Always said that I would never make an account.

i want a 10 page summary of the rules of the wolf web...GO

This is an experiment to tell me if this was a good idea or not...

2/11/2010 12:12:32 PM

shut your dirty mouth

2/11/2010 12:13:15 PM

First terrible idea

2/11/2010 12:13:23 PM

Well, this is your first mistake.

2/11/2010 12:13:25 PM

shut your dirty mouth

2/11/2010 12:13:30 PM

10 page summary?

2/11/2010 12:13:36 PM

nobody cares!

2/11/2010 12:13:56 PM

Alias!

2/11/2010 12:14:44 PM

this is sure to get you laid.

2/11/2010 12:15:16 PM

n00b!

2/11/2010 12:15:35 PM

Did you honestly expect this to go well?

2/11/2010 12:16:08 PM

this is sure to get you laid.

2/11/2010 12:16:12 PM

SHUT THE FUCK UP

2/11/2010 12:16:15 PM

I realize this thread is about those who have finally created a tww acount.... which I 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!

2/11/2010 12:16:17 PM

O THANK GOD

2/11/2010 12:16:27 PM

rule 1: n00bs don't make threads

2/11/2010 12:16:38 PM

Attention users with <10 posts...

2/11/2010 12:17:16 PM

What happened to the other four soths?

2/11/2010 12:17:41 PM

First, postcount++

Second, there's good stuff in this thread: message_topic.aspx?topic=550654
The term "good" is used lightly.

2/11/2010 12:26:35 PM

This is actually exactly how I expected this to go. Don't worry, I'm no noob to message boards. I wouldn't have posted this on the chit chat if I hadn't.

I killed the other four soths, they did not deserve to live and of course there can be only one.

I am still expecting to get laid for this and I will find things unacceptable if this does not happen.

that is all.

2/11/2010 12:29:48 PM

^then you better post some quality pictures of yourself

[Edited on February 11, 2010 at 12:32 PM. Reason : and your dong]

2/11/2010 12:30:50 PM

welcome to TWW! I'm EMCE, and ill be your guide. Let me know if you have any questions

2/11/2010 12:31:14 PM

Quote :

"I am still expecting to get laid for this and I will find things unacceptable if this does not happen."

You came to the wrong place for that.

2/11/2010 12:31:35 PM

There are no women on this site

2/11/2010 12:32:07 PM

unless you want to get laid by a dude

2/11/2010 12:33:31 PM

alias

2/11/2010 12:35:24 PM

Ibtevanjoke

2/11/2010 12:36:24 PM

Take it while you can get it.

[Edited on February 11, 2010 at 12:41 PM. Reason : image fail]

2/11/2010 12:41:14 PM

Do not post pictures of goatse!

2/11/2010 12:41:25 PM

^^^Lols. That's messed up!

2/11/2010 12:41:25 PM

2/11/2010 12:44:49 PM

Rule #1 of The Wolf Web: You do not talk about The Wolf Web.

2/11/2010 12:47:23 PM

[Edited on February 11, 2010 at 12:57 PM. Reason : see I can do it]

2/11/2010 12:49:29 PM

it's not that hard

[Edited on February 11, 2010 at 12:53 PM. Reason : .]

2/11/2010 12:53:35 PM

k.

2/11/2010 12:53:51 PM

Specific image url

The part that ends in .jpg

2/11/2010 12:53:53 PM

Quote :

"Don't worry, I'm no noob to messageimage boards."

I know where the cat dragged this in from.

2/11/2010 1:04:32 PM

Quote :

"today i registered on thewolfweb, fml."

2/11/2010 1:06:42 PM

lol I should have known it was you Sean!

2/11/2010 1:07:33 PM

you know it...course I establish myself by failing at posting my pic....

2/11/2010 1:09:13 PM

lol, welcome to TWW. Prepare yourself to be trolled, son!

2/11/2010 1:11:08 PM

There can always be a 7th Sloth.

Unless the 6th Sloth dies before reproduction after years of inbreeding made it susceptible to any number of ailments.

2/11/2010 1:11:30 PM

Not sloth, soth. but otherwise you could be correct.

2/11/2010 1:12:43 PM

2/11/2010 1:13:49 PM

SHUT THE FUCK UP

2/11/2010 1:13:54 PM

shut your filthy whore mouth?

Can you make me an egg and cheese biscuit?

2/11/2010 1:21:15 PM

alright, well you can have this which I made especially for you. Its fish eggs, and anal cheese sandwiched between some fiberglass insulation.

2/11/2010 1:24:51 PM

lame

[Edited on February 11, 2010 at 1:28 PM. Reason : I just really want an egg and cheese biscuit.]

2/11/2010 1:26:39 PM

WEAR THIS

2/11/2010 1:27:44 PM

Its all I had lying around at the time.

2/11/2010 1:28:09 PM