TeamTALK Spring 2014 | Page 5

QUARTER ONE HAS SEEN SOME EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS AND RECORDS BROKEN! Written by Mike Postle - Sales Director With the first quarter over already it is great to see so many BDMs doing well in the Field – in fact we had a record number who earned the Quarterly Bonus. Well done to: • Anthony Cutrera • Steven Duncan • Louise Searle • Alison Steele • Jamie Thomson • Mark Jenkins The March sales count of 1031 was also just short of the monthly record and we continue to better our results year on year, so 2014 has had a really good start – the challenge of course is to keep it going. Another record is seeing the same face on the wall as BDM of the month for 3 months in a row; well done to Anthony Cutrera who continues his really excellent record but also to Alison Steele who has managed to secure top spot for April. Second challenge – who is going to claim the title for May? I really would like to see some variety! As many of you know we have been trialing electronic applications on iPads in the field for some weeks now. This has not been without its issues in terms of connection and stability but the feedback we have received has been invaluable and has allowed Jamie Bray and the IT team to produce a new version which significantly reduces the amount of data transfer required and hence the time the application needs to be on line. So yes, at the end of April the sales teams were brought together for a training session on iPads, and the RMS eApp was launched on an unsuspecting merchant public. This will make us considerably more efficient, enable merchants to be boarded much faster and save a load of cost in paper, printing and postage. Please continue to support this exciting development in providing detailed feedback in real time to the helpdesk and to