Posts Tagged ‘media’

Is no Double Glazing News Good News?

Monday, October 6th, 2008

To populate this double glazing site I use a number of relevant keywords to get daily news updates from Google and I usually find something appropriate.  However, from Saturday to today; nothing, zilch, nada, zippo!

Is no news, good news?  Well, not if you’re writing a blog it’s not!

By the way, not really news, but I’ve heard that, in this Thursday’s edition of the ITV show ‘Natural Born Sellers,’ the six remaining competitors are joined by a new contestant and challenged to take over as the sales team of a family-run double-glazing company.

That should be interesting to watch.

Double Glazing on the Telly

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

A double glazing salesman features in the new ITV ‘real life’ series, Natural Born Sellers.

The series, which commences on October 2nd, features eight salespeople who have put their careers on hold and their reputations on the line. They risk everything over six weeks for the ultimate buzz - to close the biggest deal of their lives.

Replacing the existing workforce in real businesses across the UK, these ruthless professionals must hit aggressive sales targets, earn maximum commission and as a result push their combined kitty of cash ever higher.

Watch it and learn - then come to us for your double glazing, doors, and conservatories!

The Poor Reputation of Double Glazing Companies

Friday, July 18th, 2008

It has to be said - double glazing companies and their salesmen do not have a brilliant public profile. Media stories about cold-calling, email spamming, and salesman aggression has done little to help that poor image.

Last week, Supreme-O-Glaze, who also trade as Weatherseal Holdings, were ordered by the court to stop making cold calls. The complaints were received by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Telephone Preference Service, prompting the former to issue an enforcement notice against Weatherseal Holdings. This was in spite of the company assuring the ICO last year that it would discontinue the practice.

Apparently, the company persisted in making sales calls to homes that were using the Telephone Preference Service or who had requested not to receive these calls. The company were given 35 days to stop making such calls.

So why is a double glazing company highlighting such bad practice on its blog? Because this double glazing company doesn’t use salesmen, doesn’t pay commission, and doesn’t give discounts.

Did you know that, for most quotes received for double glazing, over 27% will go towards paying commission? Or that ’special offer’ prices are in fact the real list price and the normal price quoted to you is highly inflated?

Double Glazing on the Web does not work that way, and we get mightily upset when we are ‘tarred with the same brush.’

Visit our main site and see for yourself.