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« on: December 30, 2011, 03:52:36 PM »
Someone sent me these pics.  Who knows if its for real but its pretty sad if it is.  







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« on: December 30, 2011, 03:52:36 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2011, 03:54:28 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2011, 04:01:19 PM »
Disgusting and affirming all in one.  Not that I ever would...but eliminates any remote possibility of feeling bad about the years of Hardley bashing.
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« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2011, 04:20:28 PM »
They're salesmen trying to make a sale. The HD lifestyle/image is a big draw. I don't get it, but obviously hundreds of thousands do every year. I don't care how other people spend their money. The part about pointing out features of the bike as they relate to different parts of the route sounds pretty reasonable to me.
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« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2011, 04:53:23 PM »
i wanna bagger!!...i mean,... i wanna bag her   Bigok
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« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2011, 06:22:29 PM »
 I don't see stopping at the titty bar in the sales guide. Headscratch
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« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2011, 06:37:50 PM »
Quote from: staedtler on December 30, 2011, 04:53:23 PM

i wanna bagger!!...i mean,... i wanna bag her   Bigok




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« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2011, 06:58:45 PM »
Anyone, who is surprised by any part of that,
has evidently never worked in sales.
"Playbooks" aren't unusual.

Sidebar: I once watched my mentor, during a sale,
actually destroy product, thus eliminating any
chance for the customer to "think about it"!
IOW, buy it NOW or never.
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« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2011, 07:14:58 PM »
Quote from: SLK50 on December 30, 2011, 06:58:45 PM
...Sidebar: I once watched my mentor, during a sale,
actually destroy product, thus eliminating any
chance for the customer to "think about it"!
IOW, buy it NOW or never.


What were y'all selling...meth?
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« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2011, 07:17:14 PM »
I'd bet that it's real...
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« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2011, 07:47:01 PM »
Quote from: garry on December 30, 2011, 04:20:28 PM

They're salesmen trying to make a sale. The HD lifestyle/image is a big draw. I don't get it, but obviously hundreds of thousands do every year. I don't care how other people spend their money. The part about pointing out features of the bike as they relate to different parts of the route sounds pretty reasonable to me.
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« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2011, 08:39:19 PM »
Why wouldn't anyone want to be part of the HD "life style" ??  Lol Lol

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« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2011, 08:47:57 PM »
Quote from: Clovis on December 30, 2011, 08:39:19 PM

Why wouldn't anyone want to be part of the HD "life style" ??  Lol Lol

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/Madisons_Avenue/Barbados/barney_the_gay_biker.jpg

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I don't know...'cause one might be heterosexual?

BTW: that last picture...is that Paul Sr., when he was younger?  Would 'splain lots... Rolleyes
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« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2011, 08:58:36 PM »
So....
It's a play book to help sales people get sales.

You do know they are in the business of selling, right?


It seems that right about now Honda, Kawi, Suzi, Yam could do with a sales play book.
Wonder what it would say?

"Show customers how easy it is to peel off badges so no-one knows you're not riding a Harley.."
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« Reply #15 on: December 30, 2011, 10:35:17 PM »
Good one 'skew!  Bigsmile
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« Reply #16 on: December 31, 2011, 12:01:45 AM »
There's nothing wrong with selling. They're just selling bullshit (aka the "HD Lifestyle"). I don't see anything about the bike's abilities or mechanical achievements, just a bunch of "throw him in a bunch of Harley apparel and use peer pressure to sell".

Everything about the HD brand is complete bullshit. Selling the image is all they have.

Did you know that HD makes more money selling merchanise then they do actually selling bikes? It should be called Harley-Davidson Apparel Company.

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So....
It's a play book to help sales people get sales.

You do know they are in the business of selling, right?


It seems that right about now Honda, Kawi, Suzi, Yam could do with a sales play book.
Wonder what it would say?

"Show customers how easy it is to peel off badges so no-one knows you're not riding a Harley.."
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« Reply #17 on: December 31, 2011, 04:14:20 AM »
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« Reply #18 on: December 31, 2011, 04:30:25 AM »
It's nothing personal, it's just business. These techniques make perfect sense for a certain demographic.

I'm not aware of a HD shop that would even go to all that trouble.
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« Reply #19 on: December 31, 2011, 04:35:34 AM »
Quote from: Clovis on December 31, 2011, 12:01:45 AM

I don't see anything about the bike's abilities or mechanical achievements

Because there are none.
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