What do you hear outside RFN?

[jimhelm]

I'm in an office with no windows and only the one door. It opens onto the West side of the Showroom, away from the entrance. Sometimes when it rains I can hear the drops hitting the roof above me, but unless a particularly loud Harley rolls by, or a Helicopter, I don't hear much from outside.

I DO get a good sense of the flow of business from the noise in the showroom, however. It seems like a daily occurrence that someone will set off an alarm in one of the cars. That lasts 60 seconds or until someone can get the key out of the key safe and turn it off. Today is Saturday, and right about now, it's pretty quiet out there. This is because the pizza just arrived, and all of the salesmen have stepped away from their customers 'for just a moment while they check on something.'

From 1:30 until about 7PM, there will be a buzz of voices like being in a crowded Mall or at a party. It's interesting how that buzz will generate deals. People become swept up in the activity, seeing other people negotiating animatedly, and hands being shook, the Gong being struck, hearing the sales managers thanking people for their business, and handing them the keys..... It is a fact that business breeds business.

We need to sell 20 cars today to hit the bonus, and with the gorgeous weather, the recently upgraded incentives, and 32 appointments plus walk in business, I am hopeful that we'll hit it. Last week's number was 17 and we just made it.


so... I hear money outside my door.