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05-21-2006
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I'm doing a native check on a car sales training course and have come across the abbreviation CRB in connection with vehicle features. IANA salesman, and don't know what it stands for. I do remember FAB (features, advantages, benefits) from doing training courses years ago, but I can't work this one out. Can anyone enlighten me? |
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"Peter Twydell" <peter (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:2hqqQ6DGaKcEFwvE (AT) twydell (DOT) demon.co.uk... I'm doing a native check on a car sales training course and have come across the abbreviation CRB in connection with vehicle features. IANA salesman, and don't know what it stands for. I do remember FAB (features, advantages, benefits) from doing training courses years ago, but I can't work this one out. Can anyone enlighten me? -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! Could be Community Research Bureau or even Contouring Rocker & wheel Blaster (the car cleaner's friend). How about some more context? James Lee Some interesting but totally irrelevant ideas in the replies so far. |
Client-related benefit?
I asked the older SIL, but he didn't know. Mind you, he sells Porsches
rather than the mass market vehicle this refers to.
The context is, paraphrasing a little:
"At the end of the course, trainees will be able to explain the
operation of selected items and the CRBs to potential customers (cruise
control, heated windscreen, VVT)".
It's not clear to me whether a CRB is the item itself or the
characteristics of the item (cf. FAB).
As it's a company internal training course, the trainees themselves
probably know what it means, but it does annoy me that I don't know.
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Peter
Ying tong iddle-i po!
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In message <72d6a$4470c52b$5393c0a1$13560 (AT) nf1 (DOT) news-service.com>, James Lee nospam (AT) daag (DOT) nl> writes "Peter Twydell" <peter (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:2hqqQ6DGaKcEFwvE (AT) twydell (DOT) demon.co.uk... I'm doing a native check on a car sales training course and have come across the abbreviation CRB in connection with vehicle features. IANA salesman, and don't know what it stands for. I do remember FAB (features, advantages, benefits) from doing training courses years ago, but I can't work this one out. Can anyone enlighten me? -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! Could be Community Research Bureau or even Contouring Rocker & wheel Blaster (the car cleaner's friend). How about some more context? James Lee Some interesting but totally irrelevant ideas in the replies so far. Client-related benefit? I asked the older SIL, but he didn't know. Mind you, he sells Porsches rather than the mass market vehicle this refers to. The context is, paraphrasing a little: "At the end of the course, trainees will be able to explain the operation of selected items and the CRBs to potential customers (cruise control, heated windscreen, VVT)". It's not clear to me whether a CRB is the item itself or the characteristics of the item (cf. FAB). |
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In message <72d6a$4470c52b$5393c0a1$13560 (AT) nf1 (DOT) news-service.com>, James Lee nospam (AT) daag (DOT) nl> writes "Peter Twydell" <peter (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:2hqqQ6DGaKcEFwvE (AT) twydell (DOT) demon.co.uk... I'm doing a native check on a car sales training course and have come across the abbreviation CRB in connection with vehicle features. IANA salesman, and don't know what it stands for. I do remember FAB (features, advantages, benefits) from doing training courses years ago, but I can't work this one out. Can anyone enlighten me? -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! Could be Community Research Bureau or even Contouring Rocker & wheel Blaster (the car cleaner's friend). How about some more context? James Lee Some interesting but totally irrelevant ideas in the replies so far. Client-related benefit? I asked the older SIL, but he didn't know. Mind you, he sells Porsches rather than the mass market vehicle this refers to. The context is, paraphrasing a little: "At the end of the course, trainees will be able to explain the operation of selected items and the CRBs to potential customers (cruise control, heated windscreen, VVT)". It's not clear to me whether a CRB is the item itself or the characteristics of the item (cf. FAB). As it's a company internal training course, the trainees themselves probably know what it means, but it does annoy me that I don't know. -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
Some companies give their marketing people lists with"Features" in one
column and "Benefits" in the other. I resist the temptation to list the
CRB's of cruise control, heated windscreen etc.
James lee
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Could be Community Research Bureau or even Contouring Rocker & wheel Blaster (the car cleaner's friend). How about some more context? James Lee Some interesting but totally irrelevant ideas in the replies so far. Client-related benefit? I asked the older SIL, but he didn't know. Mind you, he sells Porsches rather than the mass market vehicle this refers to. The context is, paraphrasing a little: "At the end of the course, trainees will be able to explain the operation of selected items and the CRBs to potential customers (cruise control, heated windscreen, VVT)". It's not clear to me whether a CRB is the item itself or the characteristics of the item (cf. FAB). As it's a company internal training course, the trainees themselves probably know what it means, but it does annoy me that I don't know. |
totally different in the next town.
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In article <ulvsB$CSTOcEFwML (AT) twydell (DOT) demon.co.uk>, Peter Twydell <peter (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote: Could be Community Research Bureau or even Contouring Rocker & wheel Blaster (the car cleaner's friend). How about some more context? James Lee Some interesting but totally irrelevant ideas in the replies so far. Client-related benefit? I asked the older SIL, but he didn't know. Mind you, he sells Porsches rather than the mass market vehicle this refers to. The context is, paraphrasing a little: "At the end of the course, trainees will be able to explain the operation of selected items and the CRBs to potential customers (cruise control, heated windscreen, VVT)". It's not clear to me whether a CRB is the item itself or the characteristics of the item (cf. FAB). As it's a company internal training course, the trainees themselves probably know what it means, but it does annoy me that I don't know. Like all jargon it can be local to those who use it. And mean something totally different in the next town. |
In my town it means "customer-ripoff babble"
;-)
Alan
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I'm doing a native check on a car sales training course and have come across the abbreviation CRB in connection with vehicle features. I can't work this one out. Can anyone enlighten me? |
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In message 72d6a$4470c52b$5393c0a1$13560 (AT) nf1 (DOT) news-service.com>, James Lee <nospam (AT) daag (DOT) nl> writes "Peter Twydell" <peter (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:2hqqQ6DGaKcEFwvE (AT) twydell (DOT) demon.co.uk... I'm doing a native check on a car sales training course and have come across the abbreviation CRB in connection with vehicle features. IANA salesman, and don't know what it stands for. I do remember FAB (features, advantages, benefits) from doing training courses years ago, but I can't work this one out. Can anyone enlighten me? -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! Could be Community Research Bureau or even Contouring Rocker & wheel Blaster (the car cleaner's friend). How about some more context? James Lee Some interesting but totally irrelevant ideas in the replies so far. Client-related benefit? I asked the older SIL, but he didn't know. Mind you, he sells Porsches rather than the mass market vehicle this refers to. The context is, paraphrasing a little: "At the end of the course, trainees will be able to explain the operation of selected items and the CRBs to potential customers (cruise control, heated windscreen, VVT)". It's not clear to me whether a CRB is the item itself or the characteristics of the item (cf. FAB). |
Boy, you are getting a ride here. I'm intuiting CRBs as a
characteristic class of extra features/items/addons that are
highly profitable to the dealer and either do not come on the
standard, stripped version of a model often advertised or can be
added to any selected vehicle at sale time. Like you, I have no
idea as to the actual meaning of the acronym.
I would bet my bottom dollar that there exists more than one
association of car dealers who might be helpful either directly
or by a reference to some kindred alliance of auto salesmen.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey
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As it's a company internal training course, the trainees themselves probably know what it means, but it does annoy me that I don't know. -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
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The context is, paraphrasing a little: "At the end of the course, trainees will be able to explain the operation of selected items and the CRBs to potential customers (cruise control, heated windscreen, VVT)". It's not clear to me whether a CRB is the item itself or the characteristics of the item (cf. FAB). |
correct. And each feature is a CRB.
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In message <ulvsB$CSTOcEFwML (AT) twydell (DOT) demon.co.uk>, dated Sun, 21 May 2006, Peter Twydell <peter (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> writes The context is, paraphrasing a little: "At the end of the course, trainees will be able to explain the operation of selected items and the CRBs to potential customers (cruise control, heated windscreen, VVT)". It's not clear to me whether a CRB is the item itself or the characteristics of the item (cf. FAB). It looks pretty clear to me that 'customer-related benefit(s)' is correct. And each feature is a CRB. |
The very last document in the series actually spelt it out as
customer-related benefit.
Thanks to all who participated.
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Peter
Ying tong iddle-i po!
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