{"id":10636,"date":"2025-11-20T10:36:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marqueesforsale.uk\/diy2026\/?p=10636"},"modified":"2025-11-20T10:36:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:36:34","slug":"tips-for-marquee-site-visits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marqueesforsale.uk\/diy2026\/tips-for-marquee-site-visits\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for marquee site visits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last week I covered making a good impression at a marquee site visit. This week I thought it sensible to add some tips about what to say and run through as the potential customer might be after you actually saying something as well as taking your shoes off and making a good impression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be confident. If you\u2019re starting out then fake it till you make it and just act confident. A site visit is very much about convincing the customer to have faith in your ability to turn their patch of lawn in to a temporary venue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen to the customer. The flip-side of being confident is you don\u2019t want to come across as arrogant or think you know it all and end up telling them what they want (surprisingly easy to end up doing). Before you measure the garden, before you run through photographs just sit down with the customer and listen to what they\u2019re after.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If it\u2019s a wedding marquee then listen to the main decision makers. Generally this is (in order): Bride, mother of bride, groom. There\u2019s often various hangers on present but if you keep those three happy then you\u2019re doing well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you\u2019ve listened to the customers ideas then also ask if they had any plans for where they would like to position the marquee. It\u2019s pointless measuring their garden in one place if they want to have it elsewhere.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take your time measuring the garden. If you\u2019re not confident at doing both jobs of measuring and explaining\/selling at the same time then just say to the customer you need a few minutes to measure and you\u2019ll come back inside once you\u2019ve got an idea(s).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You don\u2019t have to come up with all of the answers there and then. If you\u2019re starting out and this all seems a bit overwhelming then don\u2019t worry, take your time and take down all of their requirements and make accurate drawings of the garden. You can then email us and we would run through with you a few likely options together with the pro\u2019s and con\u2019s of each idea that you can then go through with the customer. It\u2019s slightly delayed but it can still come across as a professional service and you don\u2019t need to stress about having all of the answers there and then. We\u2019re always here to help but it won\u2019t take many before you know as much as we do \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately the biggest bit of planning on your part is how big does the marquee(s) need to be. As I say this can be done after the meeting back in the office but it is easiest if you can do it there and then. I guess I\u2019ll cover that next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spencer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I covered making a good impression at a marquee site visit. This week I thought it sensible to add some tips about what to say and run through as the potential customer might be after you actually saying something as well as taking your shoes off and making a good impression. 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