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Getting Run Over By a “Paid For” Truck
As a cautionary tale, we present to you a Vegas story in which a janitorial supplies distributor’s best price was crushed by a food service competitor who had already covered their cost to serve.
In your own business, where are you at risk? What kinds of competitive barriers can you throw up (product or service) to defend your market position? Playing offense, can you use this approach to take share within an account?
Because there’s no guarantee that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas