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title: A SilcoTek Christmas Sales Call
description: Have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday from SilcoTek!
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# [A SilcoTek Christmas Sales Call](https://www.silcotek.com/blog/a-silcotek-christmas-sales-call)

 Written by [Marty Higgins](https://www.silcotek.com/blog/author/marty-higgins) | December 16 2016

 

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](https://www.silcotek.com/buy-coated-products) 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](https://santatracker.google.com/intl/en/village.html).  I've got Santa's card somewhere...  he slipped it into my pocket at the last [Pittcon](http://pittcon.org/pittcon-2017/).  He blended in there quite nicely by the way....  [yep here it is,](https://www.silcotek.com/hubfs/images/santa_card.jpg) 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](https://www.silcotek.com/silcod-technologies)!  We're doing our 2017 strategic planning and want to run some numbers regarding [licensing your technology](https://www.silcotek.com/on-site-coating-systems). 

Ashley: We'd be happy to come up and do a [coating presentation](https://www.silcotek.com/hubfs/docs/silcotek_presentation%20(2).pdf).  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](https://www.silcotek.com/ip) 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](http://www.noradsanta.org/), 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!](https://santatracker.google.com/intl/en/airport.html)**

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](http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/NorthPoleLastDegree/) 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!

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