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| Topic: | FU Sonos This thread has 42 replies. Displaying posts 16 through 30. |
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| Post 16 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:19 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 19:54, 3PedalMINI said...
Im going to play devils Advocate here:
Sonos dealers pay money to "buy in" they are also the ones that have to deal with the repercussions of cross selling and possibly losing the line. Obviously this has been a problem for them to actually do something about this.
If anything they are "protecting" dealers that dont cross sell and to be honest this may be a step in the right direction and shows that they care enough to try and do something about it.
IDK..there are things that really urk me about sonos, LIKE THIS GOLD LEVEL DEALER PROGRAM GARBAGE. and like mike said they could care less about the amount you sell, only the number of households you sign up which in its self is complete crap. But Ive also come to love the simplicity and the amount of shear revenue it brings in from additional work, word of mouth and upgrades.
For the right dealers it is an absolute "cash cow" (i use that loosely) from the labor, speakers, wire etc. OTOH, I saw this in a thread at a ski boat forum- the OP asked about wireless audio and one of the guys posted "Sonos is great, if you are looking at them seriously shoot me a pm. I can get you 30% off your initial order providing you order via sonos.com" I don't know how the EFF he can pull this off, but it looks like a better deal than dealers get.WTF??????/
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| Post 17 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:22 |
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Why don't you buy through a stocking distributor-rep? None available to you or in your area?
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| OP | Post 18 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:22 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 20:14, 3PedalMINI said...
it depends on your area but every sonos dealer is required to sign up x amount of households to keep their dealership. I dont think anyone really knows what this number is but as long as your consistant on signing up new houses then you are OK. This gold level dealer program is total ass. Which also is dependent on your area, like in ours i need to sign up 15 new houses every 6 months to become a gold level dealer. THis is strictly based on new house signups and has nothing todo with the amount of sonos units you put in and how much you send to sonos.
Last quarter i signed up 14 new houses, but i sold IIRC 34k (+-) worth of sonos product and didn't make gold level. THAT is total CRAP And I can go and sell under $3000 worth of play:1's and gain gold level status. Fair, huh?
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| OP | Post 19 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:24 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 20:22, tweeterguy said...
Why don't you buy through a stocking distributor-rep? None available to you or in your area? Why, so I make smaller margins and can't help out a fellow CI buddy keep their dealership? I'd rather just sell Nuvo and other products.
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| Post 20 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:24 |
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Never heard of such a thing.
I wouldn't even know where/how to find what level I'm at. Couldn't care less.
I'm probably at the papyrus level. Who gives a sh!t.
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| OP | Post 21 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:27 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 20:24, Hasbeen said...
Never heard of such a thing.
I wouldn't even know where/how to find what level I'm at. Couldn't care less.
I'm probably at the papyrus level. Who gives a sh!t. If they dropped you, you would care. Especially when you have quotes out there with more of their product on it and they tell you, nah, you sold $100,000 this quarter but you didn't sell 15 new households.
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| Post 22 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:34 |
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I think you guys are making this stuff up….
Who's ever been dropped as a dealer? Has anyone ever been dropped as a dealer in the history of the world? When I say anybody, I mean somebody on this site that we know.
Sure, goldenz is having an issue, but he isn't/wasn't a dealer.
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| Post 23 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:42 |
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I looked up my account…$17,500 on 19 orders. That's my complete 2012 history.
I sell Sonos by accident.
I haven't received any calls or threatening emails.
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| OP | Post 24 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:42 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 20:34, Hasbeen said...
I think you guys are making this stuff up….
Who's ever been dropped as a dealer? Has anyone ever been dropped as a dealer in the history of the world? When I say anybody, I mean somebody on this site that we know.
Sure, goldenz is having an issue, but he isn't/wasn't a dealer.
I'm not a dealer by their own hand really. I sent some emails and tried to call a while back, before I was offered the assistance of a couple of fellow CI's. I never once got a reply. Not sure why I have such bad luck with them, but it is what it is.
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| Post 25 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:53 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 20:42, goldenzrule said...
I'm not a dealer by their own hand really. I sent some emails and tried to call a while back, before I was offered the assistance of a couple of fellow CI's. I never once got a reply. Not sure why I have such bad luck with them, but it is what it is. I know. I wasn't trying to take a jab at you. I've just never heard of all this tuff before…Furthermore, Sonos would never know how many households I've signed up, because when I register the units, I do it on my email.
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| Post 26 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 20:57 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 20:53, Hasbeen said...
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I know. I wasn't trying to take a jab at you.
I've just never heard of all this tuff before…Furthermore, Sonos would never know how many households I've signed up, because when I register the units, I do it on my email.
it goes by mac address of the modem
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| Post 27 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 21:00 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 20:57, 3PedalMINI said...
it goes by mac address of the modem Goes to show you how much I know. Maybe I should relinquish my dealershipness for lack of Sonos knowledge.
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| Post 28 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 21:03 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 20:42, Hasbeen said...
I looked up my account…$17,500 on 19 orders. That's my complete 2012 history.
I sell Sonos by accident.
I haven't received any calls or threatening emails. Supposedly the quota is 15 new households. You're safe..
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| OP | Post 29 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 21:06 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 20:42, Hasbeen said...
I looked up my account…$17,500 on 19 orders. That's my complete 2012 history.
I sell Sonos by accident.
I haven't received any calls or threatening emails. You mean 2013?
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| Post 30 made on Tuesday December 3, 2013 at 21:13 |
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On December 3, 2013 at 21:06, goldenzrule said...
You mean 2013? Yep. I've been a little spacey lately. Sorry. Yes, 2013. I'm on medication.
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