Comments on: HOW DO REAL MEN TALK TO WOMEN? http://p-m-w.com/blog/2009/11/25/how-do-real-men-talk-to-women/ Research, Marketing, and Branding Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:43:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sandy Brody http://p-m-w.com/blog/2009/11/25/how-do-real-men-talk-to-women/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Sandy Brody Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:29:08 +0000 http://p-m-w.com/blog/?p=212#comment-305 AMEN, Bob. Thinking of you during this holiday season. AMEN, Bob. Thinking of you during this holiday season.

]]> By: Michael Dalfonzo http://p-m-w.com/blog/2009/11/25/how-do-real-men-talk-to-women/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Michael Dalfonzo Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:22:06 +0000 http://p-m-w.com/blog/?p=212#comment-304 Bob, We've all seen these kind of antics,and I couldn't agree with you more. I think that one other thing we men can do is to call out an associate who exhibits this type of conduct. It's just as bad to witness it and say nothing as it is to actually do it. I hope that I have taught my son the proper way to treat not just women, but everyone he comes in contact with either in business or in a personal relationship. We must be role models for our sons and our daughters. Bob,

We’ve all seen these kind of antics,and I couldn’t agree with you more. I think that one other thing we men can do is to call out an associate who exhibits this type of conduct. It’s just as bad to witness it and say nothing as it is to actually do it. I hope that I have taught my son the proper way to treat not just women, but everyone he comes in contact with either in business or in a personal relationship. We must be role models for our sons and our daughters.

]]> By: Joe Knapp http://p-m-w.com/blog/2009/11/25/how-do-real-men-talk-to-women/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Joe Knapp Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:57:53 +0000 http://p-m-w.com/blog/?p=212#comment-299 Although this still happens --and it's rude and stupid -- I think this kind of behavior is pretty rare these days. I suspect this guy was much older, which doesn't excuse his behavior one bit. He may have come from a time long ago when a woman was rare in a B2B sales situation. But the rest of the world has had plenty of time to get used to men and women working together as equals. He's obsolete. Since good sales folks are doing a favor for the customers who buy from them, it serves this moron right that he lost a good sales rep over this incident. She's right to move on. If a man is trying to close a deal with another man, and the potential buyer starts getting abusive, that sales rep has a right to walk away from the deal for the exact same reason. This is not a sex thing; It's a stupid person thing. That being said, I also know at least one 'old school' female sales rep who still uses 'sex to make the sale' and that's equally wrong. If a male buyer runs into a provocatively dressed female sales rep who starts flirting and teasing, his best move is to walk away. That's not an easy thing for the average guy to do, but it's exactly what needs to happen. Although this still happens –and it’s rude and stupid — I think this kind of behavior is pretty rare these days. I suspect this guy was much older, which doesn’t excuse his behavior one bit. He may have come from a time long ago when a woman was rare in a B2B sales situation. But the rest of the world has had plenty of time to get used to men and women working together as equals. He’s obsolete. Since good sales folks are doing a favor for the customers who buy from them, it serves this moron right that he lost a good sales rep over this incident. She’s right to move on. If a man is trying to close a deal with another man, and the potential buyer starts getting abusive, that sales rep has a right to walk away from the deal for the exact same reason. This is not a sex thing; It’s a stupid person thing. That being said, I also know at least one ‘old school’ female sales rep who still uses ‘sex to make the sale’ and that’s equally wrong. If a male buyer runs into a provocatively dressed female sales rep who starts flirting and teasing, his best move is to walk away. That’s not an easy thing for the average guy to do, but it’s exactly what needs to happen.

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