The following is an excerpt from an actual SilcoTek® sales team conversation (Similarities to actual or perceived customers is purely coincidental)**
Mark: You're kidding me. He wants us to visit?
Gary: Yep, you and Ashley are on it. Go up there and make us a partner in his supply chain.
Mark: But he was just here.
Gary: That was a year ago. And a midnight visit doesn't exactly count as a sales call.
Mark: Ashley!
Ashley: What's up?
Mark: We've got to do a quick sales call.
Ashley: Where?
Mark: One Polar Way.
Ashley: NO! Really? Wasn't he just here?
Mark: Santa wants us to do a complete coating presentation to his staff. Get in touch with his lead elf, Iggy, and set the date.
Ashley: Iggy? Really? What kind of name is that for an elf? Aren't they named like Sleepy, Happy, Dopey, Grumpy, what's the other names?
Mark: That's the Seven Dwarfs.
Ashley: Oh right, I always get them confused.
I'm on it! I'd better email them. I never know if it's day or night up there.
Mark: This time of year it's night. You'll want to call them, they're up 24-7 now, especially the shipping department. They want a presentation by December 24th.
Ashley: Why so fast? Aren't they busy this time of year?
Mark: They're doing this year completely from inventory for tax purposes. So their production team have some time on their hands. I've got Santa's card somewhere... he slipped it into my pocket at the last Pittcon. He blended in there quite nicely by the way.... yep here it is, you'd think they'd have an 800 number by now.
Ashley: (Dialing). Well this is going to get interesting.
Iggy: Thank you for calling Santa, how can I help you?*
Ashley: Hi this is Ashley from SilcoTek. I'm calling to schedule an appointment with Santa and the Elf team regarding ....
Iggy: Hi Ashley! Yes we're excited to have you here! We're planning to launch an entire product line based on your fun and functional coating! We're doing our 2017 strategic planning and want to run some numbers regarding licensing your technology.
Ashley: We'd be happy to come up and do a coating presentation. We can even show you a video to lend some insight into our state-of-the-art coating process. 
Let's plan on meeting on say the 21st, will that work for you?
Iggy: Sounds fine with us. Everybody but shipping will be there. Santa will pop in and out and our IP director will be there.
Ashley: OK we have you booked. We'll get flight reservations, but I'm not seeing any availability. Just exactly how do we get there?
Iggy: We've got our own airline, Virgin Kringle we'll pick you up. Wear layers though, the cabin is rather open feeling. We're doing a few route checks in your area, TSA regulations, so be on your roof by 9 PM and we'll swing around and pick you up. Oh and bring those wonderful cookies you bake.
See what it's like to go through Santa's Airport!
Ashley: A helicopter ride? How interesting!
Iggy: Not exactly but let's call it that for now.
Ashley: Haven't you had enough cookies? I'd think Santa would be a bit tired of them. How about we bring up some nice Kimchi to warm everybody up?
Iggy: We live on cookies, plum pudding, and coffee, and the occasional eggnog.
Ashley: Isn't that a bad diet?
Iggy: My dad's 129 years old. I beg to differ.
Ashley: Wow that's fantastic!
Iggy: Are you bringing Mark? You may not be aware, but we've got some great skiing up here.
Ashley: Yep, Mark will also be attending. I'll have him bring his skis.
Iggy: Great. And we can give you your gifts from Santa while you're up here.
Ashley: Isn't that cheating?
Iggy: Well yes but fuel costs are going up, so if we can save a few trips here and there, all the better. Unless you'd prefer coal.
Ashley: No! We'll be happy to take our gifts back with us.
Iggy: Sounds like a plan! See you then.
Ashley: See ya soon Iggy. Merry Christmas
Iggy: Merry Christmas to all!
Merry Christmas From SilcoTek!
* Image credit: http://www.lovespunstudio.com/
** OK you got us. This really didn't happen. But we can always hope!
