Oh, hello there ddd! Thank you for dropping by my thread. I know you have a broad choice of threads to read, so it means a lot that you have come to visit mine.

Here's what I want to ask you: What would you say are your Seven Wonders of the TWW World?

Now, what do I mean by this? Well, what really strikes you as the cornerstones that support the greatness of TWW? This can be a particular thread you enjoyed, a board you find yourself always coming back to, a user whose posts you like reading, a way the users react with certain events happen, or something else entirely. You don't have to order them, but you can if you want.

So then, what are your Seven Wonders?

5/3/2012 3:36:31 PM

1. Subject-Verb Agreement

5/3/2012 3:38:10 PM

you really should talk about ddd like that

5/3/2012 3:39:06 PM

1. NO Guy
2. News Channel 14 snow closings (I prefer "Raleigh Pwnt. Stay Home")
3. "It Begins" flood picture of n00b on a surfboard
4. Joie?

5/3/2012 3:39:06 PM

Sorry, this thread doesn't make the cut

5/3/2012 3:39:09 PM

one of my wonders is suspending people for calling out grammatical errors

[Edited on May 3, 2012 at 3:41 PM. Reason : or the overarching theme of unjustified abuses of power]

5/3/2012 3:39:38 PM

West Raleigh Three
UNC Investigation Thread
Dylan
Dylan
Dylan

5/3/2012 3:40:44 PM

I really am a wonder, aren't I?

5/3/2012 3:41:41 PM

as the 4th member of the West Raleigh three, I applaud your success Snewf

[Edited on May 3, 2012 at 3:43 PM. Reason : asdf]

5/3/2012 3:43:21 PM

on November 7, 2007, user Amac884 became the first wolf web user to be inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame. He delivered his induction speech the following week on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and was subsequently awarded the Inaugural Danny Glover Internet Lifetime Achievement Award. Subway and Sunkist catered the event, providing free orange sodas and submarine sandwiches to attendees who were in their twenties.

5/3/2012 3:50:48 PM

after deep and extensive thought, i can only think of 2 things that i like about this wretched hellhole

5/3/2012 3:52:18 PM

interesting...tell us less

5/3/2012 3:53:16 PM

I realize this thread is about BigMan157's lack of formal education, which makes his thread titles laughable, at best; but 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!

5/3/2012 3:57:38 PM

5. Foshkiller's religion rant

5/3/2012 3:58:14 PM

^^^^ Is one of them punchmonk?

[Edited on May 3, 2012 at 3:58 PM. Reason : ]

[Edited on May 3, 2012 at 3:58 PM. Reason : ]

5/3/2012 3:58:14 PM

ok maybe 3 things

5/3/2012 3:59:24 PM

5/3/2012 4:00:00 PM

i think our pee can kill bushes cause several times i peed out a window and like there was a bush outside that window and then like a few months later i noticed the bush was dead

5/3/2012 4:01:19 PM

trying to think of ones not listed

cabnit
multitude of poll skews
tww action news
pick a number/boobs/continuous titty
ncsugirl
got raped last night
wheres esgargs
tunnel painting?
?topic=494494 maybe
?topic=517333 and all the others

5/3/2012 4:06:55 PM

News 14 closings list
Egg hunts
Michael Glapion
This:

Gargs Photshop message_topic.aspx?topic=172683
Anytime TWW action news solve crimes

[Edited on May 3, 2012 at 4:11 PM. Reason : .]

5/3/2012 4:09:49 PM

Your creative use of the s_____

5/3/2012 4:42:07 PM

Running Retard photoshop thread. I wish that hadn't been archived, it brought the lols

5/3/2012 4:47:37 PM

I cam here to post Running Retard

it's my all time favorite

but DJE had to steal my thunder

5/3/2012 4:48:57 PM

Is the "BYE" picture a TWW original? I know it goes a ways back. If so, it gets a nod.

5/3/2012 4:51:41 PM

**** ****

5/3/2012 4:58:15 PM

Greg Hyer
amazngxkate
http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=622840
BubbleBobble's existence
"pm GreatGazoo"
everyone has to be either A. an alias or B. a troll
THREE WORD QUOTES


and plenty more

5/3/2012 5:03:56 PM

poll skews
michael glapion
egg hunt
gr3g hy3r
i spend a lot of time in sports talk...so the some of my favorite threads there are:
the georgetown basketball game thread
any unc football game thread the last 5 years

i'll try to think of 1 more to make it 7.

5/3/2012 5:14:29 PM

the only good photoshop I have ever done was in the Running Retard thread. I worked hard on that bitch, and was quite proud of it

too bad it is now lost forever

5/3/2012 5:16:07 PM

did anybody nominate my dick yet?

5/3/2012 6:03:22 PM

I would just like to comment that the greeting made me smile. More threads should really consider customer service. A+ would read again.

5/3/2012 6:08:26 PM

I opened this thread, hit 'Ctrl+F', typed in EMCE, and didn't see my name.

I'll be leaving now...

5/3/2012 6:11:11 PM

5/3/2012 6:13:24 PM

Shelly Biggs
Nasty tits (in Craig kilborn pic) - forgot the girls username on here
Ncsujami
Naked Girl w/ shampoo bottle pics (Anne or Anna something?)

5/3/2012 6:13:58 PM

^ AnnLove

5/3/2012 6:14:44 PM

Quote :

"KATIE IN OWEN"

5/5/2012 5:11:06 PM