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We've all had it happen.

We're pushing for a sale, really laying down the work and convincing a customer that our car, our prices, are the best deal they'll ever get.

We're being honest and fair, trying to help the customer out, even disregarding the fact that we probably won't make a buck of profit on this one. That today we probably will lose our shirt and maybe even our pants.

But today we don't care. Today we'll go shirtless and profitless because today we're focusing on the customer and selling him/her this amazing vehicle that we just know will enhance their lives, their jobs--heck, their overall driving experience!

So we're set on the sale, on the customer, and then it happens: they shake their heads and give us the "look". You know the look. The one that says "I'm not sure about this" or "I don't think that I really want to buy this car."

What? But I've already given you my spiel! I've been honest. I've been fair. I have given you my shirt and my pants.

But the customers don't care. They just give you that customary (no pun intended) head nod and crooked smile and say that "they'll think about it and get back to you."

But I know. I know. They've already stopped thinking about it. They won't get back to me. They don't even remember my name anymore. But I remember theirs. I remember you BillSaraLisaRalphMarkEddieTomAnthonyClara (sorry, I have a photographic memory and easily bruised feelings).

I remember how you turned away and walked out of my office, disregarding my generous offer at a fantastic vehicle. A fantastic deal.

Which leads me to the questions that continue to haunt me after ever failed sale, every failed deal.

How do you hook a customer and keep them? How do you relay to a mildly interested car purchaser that, hey, some auto dealers do have your best interests at heart and aren't just trying to squeeze a profit out of you?

That some automobile companies don't just want to sell you a vehicle but want to enter into a partnership with you--want to feel something reminiscent of a father or a mother when we hand you those car keys and give you a congratulatory pat on the back.

And I know that most people don't have sympathy for car dealerships or car sellers. They think that we're all crooks with slippery tongues who only see potential money not people.

And I'm not denying that some of my brethren haven't played that crooked game and probably played a few car purchasers.

But what about the goodies out there like me who really want to invest in selling a car? Who really believe in client first, self-interest second?

How do we communicate to clients that we care and want to sell them the best vehicle at the best price for them? How do we keep those clients from giving us the "look" and walking away?

I don't know. It's hard work guys (and girls) I tell you, and I've been pressed to find a solution since begging doesn't seem to work (wow was I embarrassed by that one).

But I've scratched my head and tried to come up with spectacular solutions for attracting clients, maintaining clients, satisfying clients, and until recently I was really disappointed by how lackluster my performance was.

My sales were down, my self-esteem was down (did I mention that my feelings bruise easily?), and making a sale to a customer was becoming an event (seriously, we were starting to say, "Ooh, a customer sighting!").

So it was looking pretty bleak for us, but then I discovered, and by discovered I mean a really good friend mentioned it to me in passing (Thanks Roy!), automotive advertising.

Pretty much you hire some outside company to come into your dealership and take over for a bit. (Wait, takeover sounds too totalitarian. Let's just say that they co-lead. Yep, that sounds better).

But this outside company comes into the dealership and they see where your business is and what kind of market you appeal to and whatnot and they format a marketing scheme just for you. They try to reach potential customers through direct mail or newspaper and television advertising.

Then they hold these incredible staffed events (and I say incredible because they threw a barbeque at our event and the barbeque was incredible. Wowee good ribs!).

Anyway, the outside company, or "co-leaders" pretty much try to generate business for you, and the company I used really did. Yeah my company had to put up some money, but we all know the number one rule of business right? It takes money to make money (or is that number two?). No matter.

The staffed event that we hosted was pretty successful and we were able to move about 80 units over five days. And, as I mentioned before, we had barbeque. You just can't get better than that.

But it's been good. I've only done the advertising thing the one time and that's all we've really needed: a little boost in the right direction. Some encouragement for those of us with bleeding hearts and shirtless backs.

And you know the best part of the whole experience? It wasn't moving 80 units or having the best ribs I've ever tasted in my life--it was reconnecting with the customer and handing them those car keys confidently.

It was knowing that I was being a good seller and providing a good service at the same time. Yes sir. The best part ladies and gentlemen was doing all of that and still managing to avoid the "look".**

**the previous was a fictional account of true events that happened at a well-respected car-dealership.

Meme Webb is a amateur writer currently working at a web-design and business supply company. One of their clients, Central Texas Marketing [http://www.centraltexasmarketing.net], inspired this story on automotive advertising.

Bollywood Goes Gay With Latest Blockbuster

In a culture where kissing on the big screen is considered a taboo, a new movie depicting a gay romance is about to spice Bollywood up.

The promotional poster for ‘Dunno Y … Na Jaane Kyun’ features two shirtless men in a sensual embrace and is being touted as India’s answer to Brokeback Mountain.

Few details have emerged about the script and, curiously, the dialogue is in English - a tactic perhaps to satisfy strict Indian censorship.

The Times Of India reports that well know director Anil Sharma’s brother Kapil Sharma, a fledgling actor who plays the lead, was ‘warned’ against taking on the role, accepting the offer after other stars declined.

“I feel today’s audience is mature enough, and they don’t want to see typical run-of-the-mill kind of films. Look, at Hollywood, Hasn’t Tom Hanks played a gay character? An actor should be open to playing any character conventional or unconventional.

“The only thing I was particular about, was that this character should not come across as a caricature or just as an object of mockery. I am truly happy with what I have chosen.” said the young actor.

Sharma plays a wannabe model from a small town who begins a relationship with another man as a shortcut to success. His character ‘Aryan’ works both as a gigolo and performs at private parties for rich gay socialites - something that is ‘quite common’ among aspiring models in Mumbai according to the actor.

Bollywood has rarely depicted homosexuality even though a thriving gay culture exists in the country.

“I took inputs from my gay friends and also went to gay parties in a group just to get the feel of their lifestyle. I even got hit on by a gay,” smiles Sharma.

Homosexuality was decriminalized in India only last year however convictions were extremely rare with no convictions at all in the last 20 years.

There is currently no legal recognition of same-sex couples under Indian law.

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Links for this story:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Kapil-Sharma-gay-act/articleshow/5142286.cms

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Indias-answer-to-Brokeback-Mountain/articleshow/5416589.cms

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