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Comment on Exciting Trainertainment Announcements by Beth Standlee

Beth Standlee — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:38:23 +0000

You bet David. We are going to be in the DFW area-Grapevine TX and would love for you to attend this event. We’ll start sending a flyer out next week and there’s plenty of opportunity to sign up. You can register now on our website http://www.trainertainment.net.

Thanks for your interest and we’d love to have you and any of your staff at this event.

Thanks,

Beth

Comment on Be First by Beth Standlee

Beth Standlee — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:24:55 +0000

Dody,

I really appreciate your congrats! I love your first time Christmas adventure. I suspect that anytime you are with anyone you make it feel like family. Those new people are going to have the best Christmas ever because you’ll be in it!

Beth

Comment on Exciting Trainertainment Announcements by David Yarmer

David Yarmer — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:47:24 +0000

Please include me on the email with information on the sales 101 Techniques in November.

Thank you,
David Yarmer

Comment on Be First by Dody Christian

Dody Christian — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:39:06 +0000

Hi Beth,

I read your blog about your committment to the half marathon and all I can say is CONGRATULATIONs. My “first” will be spending Christmas away from my family. I have never done that before but Jery has spent the last 10 Christmases with me and my family and this year we are going to be in Texas with his family and grand kids. Not sure how I feel about it but my sons think it’s about time we did that so I know it will be a great time and besides the weather is sure to be a whole heck of a lot better than Nebraska in December. I guess that is my challenge to end 2010. Talk with you Tuesday and have a great Labor Day.

Dody

Comment on When 100% Isn’t Enough by Beth Standlee

Beth Standlee — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:30:03 +0000

Brad,

I’m so glad to see your note. I do think that it’s easy to get wrapped up in the “rules” of the party that we forget that we are planning for that big day. Connect, Qualify, and then Close the deal. When you review the details you can go over all the things that help make that party a success which ususally includes rules like “please leave the silly string at home.” It’s best to arrive 10 minutes early (but if you come earlier we may need to have a minute to finish setting up) etc. Hope this helps and feel free to email me directly at beth@trainertainment.net

Comment on When 100% Isn’t Enough by Melissa Ritz

Melissa Ritz — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 02:30:43 +0000

Brad,
When someone calls to inquire about a party are you telling them all the rules upfront? I think its best to tell them the fun details of their party and sell them on it first. We have a party agreement typed out that we go over with the party parent once they have booked their party. This has all of our rules. They initial next to each one that they ave read and understand. Then if it is an issue the day of their party we just take the agreement that they signed next to each rule and point out that they were aware. I do not know if that helped at all.

Comment on When 100% Isn’t Enough by Brad L. Wilson

Brad L. Wilson — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:39:59 +0000

I wish someone could tell me how you get the birthday party mom to listen to what is told them over the phone. I think using the birthday childs name is a excellent idea that I will use in the future. To get back to my first point,I think I lay out so many rules for the party, that im either ignored or they dont book the party,any suggestions.

Comment on When 100% Isn’t Enough by CJ.FOX

CJ.FOX — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:05:49 +0000

IT WORKS NOT ONLY FOR BIRTHDAY PARTYS .USEING THE CUST NAME AND THER BOWLING CENTER NAME HAS HELP ME CLOSE MORE SALES.
THANK YOU
CJ.FOX

Comment on Virtually Speaking by Beth Standlee

Beth Standlee — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:03:57 +0000

Man Dave, that sounds bad. How can you get that fixed. In my opinion that’s a web or software person trying to manage the logic of programming rather than paying attention to common sense that really makes the world go round. You are so right about the customer going someone else to bowl. They are probably so frustrated that they won’t consider coming to the base location at all when it would be the easier, smarter thing to do.

Comment on Virtually Speaking by Dave Overbagh

Dave Overbagh — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:44:25 +0000

Beth,

I will add another pet peeve of mine as it relates to military websites. They are organized in how we are organized not how the customer views the organization. If a customer wants to know where the bowling center is, they don’t want to know that they have to go to an internal name for the department that it is located under, click on there, and then go to the bowling center website. If they can’t find the webpage, they will bowl elsewhere.