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Felix Oberholzer-Chi

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
257 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

And in fact, even after, I would say maybe two months of trying really hard, I have failed to get a single firm quote for the car that I was interested in.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

Frankly, it's in the end a little sad to see that an industry totally failed to make use of a new channel that they had.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

Yeah.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

It's clear they're trying very hard to move you back to the sales channels that they're most familiar with.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

I see.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

And I think that probably has to do with this negotiating power.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

Yeah.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

You would also get two levels of email.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

So you would fruitlessly email back and forth with the salesperson and then maybe after a week or so,

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

you would get the manager's email and the manager would ask you if the salespeople have done a good job.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

But my sense is the salespeople are so constrained in what they can and cannot do, it's impossible for them to do a good job.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

I loved your point, Yang Mi.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

You even see it in B2B software now where what we like and don't like is so informed by the best consumer apps.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

Yeah.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

So that many of the cumbersome B2B software is just like people look at it and it's like, what is happening here?

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

Because you're used to best in class experiences.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

And instead of being inspired by what's possible today, it is a little disappointing to see that the dealers haven't really taken advantage of all the opportunities that exist in this new channel.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

To me, it's so interesting how more formal attire has now moved from the typical thing in the workplace to selected places in our free time.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

Yes.

TED Talks Daily
2022 - The Stories We Loved (and a Few Others) | After Hours

I noticed at first the number of restaurants that now require jackets.