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 FRESH IDEAS: Your Free Marketing E-Newsletter for Senior Housing Professionals .  
June 2005 
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Fatal Mistake #3: Compromising Your Integrity to Make a Sale
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It's so tempting to stretch the truth in order to overcome an objection. Perhaps you see the need for just "a little something" to help convince a prospect to come live in your community.

Don't every make the mistake of compromising your integrity in order to make a sale. Although this might succeed in the short term, in the long term it will come back to bite you. Your good name and good reputation will serve you better over the long haul, even if it means losing a sale in the short run. Additionally, exaggerating your community's ability to meet a need may open them up to potential law suits.

I was taught early on in my career to always "under- promise and over-deliver" on the services we offer our customers. We would all be well served to heed this advice. In this way, we will exceed the expectations of our customer and secure good relations and future referral opportunities.

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