Sign Tracker

July 12, 2010

Hello Sign Tracker Friends & Family

We are happy to announce updates to Sign Tracker!

You Can Now Upload A Company Logo:

In the admin section you’ll find a Logo line with a View / Upload option. Your logo will be printed on all new contracts.

Editable Contract Terms:

Also in the admin section, you now have the ability to edit your contract terms. The new terms will print (as page 2) with the new contract.

New Contract:

To support the new logo and contract terms, we have redesigned the contract. Now, instead of printing directly to a PDF, the new contract will open as a form. You can now add a license number and give specifics about the project location before creating the pdf. You can even change the name of the contract. Any changes you make will now be saved to the forms section.

Find Tool and Pagination:

You can now filter Information by simply typing any portion of the contact, company or project name/number. You can also select the number of entries to be displayed on any of the list screens.

Coming Next:

You will soon be able to upload files into the files section. We have already provisioned 5Gigs of secure space for each account. You will also be able to link artwork to a specific estimate and print a thumbnail of that artwork on work orders.

Coming shortly after that:

More forms, a summery “line item” contract, internal project management and job costing.

We appreciate your support as we continue to build the Sign Industry’s most cost effective management solution.

Happy Tracking!

Sign Guy Joe

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Sign Sales Commissions!

July 12, 2010

Question from customer:

Ok, you sold me on sign tracker, I even bought the cd & it’s answered a lot of questions for me. Now I want to set up an outside sales force what should I pay for commissions?

Answer:

At our shop we paid commission only, and some expenses like phone, gas, trade-shows etc. We started with a base salary for 3-6 months, which varied by individual person. We paid 10% commission on new sales / 8% on national accounts. We allowed our reps to add money to a job, but they had to split it with the house. If they discounted commissions, sometimes the house would match the reduction to make the sale on a case by case basis.

Hope that helps!

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Passion, Passion, and more Passion...

July 06, 2010

Like you, we are very hopeful for a prosperous year in the sign industry. My brother-in-law, a cross-country trucker, tells me that things are booming for him – he claims truckers are the first to know when things are good (or bad). I bet it is safe to say, “sign people are the second to know!” It is great time to start adjusting for the future. Take a little time to work through some of the following issues at your company:

What is your sales plan and what tools will help reach your goal?

Strong sales team
Web tools for lead research
Sales goal and tracking system

Who is on your team?

Get the right people in the right positions
Hire new blood – look for passion

Evaluate processes?

Don’t be afraid to change what is not working
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Also, if you are not sure how to work through some of these issues, seek the help of an advisor – look to see if your city has a SCORE group. Find a friend in a similar business and share ideas for solving problems…don’t go at it alone.

Lastly, set goals…yes, drive your team…yes, but most important is to be crazy with passion!

Love it! That attitude will go a long way…promise!

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