Life Science Tools of the Trade

Another vendor show and yes, two slices of pizza. For some incomprehensible reason, I went back to the lab and spent a fair amount of time looking over some promotional material I picked up. I saw a product I thought I could use in my research. I finished up a few odds and ends in the lab and went back to ask about the specific product. The scared look in the sales rep’s eyes told me she  had no idea what I was asking and couldn’t give me any information about the product. I knew more about it than she did after reading the two page blurb in the flyer. I know you have to start someplace but why do companies send someone completely green out to sell products without a trained mentor? Why don’t the sacrificial sales reps at least read the promotional material they are handing out?   “I don’t know but you can go to our website” isn’t really helpful advice.

Did I go to the website.  No.