Well said! I see it all the time, "We want what you have" will produce more sales!
Well said! I see it all the time, "We want what you have" will produce more sales!
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I embrace independent instructors and even new stores but I want to see them help the industry grow. That is not a matter of selling it cheaper or talking down other instructors, stores or agencies. Bring something good to the table, earn a honest living and treat people right.
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If I'm not here or in the store, I must be underwater!
I agree but, unfortunately with that attitude you are often labeled as "Not caring" or a "SCUBA mill only interested in profit". What most don't understand is the business model, they know diving but don't understand marketing. The above is a prime example of someone who doesn't understand. Our industry needs heroes and more positive exposure Clean up dives, charities, and other community activities are also good. Telling the truth about the environment is also important because how many think the reefs are about to disappear or die "So why bother"? We are systematically killing hope and our industry is at the front line. I like videos and photos that show the beauty and pristine areas that encourage people to "See for themselves". It is a much harder sell when "Jaws" type movies and news stories scare so many out of the water. We see people during thunderstorms playing golf, yet one bad shark story and "I am not going into that water".
Independent contractors are the standard of the industry, but what isn't is how they are treated by LDS! I have been a champion of contractual agreements between the parties so that all know what is expected of both parties and in addition I think it makes the "Real" Independent contractor what they say they are
A wise man once told me that "You don't bite the hand that feeds you"!
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I confess to having had to look up "keyman pricing" but it appears more streamlined than my longer winded explanation, so thanks for the linguistics lesson Thal
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This seems a good place to ask "Do you know how to make a million dollars in the dive industry?"
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Backhanded, circular, indirect, obtuse, circuitous, oblique, tangential (or any other words I can come up with, lol) flames directed at members will be continue to be deleted.
If you have a different idea, state such, never flame the messenger on SMN.
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