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Re: Bribing Corporate Clients; was Billing Problems...
Subject:Re: Bribing Corporate Clients; was Billing Problems... From:"Documentation Dept." <docdept -at- YAHOO -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 9 Jan 1998 07:05:22 -0800
> What if a vendor brings in a box of doughnuts? "I'm sorry Mr.
> Widgetseller
> but it would be extremely dishonest of me if I ate that French
Curl.
I once got the undying loyalty of an entire printshop with a
well-timed box of donuts. It wasn't a bribe but a reward - they had
brought in a large rush job under their normal price and well ahead of
schedule, so they got a box of donuts along with the check.
It was a small gesture and a small expense on our part that won huge
goodwill benefits from the printshop. Small gestures can have a big
impact without looking like bribery attempts.
Nea Dodson (the account is the company's but the opinions are mine)
==
DocDept -at- yahoo -dot- com
Computer Based Systems, Inc.
EPA/EPCRA
The opinions expressed are mine only, and do not
necessarily reflect those of CBSI or EPA/EPCRA
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