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How to Get Back on the Farm When Product Lets You Down

In this training course you will learn a step-by-step plan in the event you get one of those dreaded product complaints regarding a variety you sold.

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Ask Yourself WHY...

Why do even your best varieties sometimes fail to perform to expectations on prospective or customers' farms?

Why do some first-year buyers decide not to buy from you again when your varieties don’t perform to their expectations?

Why can some sales reps get back on the farm after their products get beaten, while others get kicked off the farm for good?

Why do some product complaints result in a lost customer, while others actually strengthen your relationship with a farmer?

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"It’s time to keep competitors from taking away your business and overcome Mother Nature’s impact on your product’s performance." - Rod Osthus

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Every Seed Sales Rep’s Nightmare...

Customer complaints concerning product are every sales rep’s nightmare.  It’s a fear that lingers in the minds of seed sellers from planting through the completion of harvest as customers weigh in as to their level of satisfaction with your varieties. In this training course, I help make sure you have a plan in place in the event you get one of those dreaded product complaints. 

There are just too many variables that can negatively affect product performance…

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This Course is Your Step-By-Step Plan in the Event You Get a Product Complaint 

After completing this course you’ll understand these Facts…

  1. The chances of getting through an entire year without performance issues are low. 
  2. More than 1,000 variables can negatively affect product performance.
  3. A combination of management and environment make up the 1,000 variables.
  4. Most farmers don’t consider their management as part of the variables when making performance decisions.
  5. Every farmer has only one job and that is to protect the performance of the varieties he plants at all cost.  
  6. It’s the job of the Seed Seller to make sure every farmer understands that role.   

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Here is Everything You Get Inside

The Product Failure Bundle:

6 Steps to Getting Back on the Farm When Product Lets You Down [Video Course]

Somewhere, every year, when you least expect it, your product will not perform to expectations. It is part of life and part of the seed game. You sell living organisms, therefore, you’re going to have problems somewhere, every year. 

The complete course is broken up into seven individual lessons that you can watch at your convenience.

$600 Value

Develop Your Own Trouble Call Plan [BONUS Lesson]

Now that you know the 6 Steps to Getting Back on the Farm When Product Lets You Down, it’s time to develop your very own Trouble Call Plan.

Do you even have one? If so, does everyone on your team know what your plan is? Does everyone on your team know how to execute your Trouble Call Plan?  

In this bonus lesson, you’ll learn the 5 Keys for Developing Your Own Custom Trouble Call Plan and how to to conduct a Postmortem Trouble Call Training.

$200 Value

Real Life Trouble Calls [BONUS Lessons]

Learn from a few Real-Life Trouble Calls that Rod encountered in his selling career that will help spur the conversation for creating your very own Trouble Call Plan.

This exclusive bonus has just been added to this training bundle.

$100 Value

12 Reasons You Never Split a Planter

Many growers think by splitting their planters they can learn so much—almost like having their very own research plot.

But nothing could be further from the truth.

Instead of learning more about each variety,  growers actually continue to distort the facts

$100 Retail Value

3 Steps to Making Sure MY Products Win on Farms [BONUS Course]

I must Prepare to Win on Customers’ Farms, Not Lose.  The secret to ensuring my varieties win 95% of the time is to always be in control.  I must be in control of WHO is planting my seed, WHERE it’s being planted, and HOW it’s being planted.

STOP gambling and Learn the 3 Steps to Making Sure My Products Win on Farms!

$300 Value

The Plan

3 Steps to Overcoming Product Performance Issues

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Prepare & Role-Play the 6 Steps to Getting Back on the Farm When Product Lets You Down

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Have the Confidence to Handle Every Product Complaint That Comes Your Way

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What's My Investment

Are you frustrated with your inability to handle product complaints or even what to say when that dreaded call comes in? Are you searching for a protocol to follow when your varieties let you down? Are you tired of chasing customers in an attempt to get back on the farm the following year?

The lack of training may already be costing you and your sales territory a great deal.

GET $1,300 OF SALES TOOLS FOR ONLY $197!

Gain access to these exclusive bonuses when you order:

  • Online Course ($600 Value)
  • [BONUS] How to Develop Your Own Trouble Call Plan ($200 Value)
  • [BONUS] Real Life Trouble Calls ($100 Value)
  • [BONUS] 12 Reasons You Never Split Your Planter – a guarantee to get your products into trouble ($100 Value)
  • [BONUS Course] 3 Steps to Making Sure MY Products Win on Farms. The secret to ensuring my varieties win 95% of the time is to always be in control.  I must be in control of WHO is planting my seed, WHERE it’s being planted, and HOW it’s being planted.  [BONUS Course] ($300 Value)

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What To Do When Your Product Lets You Down...

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ABOUT Rod Osthus

Most seed and ag sellers struggle to find new prospects and sell to today’s sophisticated farmers.

With 50+ years in the ag business, Rod Osthus created a selling framework that helps teach sales reps and companies not only how to be different, but also how to be perceived as the most professional, well-prepared leader the farmer comes into contact with.

Rod’s extensive background in research, production, sales, quality control, and marketing, coupled with his highly-tactical, hands-on approach makes him the most effective agricultural consultant in the industry.

Rod Osthus

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What is included in the Product Failure Bundle?
In addition to the Video Course ($600 Value): 6 Steps to Getting Back on the Farm, the PF Bundle includes these exclusive bonuses:

  • [BONUS] How to Develop Your Own Trouble Call Plan ($200 Value)
  • [BONUS] Real Life Trouble Calls ($200 Value)
  • [BONUS] 12 Reasons You Never Split Your Planter – a guarantee to get your products into trouble ($100 Value)
  • [BONUS Course] 3 Steps to Making Sure MY Products Win on Farms. The secret to ensuring my varieties win 95% of the time is to always be in control.  I must be in control of WHO is planting my seed, WHERE it’s being planted, and HOW it’s being planted.  [BONUS Course] ($300 Value)

When Will I Receive My Exclusive Bonuses
All bonus materials are located inside the online course and you will have immediate access to them with your username and password upon purchase. If you experiencing any technical issues please contact our customer experience team at via text message at 320-905-2096 or email thomas@rcthomas.com and he’ll assist you. Please note all bonus materials are digital—there are no physical bonuses.

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A lot of field/ag sellers really struggle when trying to sell to today's sophisticated farmers. After 50-plus years in the seed business, Rod Osthus has developed a selling framework he walks sales reps and companies through so they can gain more confidence & increase their sales.

Best of all, the blueprint he teaches not only makes selling easier but helps 21st century growers produce more bushels on every acre.

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