Towards the beginning of my 販売研修, Andrew challenged me to sell a Sony DCR-VX2000 before my stint was over. It’s basically the best all-around portable broadcast-quality semi-pro video camera out there, and thanks to a wealthy Japanese business man and his wife who will be traveling to Italy soon, that challenge has been met.
Now [...]
Managed to top my goal of 10million yen, so it’s time to pack up and go home…
I wish. Four more days left of sales training — maybe I can break $100k; if only the exchange rate were in my favor :)
During my errand running, I broke down and bought an iPod; I’d been thinking about it seriously for a while now, and the timing just seemed right. They’ve been sold out at many stores, and Bic finally received some fresh stock the other day. When I was hunting around I was told a [...]
As today was my day off, I ran a few errands which included checking out the Parco Bazaar which began today. Thought a few of you non-local folks out there might want to see what you’re in for if you ever decide to visit. It’s the cliche picture for the ever crowded Japan, [...]
By request, I’m making the simple Python script I use to generate the sales column at right available here. You will also need this script, which grabs the latest JPY/USD exchange rate, and here is a simple file with a single day of sample data. Keep in mind that the output is very [...]
I gave a brief 10 minute presentation to the heads of the Cybershot, video camera, and a few other Sony product groups, as well as all others doing sales training specifically for tourist products. The graphs are pretty much the same as those I posted last week, with just a few minor tweaks to [...]
Had a nice day of sales today; didn’t earn a lot, but sold a number of lower-revenue goods. Since it was also Sunday, I had a number of visitors who kept me company throughout the day. Thanks go to my “tutor” or big-brother Honda-san for checking in and updating me on what’s going [...]
Found yet another reason to love Fridays today. I miraculously managed to break through ¥1,000,000 in sales for a single day (¥1,228,000 to be closer to exact). Unfortunately because of the recent downtime, the sidebar wasn’t up for very long, but the running total reflects the sudden increase. Looks like I’m inching [...]
Went to visit a lab colleague who was admitted to a local hospital Thursday. Apparently nothing serious, so we were all relieved. I couldn’t help but notice the wilting flower garden that welcomed us in the lobby however. Dead flowers are never pleasant, and it is supposedly not a very good omen [...]
Slight recovery from the past couple days of low sales. Thanks to those who submitted comments on my plots — I’ve fixed them up and think I’m all set for tomorrow’s presentation. I’ll post the final slides later this week.
Had an interesting (though slightly exhausting) experience today — a very upset Australian-accented customer [...]
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