TR – the saga continues

Well, rather than try to close the sale, the TR reps went back to evaluate what categories we should have ads in in order to get the most traffic on/from their site. Looks like that was a lot of what they were selling–web traffic. So it is interesting that we weren’t the only ones with this cynical thought that I got via email today:

“Read your blog on TR’s latest activity on keyword / search engine positioning…with less than 40% of TR’s clients currently renewed – the question I have for them is – will they continue to pay for those prominent rankings after their renewal period or are they just paying through the nose until 10/31 – and then let the rankings disappear??? Hmmm….shell out a bunch of money now to get money – and then cut back the spending and leave the suppliers with no recourse as they’ve already committed to a year……:

Of course business deals are based on a certain amount of trust, but I think the writer is probably right that TR is trying so many new things right now and bookings are so low that you at least have to wonder. But since the writer is from GlobalSpec, he certainly has a bias.

Funny thing is, I heard from TR, GlobalSpec (a rep left a message), and Mr. IndustrialQuickSearch all today. I’m feeling a bit naked again. Should have made this blog a bit more mysterious. Of course the writer may have found himself equally naked as I know where he works even though he used his Yahoo account. So at least I know everyone is either talking to me or seeing this blog, the interest in what happens has to be peaking between them. Kind of like The Bachelor!