IMAGINE BEING asked to deliver a sales pitch with no warning of which item you are meant to sell or who your target market is. That is exactly what awardees had to do in the 'creative selling' section of the Distinguished Salesperson Award - and the best were the most inventive and imaginative.
Plastic shopping bag to a jeweller HSBC customer service officer Rachael Lee Kung-man sold the humble bag as secure storage; no one would guess diamonds were inside.
Red packet to a domestic helper Hongkong Post postal officer Lee Yuen-ching said it could be used, among other things, to give bosses a subtle reminder if pay was overdue. Cheng Ka-faat, Pricerite furniture sales consultant, said its aromatherapy feature would help helpers relax.
Padlock to a disc jockey Hutchison Global Communications account executive, consumer sales, Cheuk Chi-wai, said an attractive, portable and reliable lock would protect a DJ's belongings when he worked at night.
Computer mouse to domestic helper Hongkong Post postal officer Chang Man-ling said the mouse's massage function could help ease a helper's tired muscles.
Whistle to a domestic helper Hutchison Global Communications account manager, commercial market, Ken Wong Shu-wai, said the whistle could be used both to entertain and discipline children. HSBC financial planning manager Crystal Yuen Ka-man said maids needed a whistle to alert others if they were being attacked.
