Apparently I'm now the five questions guy. I'll take it. So here's five for your
By Antfinch · November 9, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
Apparently I'm now the five questions guy. I'll take it.
So here's five for your Vendor Manager. Not in the AVN, just on a normal call.
1. What does a good year look like for you in our category?
2. Which of our products would you most like to see grow and why?
3. Where do we cause you the most hassle?
4. Is anything coming in the next six months we should know about?
5. If you could change one thing about how we work with you, what would it be?
The point is your VM has targets, a boss, and a long list of vendors all wanting something from them. Most of those conversations are vendors asking for stuff, very few are vendors listening.
You won't always get a straight answer, but you'll get more than you'd expect and you'll walk into the next AVN knowing what they need instead of guessing.
Number 3 takes a bit of nerve....it's also the one that tends to pay back fastest.
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