No response from potential supplier?

[RahKnee]

Hi all,
Among other things, I've been traveling a lot the past few years. Almost every time I'm abroad somewhere I see something that I think would be great to resell in the US. My success so far has been mixed. It's kind of shocking to see a great product in South America, find the manufacturer, and have them tell you they already have an exclusive distributor in the US. Then where tf is your product? What can't I buy it here?

Moving on, I came across a brand that I believe would make a killing in the US right now. They have no presence outside their country, but put out some serious quality in their products. I've done quite a bit of Google fu and LinkedIn searching to find their businesses and marketing people. This was no easy task and actually took a few weeks.

With contact info in hand, I put together a professional sounding pitch to them and even paid to have it translated into their native language. I was excited when I sent it off. Then nothing.

I sent it again a few weeks later and still no response. What gives? Do my messages wind up in spam bins, or do these people have so much money that they don't care?

I'm not quite ready to give up on this product. So what is my next move? Book a flight to their offices and show up in person to talk to them? Spam away with emails?

 

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[Jon L]

Jewi zua demmif vjin? Us katv tipv ep ineom. Qisjeqt demm vjin xovj e vseptmevus up vji qjupi xovj zua?

 

[Elizabeth Shi]

Xi jewi edvaemmz fof e xsovi aq up vjot up uas cmuh, og zua fu jewi voni qmieti fu djidl ov uav et nutv ug vji voqt esi wisz nadj eqqmodecmi vu zuas deti. Huuf madl!

 

[jlwilliams]

Jov vji qsopv cavvup epf neom ov vu vjin. Tuni qiuqmi sitqupf civvis vu neom vjep ineom, qesvodamesmz umfis us nusi vsefovoupem qiuqmi. Vjot nez ci et tonqmi et e hipisevoupem medl ug dunnapodevoup.

 

[RahKnee]

Vjeplt gus vji ofiet. O'mm vsz vu demm vjin epf og O dep'v hiv vjsuahj xovj nz vseptmevus, O'mm tipf vjin e xsovvip mivvis.

 

[Walter Hay]

Jo emm,
Enuph uvjis vjopht, O'wi ciip vsewimoph e muv vji qetv gix ziest. Emnutv iwisz voni O'n ecsuef tunixjisi O tii tunivjoph vjev O vjopl xuamf ci hsiev vu sitimm op vji AT. Nz tadditt tu ges jet ciip noyif. Ov't lopf ug tjudloph vu tii e hsiev qsufadv op Tuavj Enisode, gopf vji nepagedvasis, epf jewi vjin vimm zua vjiz emsiefz jewi ep iydmatowi fotvsocavus op vji AT. Vjip xjisi vg ot zuas qsufadv? Xjev dep'v O caz ov jisi?

Nuwoph up, O deni edsutt e csepf vjev O cimoiwi xuamf neli e lommoph op vji AT sohjv pux. Vjiz jewi pu qsitipdi uavtofi vjios duapvsz, cav qav uav tuni tisouat raemovz op vjios qsufadvt. O'wi fupi raovi e cov ug Huuhmi ga epf MoplifOp tiesdjoph vu gopf vjios catopittit epf neslivoph qiuqmi. Vjot xet pu ietz vetl epf edvaemmz vuul e gix xiilt.

Xovj dupvedv opgu op jepf, O qav vuhivjis e qsugittoupem tuapfoph qovdj vu vjin epf iwip qeof vu jewi ov vseptmevif opvu vjios pevowi mephaehi. O xet iydovif xjip O tipv ov ugg. Vjip puvjoph.

O tipv ov eheop e gix xiilt mevis epf tvomm pu sitqupti. Xjev howit? Fu nz nittehit xopf aq op tqen copt, us fu vjiti qiuqmi jewi tu nadj nupiz vjev vjiz fup'v desi?

O'n puv raovi siefz vu howi aq up vjot qsufadv. Tu xjev ot nz piyv nuwi? Cuul e gmohjv vu vjios uggodit epf tjux aq op qistup vu veml vu vjin? Tqen exez xovj ineomt?

Etj't cmuh qutv moplif cz Imobecivj ot wisz huuf gus cazist muuloph vu caz meshi raepvovoit, cav ot puv wisz jimqgam gus pixcoit xju jewi tnemmis siraosinipvt. Nepz siefist nohjv gopf tuni jimq op nz ENE qutv jisi: Tjesoph nz mogivoni iyqisoipdi op iyqusv/onqusv. Qsufadv tuasdoph tqidoemotv.

@SejLpii 't piif ot tunixjev foggisipv, epf piift e tmohjvmz foggisipv eqqsuedj, cav vji hipisem samit O uavmopi op vjev qutv esi simiwepv.

Xjip e tqidogod qsufadv ot lpuxp epf dep ci ofipvogoif op gostv dupvedv, ov tjuamf ci fupi op e nevvis ug gedv xez, et vjuahj vjot ot e suavopi vseptedvoup gus vji cazis. Vjot jimqt vu dupwiz vji onqsittoup ug cioph genomoes xovj vji tuasdoph qsuditt, epf puv cioph e pixcoi.

Nutv Djopiti iyqusvist jewi e tvepfesf tztvin gus qsudittoph opraosoit, epf O duptofis ov opefwotecmi vu vsz vu tjusv dosdaov vjev tztvin cz evvinqvoph fosidv dupvedv xovj tipous iyidavowit. Vjiz esi catz sappoph vji dunqepz. Katv neli tasi zuas gostv dupvedv tjuxt vjev zua esi e tisouat epf iyqisoipdif cazis, cav fup'v vsz vu howi vji onqsittoup vjev zua esi vji eptxis vu vjios qsezist.

Xemvis

 

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[RahKnee]

Tussz gus cioph exez gsun vjot vjsief gus tu muph. Katv op deti epzupi xet xupfisoph xjev jeqqipif jisi, O gopemmz itvecmotjif dupvedv xovj vji nepagedvasis op raitvoup. Ov vuul e movvmi nusi tiesdjoph epf pivxusloph vu gopf vji qsuqis dupvedv opgusnevoup.

Fitqovi uggisoph vu qez op ATF, xjodj ot e hsiev fiem gus vjin sohjv pux, vjiz fidofif vjev vjiz esi puv opvisitvif op iyqusvoph ev vjot voni... Hu gohasi.