Comments on: Quit Being a Commodity http://www.terrydean.org/quit-being-a-commodity/ Earn More, Work Less, and Enjoy Life Without Compromising Your Values! Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:46:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul http://www.terrydean.org/quit-being-a-commodity/comment-page-1/#comment-21136 Paul Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:30:17 +0000 http://www.terrydean.org/quit-being-a-commodity/#comment-21136 Hi Terry Another great article. I'm going to put a link back from mt Business Coaching Blog to you. Cheers Paul Hi Terry

Another great article.

I’m going to put a link back from mt Business Coaching Blog to you.

Cheers

Paul

]]> By: Scott Wilson http://www.terrydean.org/quit-being-a-commodity/comment-page-1/#comment-21060 Scott Wilson Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:27:25 +0000 http://www.terrydean.org/quit-being-a-commodity/#comment-21060 I have always argued that you need to clearly state your value proposition in order to win over customers who think they should shop on price. So I really love the idea of listing "ten things to look for" in such a way that you're the clear choice for all ten. Thanks! I have always argued that you need to clearly state your value proposition in order to win over customers who think they should shop on price. So I really love the idea of listing “ten things to look for” in such a way that you’re the clear choice for all ten. Thanks!

]]> By: Wordpreneur Carnival #010 | wordpreneur.com http://www.terrydean.org/quit-being-a-commodity/comment-page-1/#comment-21051 Wordpreneur Carnival #010 | wordpreneur.com Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:59:58 +0000 http://www.terrydean.org/quit-being-a-commodity/#comment-21051 [...] thought-provoker this edition: business coach Terry Dean’s Quit Being a Commodity. Interesting that he used the following observation as an example (but a true one) in his post: [...] [...] thought-provoker this edition: business coach Terry Dean’s Quit Being a Commodity. Interesting that he used the following observation as an example (but a true one) in his post: [...]

]]> By: End of Week Roundup (12-7-07) http://www.terrydean.org/quit-being-a-commodity/comment-page-1/#comment-21029 End of Week Roundup (12-7-07) Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:50:20 +0000 http://www.terrydean.org/quit-being-a-commodity/#comment-21029 [...] Terry Dean's end-of-week post is just chock full of great info, no matter what business you're in.  This one is not to be missed!  He makes some excellent points about how some businesses/services are becoming commoditized or are heading that way.  Who wants to be in a business where price is the only factor used to choose one source from the other?  YIKES!  He goes on to present some great ways to keep this from happening in your business (even if you happen to be in one where everyone else is selling by lowest price, trying to Wal-Martify your industry to death so NO ONE can make a decent living).  By the way, just because it works for Wal-Mart doesn't make it a good idea…more to that model than meets the eye.  Speaking of which, there was a great quote (from Dan Kennedy I believe) that was something like "There's no power in being 2nd cheapest".  Think about that and then read what Terry has to say about offering "dirt cheap" products/services as a way to win the sale.  I could go on and on about this one… [...] [...] Terry Dean's end-of-week post is just chock full of great info, no matter what business you're in.  This one is not to be missed!  He makes some excellent points about how some businesses/services are becoming commoditized or are heading that way.  Who wants to be in a business where price is the only factor used to choose one source from the other?  YIKES!  He goes on to present some great ways to keep this from happening in your business (even if you happen to be in one where everyone else is selling by lowest price, trying to Wal-Martify your industry to death so NO ONE can make a decent living).  By the way, just because it works for Wal-Mart doesn't make it a good idea…more to that model than meets the eye.  Speaking of which, there was a great quote (from Dan Kennedy I believe) that was something like "There's no power in being 2nd cheapest".  Think about that and then read what Terry has to say about offering "dirt cheap" products/services as a way to win the sale.  I could go on and on about this one… [...]

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