We are feeding qntmfred's newborn by attracting all this outside attention. A+++++

[Edited on April 23, 2012 at 5:30 PM. Reason : >]

4/23/2012 5:28:15 PM

looks like ESPN finally blocked the scripts that we were running before.

that has no bearing on the PM plan. we're still on for 4:30ish AM

4/23/2012 5:28:35 PM

Still not convinced. Talley hole is a 2 min walk from that dorm. TIMESTAMP IT.

4/23/2012 5:28:37 PM

Hmm is this thread worthy of post number 12,000?

4/23/2012 5:29:33 PM

might go down in the history of tdub as one of the greatest ESPN gameday poll skew theads ever....yes its worth your damn 12k post!

4/23/2012 5:30:48 PM

Tell him to walk to centennial and take a picture of the 4th disc golf basket.

4/23/2012 5:32:15 PM

lol gg

4/23/2012 5:32:17 PM

AWESOME!!

4/23/2012 5:32:27 PM

Any other proof I can give?

4/23/2012 5:32:55 PM

lemme get a PM?

4/23/2012 5:33:17 PM

PM please?

4/23/2012 5:33:45 PM

same

4/23/2012 5:34:10 PM

The best $5 I ever spent to let everyone know I'm going to enjoy watch you guys (and Tx A&M) get DQ'ed for cheating...

Saved the whole thread and e-mailed it to ESPN...

[Edited on April 23, 2012 at 5:35 PM. Reason : added more]

4/23/2012 5:35:10 PM

special agent utah

4/23/2012 5:35:32 PM

utah is full of fags and hookers

4/23/2012 5:35:41 PM

Johnny Utah was much cooler

4/23/2012 5:36:46 PM

^^ So your mom and dad are from here, aye?

4/23/2012 5:36:54 PM

lol at lonnie utah

4/23/2012 5:36:59 PM

pm please

4/23/2012 5:37:30 PM

ok that is a pretty awesome first post, gg

4/23/2012 5:37:36 PM

lol don't you know the work around for not having to pay, even if you dont have an NCSU email address

4/23/2012 5:37:38 PM

^^^ $5 is cheap entertainment.

4/23/2012 5:38:32 PM

good thing you saved the thread, ESPN would never be able to figure this out without it!

btw, be sure to tell them we have the worst jurors ever, and that Texas A&M is actually a cocaine factory that specializes in cocaine cut with deworming agent.

carry on

4/23/2012 5:38:46 PM

damn guys, lonnie utah is going to take tww down. it was nice knowing yall

4/23/2012 5:39:50 PM

Please make my inbox green

4/23/2012 5:40:46 PM

where are all the people bitching on facebook?

i went to http://www.facebook.com/collegegameday but didn't see any mention of all this

4/23/2012 5:40:56 PM

http://www.facebook.com/lonnie.shull

boom

4/23/2012 5:41:51 PM

green inbox as well please

4/23/2012 5:41:55 PM

^^ that didn't take long

4/23/2012 5:42:34 PM

nbt

4/23/2012 5:42:39 PM

http://www.facebook.com/collegegameday/posts/106901702779287

the bitching thread

@dmspack

4/23/2012 5:43:54 PM

Quote :

"where are all the people bitching on facebook? i went to http://www.facebook.com/collegegameday but didn't see any mention of all this"

tell facebook to show you posts by others instead of highlights

4/23/2012 5:44:38 PM

Hot damn, this poll skew is profitable!

4/23/2012 5:44:38 PM

Howdy Yall!

4/23/2012 5:44:48 PM

Looks like it should be Lonnie Lenoir. AMIRITE?

4/23/2012 5:45:43 PM

Lonnie is at least from around these parts

probably a Tar Heel fan though

4/23/2012 5:45:58 PM

I wish seth le down would make a comeback like right naow

4/23/2012 5:46:57 PM

http://www.facebook.com/collegegameday?filter=2

4/23/2012 5:47:04 PM

Lonnie, I realize this thread is about those who have started their own company pollskew.... which you have not. 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!

4/23/2012 5:47:08 PM

im kinda shocked he's a real person ...

4/23/2012 5:47:16 PM

^^ gawd no. My wife's ex was a tarhole, and quite the @$$ hole.

FWIW, I've seen more games in carter finley than any other ACC venue...

4/23/2012 5:47:29 PM

someone shoot me a pm

also what the hell is a neebo

4/23/2012 5:47:48 PM

LONNIE UTAH SELLS COCAINE PRODUCT AND COCAINE DEWORMING AGENTS

4/23/2012 5:47:48 PM

^^packbackers was run by neebo, but now its just neebo. took "packbackers" completely off the building

4/23/2012 5:48:54 PM

lonnie shull

4/23/2012 5:48:54 PM

Ok, truth be told, I did save this thread, but didn't fwd it to game day. Just messin' with ya there.

Pretty damn clever of ya'll to make this work.

[Edited on April 23, 2012 at 5:49 PM. Reason : typo]

4/23/2012 5:49:08 PM

haha, saved this thread. noob.

4/23/2012 5:49:17 PM

Like your landscape photography page. Probably would enjoy posting in our Photography thread:

http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=391741&page=198

If anybody wants to see his work, go here:

http://www.landshapephotography.com/

[Edited on April 23, 2012 at 5:49 PM. Reason : ]

4/23/2012 5:49:19 PM

oh lord... TWW bout to do some work on this Lonnie character

4/23/2012 5:50:18 PM

tww action news private I team

4/23/2012 5:50:18 PM