Grip & Lighting Sales: Anyone feeling the strike?

I haven't seen a post yet for people selling to Gaffers, Grips, Rental Houses, and Distributors for the industry.


What struggles, if any, has anyone seen since the strike started?


What do you all find hardest about selling to the below the line part of the industry?

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Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Are you in the industry yourself?
ElectricType
Valued Contributor
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Sales Manager
Yes I sell to the industry. My business has a lot of expendables so I haven't been hit too hard on that side, but my rental products are stopped or pushed out for the strike.
Maximas
Tycoon
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Senior Sales Executive
Are these some answers you actually need being in the industry or not???
ElectricType
Valued Contributor
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Sales Manager
@MaximasYes I sell to the industry. So I am asking to get a better understanding of what people are facing and the struggles they have in sales to the industry.
Saleszilla
Opinionated
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Sales Manager
I have found that the smaller outfits are still working. Indie, commercials, corporate. That doesn't help much since they don't buy much in the first place.

My bigger customers have essentially closed their checkbooks on anything new so it is just small expendables on shoots that are finishing up.
CuriousFox
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What's the latest update?
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