you know, since bbehe sucks and is not a thing

minka

8/2/2013 5:43:33 PM

Hey bro, you still creepy?

8/2/2013 5:48:20 PM

is the sky still blue?

8/2/2013 5:48:57 PM

^^I was never creepy to anyone but you and various other insecure TWW males =3

8/2/2013 5:55:58 PM

Hi Everyone,

Next Tuesday, June 18th, we will be treating plants in our greenhouse on Method Road with a nanomaterial that grows in plants and can later be used to effectively treat against cancer. To save time and improve our process, we are looking for a few people who would be willing to assist us in the greenhouse in treating our plants. The room is indoors and air conditioned. We will offer $10 per hour of work, and include a free lunch. If you are interested and can be available for the whole day (if necessary), please respond to let me know and include a contact phone number for you and I will add you to our contact list. We ask that you be ready to start by 9:30am. The last few rounds of treatment have taken approximately 5 hours, and we expect that amount of time needed for next week.

PM or contact me if you are interested or have questions. Thanks.


David Arney
Clinical Development Coordinator
Nanovector, Inc.
darney@nanovectorinc.com

8/2/2013 6:07:28 PM

I realize this thread was started by the worst user ever....which I do not dispute. 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!

8/2/2013 7:12:25 PM

chembob, on the other hand, was the best user TWW ever saw

8/2/2013 8:15:20 PM

8/2/2013 8:19:38 PM

bbehe's a big fan of Connor

8/2/2013 8:25:55 PM

This thread didn't take off as well as I hoped.

8/2/2013 8:46:56 PM

I can totally get behind this thread

Can I discuss life with you guys as well?

8/2/2013 8:49:58 PM

Awww I didn't even see it until just now

So Jayne is now the new liaison now eh?

8/2/2013 9:08:00 PM

Yes, sadly he does not wear his cunning hat.

8/2/2013 9:08:13 PM

But a double-breasted suit jacket

8/2/2013 9:08:22 PM

I wish there was a 6th season of Angel

btw, don't waste your time on the newest Doctor Who special, all it is some stupid special on the women of Doctor Who and is just random people talking about them

8/2/2013 9:08:39 PM

lol I'm looking forward to it

“Time isn't a straight line. It's all...bumpy-wumpy. There's loads of boring stuff. Like Sundays and Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons. But now and then there are Saturdays. Big temporal tipping points when anything's impossible.”
– Eleventh Doctor

8/2/2013 9:08:53 PM

It's Friday.

8/2/2013 9:09:03 PM

let's discuss some Starbuck

8/2/2013 9:09:18 PM

Pre death Starbuck>>>Post Death Starbuck

8/2/2013 9:10:17 PM

so help me find the graphic novels or whatever that conclude what happens to angel and crew

dont give me spoilers though, thanks!

8/2/2013 9:10:32 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Angel-After-The-Fall-Volume/dp/160010181X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345492932&sr=8-1&keywords=angel+season+6

8/2/2013 9:10:42 PM

8/2/2013 9:11:02 PM

There is Buffy Season 8 too. Sadly, there isn't BSG "Fuck it, we're redoing the last season, because we honestly feel really bad about it" graphic novel.

[Edited on August 20, 2012 at 4:15 PM. Reason : a]

8/2/2013 9:11:12 PM

I heard the artwork is pretty bad in the angel books

8/2/2013 9:12:07 PM

I haven't read them, I don't really have an interest in graphic novels of something that was already a tv show like Angel and Firefly.



[Edited on August 2, 2013 at 9:12 PM. Reason : a]

8/2/2013 9:12:16 PM

I have something sad and slightly embarrassing to tell you...

8/2/2013 9:12:45 PM

Do tell

8/2/2013 9:12:56 PM

Instead of watching DS9 I somehow got started watching Ally McBeal and then last night I watched Dawson's Creek while on the treadmill.


help!

8/2/2013 9:13:07 PM

LOL

HIJACKED

poor bubblebobble

8/2/2013 9:21:17 PM

I don't care

minka is mah surrogate b00

8/2/2013 9:26:32 PM

or apparently not

since she didn't talk to me ITT

8/3/2013 5:56:40 PM

8/3/2013 7:02:57 PM

it's not that upsetting

you'd just think she'd want to talk to someone who's actually a thing

8/3/2013 9:29:46 PM

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8/3/2013 11:18:34 PM

I think she's made up her mind that she prefers my thread

8/3/2013 11:23:36 PM

hmph

8/4/2013 3:25:29 AM

I'm beginning to think nobody on here likes me

8/4/2013 6:48:00 PM

lol

8/4/2013 8:39:23 PM

8/5/2013 12:48:25 AM

8/5/2013 2:16:13 AM

all I ever wanted was your love

8/5/2013 2:33:37 AM

DISCUSSING LIFE WITH ME WOULD BE FAR MORE INTERESTING THAN THE STUPID STUFF BBEHE LIKES TO DISCUSS

you know, since he's not a thing

8/7/2013 8:25:14 PM

You jelly bro?

8/7/2013 10:28:29 PM

not really

there are plenty of other people that are just as worthy of having a conversation with as minka

really it's her loss that she's not participating

8/7/2013 10:29:40 PM

Lol what do you want to discuss?

8/7/2013 10:31:36 PM

I wanna discuss gettin' dem digits, gurl

jk jk

really I was just wanting to reiterate to bbehe once again that he isn't a thing




I'd be happy to discuss stuff with you though

hmm

let's start a topic



what are your thoughts on meteor showers?

do you actively try to see any of them when they come around

do you have a passing interest in them

are you not interested in them at all?

tell me the story of your (possible) interest in astronomy and various other subjects

8/7/2013 11:01:54 PM

I stepped outside just now to look for mah cat and saw a shooting star

that was cool



wow

I actually didn't notice the earlier minka/fhqwhgadz posts in here

I think I must be losing mah shit lately =3

must be that minor brain damage I suffered back in the Revolutionary War

yes fugugrass, you can discuss with us

8/8/2013 3:46:19 AM

what are your thoughts on meteor showers? I think they are lovely

do you actively try to see any of them when they come around not too much, I always live somewhere with a lot of light so it's hard to see but I think I have a date to see a meteor shower Monday night

do you have a passing interest in them yes

are you not interested in them at all? no, I am

tell me the story of your (possible) interest in astronomy and various other subjects

I used to loved laying on my back in our pool when I was a kid down in new bern and watching the stars at night. I felt like I was the only person for miles and the water was so dark. I just wanted to float up to the sky.

various subjects? like what?

8/8/2013 9:34:06 AM

Quote :

"I think they are lovely"

I think you are lovely

LOL

SO SMOOVE



also LOL @ making my questions in italics

that totally suits my persona



gotta cut it short tho cuz I gotta head to work :3

will talk 2nite or tomorruh nite

8/8/2013 9:39:41 AM

ok. maybe tonight then. I definitely wont be available tomorrow night... I have plans

8/8/2013 9:50:41 AM