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Urbane Guerrilla · 02-02-2009, 01:03 AM

Yep. Every independent contractor working in Vector Marketing (which is all of us in the sales force) does. Cutco makes 'em, Vector sells 'em, ALCAS owns both and Ka-Bar besides.

We all run our own businesses, but we still have the structure and knowledge of the big company to help and to back us up. The company's website also sells, but specials aside, which go to catalog customers, it's all at list price. The sales force comes in because essentially this product needs to be put in the customer's hand before they're likely to buy for the first time. It's a product that calls for a one-on-one demonstration rather than an infomercial or a fair-and-show kind of live-action infomercial demo. Particularly in view of safe knife handling. Cutco'll go right through a finger.

We don't like to hire former-MLM guys -- they have bad ethical habits that don't work in our culture.

Hey Merc, what's the item number on your hunting knife? Is it the Fifties-looking design with a hard handle or the Kraton-handled Outdoor Knife?

02-02-2009, 01:03 AM	#9
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Yep. Every independent contractor working in Vector Marketing (which is all of us in the sales force) does. Cutco makes 'em, Vector sells 'em, ALCAS owns both and Ka-Bar besides. We all run our own businesses, but we still have the structure and knowledge of the big company to help and to back us up. The company's website also sells, but specials aside, which go to catalog customers, it's all at list price. The sales force comes in because essentially this product needs to be put in the customer's hand before they're likely to buy for the first time. It's a product that calls for a one-on-one demonstration rather than an infomercial or a fair-and-show kind of live-action infomercial demo. Particularly in view of safe knife handling. Cutco'll go right through a finger. We don't like to hire former-MLM guys -- they have bad ethical habits that don't work in our culture. Hey Merc, what's the item number on your hunting knife? Is it the Fifties-looking design with a hard handle or the Kraton-handled Outdoor Knife? __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course. Last edited by Urbane Guerrilla; 02-02-2009 at 01:16 AM.