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We Got Fired... because We Couldn't Sell Crest for $35 a Tube!

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Real Estate Agent with McCall Realty

Crest for $35 per tubeToothpaste, it seems, does have something to do with South Lake Tahoe Houses... and Sellers!

(Lake Tahoe Real Estate Blog / May 20, 2010 / Richard Bolen)

We posted this one in August of 2007, and it's as true today as it was then... perhaps even more so. We thought you might appreciate its message.

This article was featured nationally, twice, in the national real estate blogosphere, and we hope you enjoy.

Procter and Gamble just fired us. They gave us the right to sell Crest for $35.00 a tube for the last six months and we didn't get one offer. The market is bad, we knew that, but we advertised the hell out of it. They said we're through, and now they're going to give this opportunity to someone else (oh darn!).

"But we do advertising better than anybody", we told them. "You didn't produce", Procter growled as Gamble snarled through grimaced, Crest -streaked pearly whites, "You didn't advertise it Right!" (They are such a lovely couple.)

We can't, for the life of us, figure out why it didn't sell. Lets see how we advertised it, and maybe you can tell us where we screwed up.

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Comments(3)

Malcolm Johnston
Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate LTD., Trenton, Ontario - Trenton, ON
Trenton Real Estate

Something is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it. Overpriced listings will not sell. Period. 

Jun 30, 2010 01:14 PM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Ha-ha! Procter & Gamble's product is grossly overpriced and looking for new salespeople will not cure this problem, ya think?! I love your take on this!

Jun 30, 2010 01:15 PM
Brian Block
RE/MAX Allegiance, Managing Broker/Branch Vice President - McLean, VA
Northern Virginia & D.C. Real Estate

This is still one of my all-time favorite blog posts.  I remember it like it was yesterday.

Jun 30, 2010 01:20 PM