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I'm (with my designers hat on) in a different industry of course, but I use a printer (mentioning no names) who's print is consistently good, who's turnaround is great, the prices are fab and it's run by an arrogant ****- but because they're good at what they do, I rarely have to speak to them to reaffirm that
I've been annoyed with them enough times to think about using someone else, but then it's going to cost me and my clients money- so I bite my tongue. And it works.
But, because my business isn't my hobby and I'm not really intested in making "friends" with my suppliers (I've worked with too many sales-people to be too naive about how that relationship can be manipulated) - it'd be product every time.
I'd love it if people used my "product" because they liked ME, but I'd be more pleased if they used me because of the work and took my personality out of the equation.
I think a good question to ask yourself is, "Whats making/could make my business succeed , the person or the product?"
......and I can't see where the person comes into it in those terms unless they're acting in an obstructive way to how you work, as opposed to having a personality defect or two
I've been annoyed with them enough times to think about using someone else, but then it's going to cost me and my clients money- so I bite my tongue. And it works.
But, because my business isn't my hobby and I'm not really intested in making "friends" with my suppliers (I've worked with too many sales-people to be too naive about how that relationship can be manipulated) - it'd be product every time.
I'd love it if people used my "product" because they liked ME, but I'd be more pleased if they used me because of the work and took my personality out of the equation.
I think a good question to ask yourself is, "Whats making/could make my business succeed , the person or the product?"
......and I can't see where the person comes into it in those terms unless they're acting in an obstructive way to how you work, as opposed to having a personality defect or two
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