Stolen from qntmfred's Soap Box thread (which 75% of you won't know existed).


I'll start.

Hipster
I realize this thread is about...
Faggot
Officially Called the fuck out.

10/26/2010 11:28:50 AM

that thread still exists. consider yourself officially called the the fuck out

10/26/2010 11:29:41 AM

what is this hipster shit?

10/26/2010 11:30:17 AM

Those faggots like to throw strawman and ad hominem like it's going out of style.

10/26/2010 11:31:37 AM

"k"

10/26/2010 11:32:28 AM

I <3 MrsCake

10/26/2010 11:33:54 AM

Faggot is one of the most powerful words in the English language when used sparingly and in the right situations

10/26/2010 11:34:30 AM

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"which 75% of you won't know existed"

that's because TSB is a black hole of ignorance 75% of the time.

10/26/2010 11:35:40 AM

Slave Famous is one of the most powerful users in the TWW community when used sparingly and in the right situations

10/26/2010 11:36:17 AM

- Oh noes
- Do want
- I am disappoint

10/26/2010 11:36:24 AM

^combo breaker

10/26/2010 11:36:45 AM

Hipster cuntfaces.

10/26/2010 11:37:18 AM

OP
ITT

10/26/2010 11:37:42 AM

Spicy McShakers

10/26/2010 11:38:12 AM

^carlface

10/26/2010 11:39:57 AM

Soap Box in MY Chit Chat?

10/26/2010 11:40:03 AM

I realize this thread is about overused words and phrases on TWW....which I do not use. Hear me out, maybe I can offer some insight.

I am in outside sales, which is currently salary+commission, but will move into straight commission starting at the beginning of July 2010. I have been in this position since July 2009. I have competition from several direct manufacturing sales reps, large distributors, and local distributors. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of each:

Direct Advantages: Immediate knowledge of new technology, no middle man mark up, one shipping bill (paid by manufacturer or buyer of goods), access to larger range of non-commodity items, control inventory, have access to many distributors that can effectively sell their goods which increases market share, and set prices of commodity they manufacture.

Direct disadvantages: Typically have 1-3 sales reps per region (i.e. southeast, mid-atlantic, northeast, etc.) limiting the number of accounts they can successfully manage/cold-call, lack physical customer service or physical technical service available to or affordable for smaller users or altogether, are sometimes not trustworthy because they will go in behind their distributors that sell their commodity to one account in large quantities (i.e. they missed a big account, and have found out about it through a distributor selling their particular product) which leads to the distributor not selling their product anymore, have too many distributors selling the product ultimately driving the set price down through deviations, possibly rely on distributors to actually sell the product, and competition from other direct sources.

Large distributor advantages: have access to other commodities that go hand in hand with other manufacturers (poor example- grocery stores sell milk as well as cereal), get direct pricing, many locations regionally or nationally easing the shipping burden of buyers with multiple locations, personal service either customer or technical, many sales reps that are able to cover a broader territory, access to multiple manufacturers of the same commodity allowing to keep prices in check, service programs that smaller companies can't offer and direct providers can't match in price or value, and experts of many many commodities as opposed to one or a few.

Large distributor disadvantages: smaller local distributors creating price wars (think Michael Scott Paper Co vs Dunder-Mifflin), direct mfg's going in behind and stealing business, limited access to all of the mfg's (you won't find Harris Teeter name brands in Food Lion and visa versa), can't truly set prices because it's based on both supply and demand, territory management, and tough growth prospects in slower economies (this is true for direct as well really)

Local distributor advantages: Typically a good ol' boy setting where the seller and the buyer know each other for years (this does happen at all levels, but mostly at the local level), local folks are right down the street and can be used in emergencies, if the local guy buys at high enough volumes then there is no shipping charge to the end user, and access to both direct mfg's and large distributors.

Local distributor disadvantages: easily beaten in price, array of commodities, array of technology, lack of trained staff, low cash flow, etc etc etc.

This is what I have noticed in my six months, I am sure there are plenty more that need mentioning. The way I am setting myself apart as a sales person is this: I go after the big accounts right now while I am new. The big accounts, if I land them, will take care of me while I am new and building a customer base. The money made off of those allows me to focus free time on smaller accounts that get me higher margins. I build up big accounts, I would like to have 5-10 of these, then get 20-30 medium accounts. If I lose 1 or 2 big accounts, the 20-30 medium accounts keep me afloat while I go after new big accounts. I don't really waste time on small accounts simply because they basically pay for breakfast or something really small.

I will say this, if you can't get a big account in the first 6-8 months (assuming you have cash flow that you can ride this long) you could be in a world of trouble. If you can get one, it will really make going after the others a lot more enjoyable and less stressful. It's simply just very exhausting wasting any time on anything other than big accounts in the very beginning. You work just as hard on the medium sized accounts and see 1/3 to 1/36 of the money in my situation.

If you have any other questions, you can PM me. I hope this helps in the slightest!

10/26/2010 11:40:14 AM

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"I hope this helps in the slightest!"

Actually, it does.

Also. PM sent. I look forward to your answers.

10/26/2010 11:44:31 AM

guise

[Edited on October 26, 2010 at 11:48 AM. Reason : You are correct, merbig, to say I'll never go in soapbox. Scurred.]

10/26/2010 11:47:04 AM

LOL

10/26/2010 11:47:56 AM

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"Faggot"

10/26/2010 11:51:25 AM

i realize this thread is about faggotry. but you've been officially called the fuck out as a hipster

10/26/2010 11:54:38 AM

qntmfred is pissed!

10/26/2010 11:59:00 AM

"sir"

"good sir"

10/26/2010 11:59:52 AM

RAWR RAWR RAWR

10/26/2010 12:29:50 PM

epic and dank, though the use of both seems to be waning

10/26/2010 12:32:53 PM

you cant overly use faggot. if youre a faggot youre a faggot.

10/26/2010 12:36:49 PM

Crapbag. You know, like a bag of crap.

10/26/2010 12:50:41 PM

"Appreciation." You know who you are.

10/26/2010 12:55:20 PM

10/26/2010 1:05:04 PM

***OFFICIAL***

10/26/2010 2:03:04 PM

10/26/2010 2:06:02 PM

i really hate it when people quote something and say "this", as if it were unclear what the intention of repeating it was.

i believe it migrated over into ST from scout.com boards, which is very disappointing b/c scout.com boards are terrible.

10/26/2010 2:33:38 PM

"I, too...". You think you're witty.. You're not!

10/26/2010 6:16:04 PM

reverything on tww migrated from some other forum shut your ass up

10/26/2010 6:17:31 PM

I'd be interested in seeing the actual statistics...

qfred, get on that.

10/26/2010 6:18:12 PM

^^ yeah, but most of it came from superior forums.

i would consider tww st a better forum than the packpride free board, so to have stuff migrate from there is annoying.

10/26/2010 9:02:56 PM

bwn?

10/26/2010 9:26:02 PM

Lets do lunch, k?

(ok not technically a word or phrase)

10/26/2010 9:42:13 PM

shut your whore mouth

10/26/2010 10:04:44 PM

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"i really hate it when people quote something and say "this", as if it were unclear what the intention of repeating it was."

this

But no really, I came in here to post that. Drives me nuts.

10/26/2010 11:47:55 PM

inorite

10/26/2010 11:49:09 PM

the revival of the Outside Sales meme

10/26/2010 11:49:37 PM

^ True. I have been seeing it used a lot more.

10/26/2010 11:52:17 PM

10/27/2010 12:03:43 AM

OK ENOUGH

STOP WITH THE STUFF

10/27/2010 8:53:12 AM

DAT 190%

10/27/2010 8:55:03 AM

+1

set'm up

2

10/27/2010 8:58:36 AM

ATTN: USERS WITH X POSTS

10/27/2010 9:04:24 AM

set em up

1.98

10/27/2010 1:24:53 PM