamin

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Great story...I would buy her a Dinah too if I were you...people like getting presents, and you would just be sharing your mutual love of the toys. And I certainly don't consider myself a brown-noser.

[Meule]

Great story Dave. And yeah, buy her that Dinah Mite, I'm sure she'll love it

[arrowfiend]

I think it's all been said, but that was a great story. I also don't think it would be a problem to buy her one at the end of the current project. Who knows, it might bring your company more business.

[Wee67]

Get her the Dinah!

This is something you guys honestly shared, not some contrived suck-up gesture. She'll know the sincerity of the gesture.

AND, the truth of the mattter is all good businesses come down to personal relationships. If a sincere gesture has the side effect of cementing a business relationship, so be it. I always recommend to people to try to get into a conversation like this during a job interview. You will talk shop, but if you can have one conversation person to person rather than interviewer to interviewee, you'll getr a leg up on the competition.

[Comic Book Geek]

Buying her a Dinah - nothing better than a tax deductable Mego purchase.

You never know, without this client your company may have been ruined. Therefore, Mego's saved the company! If only Mego's had saved Mego.

[Chris DVM]

Hey,
Buy it. My boss once said in passing he had had an AJ when he was younger. Got a good deal on a boxed one and gave it to him for his birthday - he got a huge kick out of it and it is proudly displayed in his office.
Chris DVM