Comments on: Lessons from Billy Mays http://andyswan.com/blog/2009/06/29/lessons-from-billy-mays/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:00:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: andyswan http://andyswan.com/blog/2009/06/29/lessons-from-billy-mays/comment-page-1/#comment-740 andyswan Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:27:16 +0000 http://andyswan.com/blog/?p=251#comment-740 Agree!!!! Agree!!!!

]]> By: bankdraft http://andyswan.com/blog/2009/06/29/lessons-from-billy-mays/comment-page-1/#comment-739 bankdraft Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:24:30 +0000 http://andyswan.com/blog/?p=251#comment-739 It's really all about the smile.... sort of like "You had me at hello". Very few people take advantage of the power of a smile....and eye contact. This man had it right. Going to school on his simple concepts......... It's really all about the smile…. sort of like “You had me at hello”. Very few people take advantage of the power of a smile….and eye contact. This man had it right. Going to school on his simple concepts………

]]> By: fous http://andyswan.com/blog/2009/06/29/lessons-from-billy-mays/comment-page-1/#comment-738 fous Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:55:16 +0000 http://andyswan.com/blog/?p=251#comment-738 Nice Blog! I run a similar stock trading blog that i just started an affiliate program with where you would receive 25% recurring commissions on my premium subscriptions. Easy way to make some extra coin. <br><br>You can check out more by clicking the "Affiliate Program" link at the top of my site at <a href="http://thetechnicaltrader.net" rel="nofollow">http://thetechnicaltrader.net</a> Nice Blog! I run a similar stock trading blog that i just started an affiliate program with where you would receive 25% recurring commissions on my premium subscriptions. Easy way to make some extra coin.

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]]> By: andyswan http://andyswan.com/blog/2009/06/29/lessons-from-billy-mays/comment-page-1/#comment-737 andyswan Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:30:17 +0000 http://andyswan.com/blog/?p=251#comment-737 Agree on all counts! Agree on all counts!

]]> By: JakeGint http://andyswan.com/blog/2009/06/29/lessons-from-billy-mays/comment-page-1/#comment-736 JakeGint Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:25:00 +0000 http://andyswan.com/blog/?p=251#comment-736 Nice tribute. <br><br>One of the "tests" regarding Mays's likeability can be found in the hilarious "Redubs" of his commercials found on youtube. They are funny as all get out, but they do not in any way take away from one's affinity for Billy (at least they never did for me). You could almost see him laughing along w. the gag.<br><br>One other thing, from a "salesman'" perspective (and don't kid yourself folks, if you are in business, even in a non-profit, you are in sales) is that we may very well have been witnessing the Babe Ruth or Wayne Gretzky of the genre.<br><br>I mean, how many guys could take just about any product like he did and virtually "lock" it for success, just by dint of his participation? <br><br>Not even Vince the Sham Wow guy....<br><br>___ Nice tribute.

One of the “tests” regarding Mays's likeability can be found in the hilarious “Redubs” of his commercials found on youtube. They are funny as all get out, but they do not in any way take away from one's affinity for Billy (at least they never did for me). You could almost see him laughing along w. the gag.

One other thing, from a “salesman'” perspective (and don't kid yourself folks, if you are in business, even in a non-profit, you are in sales) is that we may very well have been witnessing the Babe Ruth or Wayne Gretzky of the genre.

I mean, how many guys could take just about any product like he did and virtually “lock” it for success, just by dint of his participation?

Not even Vince the Sham Wow guy….

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