for cheap out of the back of my SUV?

Sheesh, if I had a dollar for everytime someone has tried this scam on me, I think I'd have enough money to buy a number 10 meal at McDonalds.

10/25/2010 4:57:06 PM

Then win an awesome stereo system via MONOPOLY

10/25/2010 4:57:54 PM

I just say one sec.. turn on the music.. turn it up.. nope I'm good bro then drive off

10/25/2010 4:58:14 PM

You joke about this, but I made 75 Gs last year doing this!

10/25/2010 4:59:09 PM

I realize this thread is about selling speakers ....which I do 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!

10/25/2010 5:18:05 PM

Carzin...Thats kind of funny...They tried to sell Jody some speakers yesterday too.

[Edited on October 25, 2010 at 5:22 PM. Reason : l]

10/25/2010 5:22:16 PM

DOGG DIGITAL SPEAKERS

10/25/2010 5:28:32 PM

^^^ HAHAHAHAHA

10/25/2010 5:36:54 PM

this gets made at least once a year

http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=599095&page=2

10/25/2010 6:37:18 PM

I've never been approached by these people. I probably look too poor; or maybe I look too rich?

[Edited on October 25, 2010 at 8:54 PM. Reason : s]

10/25/2010 8:54:00 PM

Ok, who wants to come over tonight and snuggle while watching one of any movie of your choosing,,,

I have every movie that has come out in 3d....plus a million other great flicks


I seriously won't rape you or anything...just looking for someone to come hang out and watch some tv/movies with me

Seriously, I just want a warm body (with a vagina in it) to hang out with tonight,,,,no pressure for sex or anything. Just no obligation snuggling.


,no harm in that.,,,,come on ladies!

10/25/2010 8:55:51 PM

I was in Cary one night, sitting at a red light with the top down, these douches pulled up next to me and started their speech about the stereos

I called them out on the scam, they got pissed off and called me a douche

i drove off

yo holmes, etc

and

Quote :

"COME ON LADIES"

10/26/2010 12:54:20 AM

^^

10/26/2010 12:56:44 AM

These guys rolled up alongside me in traffic and honked their horn at me while i was going 50mph down blue ridge and asked me if i wanted some speakers that were "reeeeulll niiiceee". I just put my foot on the gas and blew through a yellow light (they actually followed me up until that light, increasing speed) until I was more towards the fairgrounds.

My friend has an amusing story of somehow getting involved with one of those scams and riding with one of said scammers to his house where he picked up some pot and then drove around to do all sorts of weird sketchy stuff (sorry, I'm drunk and don't remember all the details).

Fuck those white van speaker assholes. Preying on the ignorant just makes you a cock.

10/26/2010 1:17:03 AM

I hadn't thought of these guys in years until they pulled up along side me while I was putting gas in my car on Buck Jones a few weeks ago. Only the second time I was ever directly approached, maybe I don't look like the target type either.

10/26/2010 6:29:43 PM

Not this shit again...

10/26/2010 6:30:45 PM

yall wouldnt brag about someone pullin up beside you and robbin you at gunpoint

10/26/2010 6:31:36 PM

I'm not familiar with this scam...

10/26/2010 6:32:12 PM

^
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_van_speaker_scam

10/26/2010 6:42:58 PM

my friend makes over 100k a year on that scam in Florida....he's kind of a piece of shit though

10/26/2010 7:40:35 PM

Seems like the only way to be rich in this country is to be a piece of shit.

10/26/2010 7:54:11 PM