HBD mayne

10/21/2013 1:52:25 PM

HBD

10/21/2013 4:55:39 PM

HBD!!

10/21/2013 5:08:41 PM

Happy Birthdayyyyyy!!!!!



I can't find that awesome stick figure drawing you did of me & you...but here's to having a night like that with your girrrl to celebrate

10/21/2013 9:13:16 PM

Thank you, my bros. Thank you.

The birthday was awesome. Personal thank yous to come tomorrow.




[Edited on October 21, 2013 at 9:59 PM. Reason : Jj]

10/21/2013 9:57:35 PM

Hbd

10/21/2013 10:22:58 PM

Happy birthday!

10/21/2013 11:04:56 PM

Yay that's it!!!

Glad you had a great day

10/22/2013 1:16:59 AM

Thank you, so very much TreeTwista10! I even had a chance to go watch sportsball the day before my birthday. Good times were had by all




And to my dear friend, H8R, thank you so much for the birthday wishes. You will have to tell me the secrets to not aging. and soon!

Deer gunzz, I appreciate the birthday wishes. October birthdays are dope.

and thank you, as well my good buddy synapse. That makes me feel all warm and tingly inside




and now to my boos,

GREEN JAY, thank you for the birthday wishes. I hope to see you soon. Try not to freeze to death this winter.

bmel, thank you ma'am. and happy birthday to you!

MinkaGrl01, thank you so much for your well wishes. Please, take care of my dearest friend bbhehehehehehehehe

and DivaBaby19, thank you so much for the birthday wishes. I had a marvelous time!


and thank you, Kiwi. That really brightened up my day.

ShinAntonio, thank you Sir. A thousand thank yous.

10/22/2013 12:42:24 PM

Happy Birthdayyy

10/22/2013 1:08:38 PM

My dear friend, EMCE,

1. Be happy.

2. Have lots of sex.

3. Stay fit.

4.

10/22/2013 1:11:47 PM

Happy Birthday EMCE!

2/3/2014 1:20:10 PM

Thanks mang!

[Edited on February 3, 2014 at 1:31 PM. Reason : I like boobs]

2/3/2014 1:30:40 PM

HBD

2/3/2014 2:17:13 PM

Quote :

"3/1/2012 9:54:39 PM"

wat

2/3/2014 2:56:12 PM

Thanks klatypus!

2/3/2014 3:56:42 PM

Happy birthday to everybody!

2/3/2014 4:13:59 PM

today, we all are birthday

2/3/2014 4:14:47 PM

Another happy birthday to you sir!

10/21/2014 8:09:30 AM

8 ?? D

10/21/2014 12:27:52 PM

Omg

10/21/2014 1:34:40 PM

10/21/2014 5:09:02 PM

Thanks Meg! The amount of love I feel in my heart for you is immense.

10/21/2014 5:29:52 PM

Happy birthday, EMCE! I hope all is great with you.

10/21/2014 7:17:10 PM

Happy Birthday, ECME!

10/21/2014 7:49:52 PM

Thanks JeffreyBSG. Jeffs unite!!1

I do appreciate it, Kickstand. You're the best around... nothing's ever going to keep you down.

10/21/2014 10:12:56 PM

https://youtu.be/0I6FyUzT44M?t=1m17s

10/21/2015 8:36:33 PM

Thanks, TT10!


2015, the year TWW almost forgot old EMCE's birthday

10/21/2015 9:14:50 PM

HBD EMCE. Hopefully you ate at least 4 full animals worth of meat tonight.

10/21/2015 9:16:17 PM

Haha, thanks man. Those Brazilian steak houses are no joke.


You ever eat so much, you start sweating? I have

10/21/2015 9:25:56 PM

Yes. I've only been to a Brazilian Steak House once, but yes. Very much yes. It's and at the same time.

10/21/2015 9:35:51 PM

10/21/2017 9:36:19 AM

Thanks!

10/22/2017 10:01:56 AM

10/21/2018 11:31:32 PM

10/21/2019 12:06:15 AM

Thanks!

10/21/2019 6:09:31 AM

happy birthday bigman emce

10/21/2019 10:44:02 AM

realize this thread is about EMCE....who I am 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.

10/21/2019 11:58:46 PM

A+

10/10

10/22/2019 6:29:53 AM

Happy Birthday, EMCE! TWW chipped in and bought you a motorcycle. It should have arrived already.

10/21/2024 1:05:44 AM

Thanks brosephs

10/21/2024 9:29:11 AM