What is an HIMC Sales Representative?

An HIMC sales representative is an individual that recruits coupon spaces to our website by approaching local businesses and sharing the benefits of using Here Is My Coupon. HIMC sales reps earn $30 when the merchant that they have recruited to our website registers, credits them, and pays for a coupon space.

In addition to earning $30 commission, sales reps can also fundraise for a group or organization. A Sales Rep can represent a local community group, organization and/or a college student group of which he/she is a member, or the Sales Rep can represent a student group at his/her college of which he/she is not a member.

Sales reps fundraising for a student group earn that group $45 when the merchant they have recruited to our website registers, credits the sales rep and the student group, and posts a coupon.

Sales reps also can choose NOT to fundraise for a group/organization, and, thus, simply work to earn commission for themselves.

Who Can Become An HIMC Sales Representative?

College students in the U.S. with .edu email addresses can work as HIMC sales reps. Students studying outside of the U.S. may apply to work as a sales rep by emailing us at OOCREP@HIMC.com. If a sales rep is fundraising for a student group of which he/she is a member, he/she may also serve as one of the group's HIMC executives. To learn about this position, check out our Student Group Manual. A sales rep can fundraise for multiple local community groups, organizations and student groups (whether or not he/she is a member of each), but a sales rep can only serve as an executive in one of the groups. A sales rep can also serve as their school's College Campus Ambassador. To learn more about this position, click here.

How Does Someone Become An HIMC Sales Representative?

To become an HIMC sales rep, simply register on our website.

What Are The Responsibilities of HIMC A Sales Representative Earning?

• LEARN HIMC's INS AND OUTS: Study our model and our merchant handouts in order to clearly articulate the perks of using Here Is My Coupon as a merchant. The more comfortable you are explaining our model, the more successful you will be in recruiting merchants to our website.
• SET UP APPOINTMENTS: Contact local businesses and schedule a 5-10 minute appointment with business owners / managers. Don't worry, we have a phone call sales script that you can follow!
• INTRODUCE HIMC TO MERCHANTS: At appointments, review the HIMC merchant handout with the business owner or manager you are meeting. This flyer outlines the details and advantages of using Here Is My Coupon as a merchant.
• CLOSE THE MEETING AND RECEIVE COMMISSION FROM HIMC: At the end of each appointment, ask the merchants to credit you as the sales rep that approached them when they register their business. When a merchant credits you as the sales representative that shared HIMC with him/her, you will receive $30 in commission once he/she posts a coupon on HereIsMyCoupon.com. Additionally, be sure to hand the merchant your HIMC business card. He/She may want to reach out to you with questions, and any questions you cannot answer you may send to us at cs@hereismycoupon.com.
• FUNDRAISE FOR A LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUP/ORGANIZATION OR COLLEGE STUDENT GROUP OR FOR OUR HOUSE ACCOUNT: If you are fundraising for a group, ask the merchant to also credit group when he/she registers. The group for whom you are fundraising will earn $45 when the merchant that you have recruited to our website registers, credits the group, and posts a coupon. If you are working independently of a group, and, thus, are not fundraising for a group, ask the merchant to credit HIMC's "House Account". WE REALLY PREFER IF YOU HAVE A "GROUP" TO WORK AS OUR PRIMARY BUSINESS MODEL.

What Is The Time Commitment?

HIMC Sales Representative are not required to commit a minimum or maximum amount of time to recruiting coupons to our website. The incentive of $30 per merchant that registers, credits the sales rep, and posts a coupon is designed to motivate students in their sales efforts. Scheduling a sales appointment with a merchant takes about 2-3 minutes. Sales visits take about 6-10 minutes. Thus, about 15 minutes of "selling" our services (with a phone call and an in-person visit) could earn you $30. And, as a reminder, sales is always a numbers game, meaning that the more sales calls and visits you do, the more money you will earn. Additionally, the more you practice, the better you will become at selling Here Is My Coupon!

How Much Money Does An HIMC Sales Representative Earn?

Sales Reps earn $30 when the merchant that they have recruited to our website registers, credits them, and posts a coupon.

How Does An HIMC Sales Representative Get Paid?

When registering as a Sales Rep, we will ask that you provide us with your bank account information or PayPal account information so we can automatically transfer the money you have earned directly to you.

Is There A Limit To HOW MUCH A HIMC Sales Representative Can Earn?

Sales Reps fundraising for any group earn that group $45 when the merchant that they have recruited to our website registers, credits the sales rep and the group, and posts a coupon. Sales Reps can recruit an unlimited amount of coupons to our website. Subsequently, sales reps can earn their group for which they are fundraising an unlimited amount of funds.

What Territory Can A HIMC Sales Representative Cover?

HIMC sales representatives may approach merchants anywhere in the country, and even abroad! Those sales representatives that are fundraising for a group in addition to earning commission for themselves are encouraged to approach merchants in nearby communities, and surrounding the student group's college.

Sales representatives working independently, and, thus not fundraising for a specific group, are encouraged to approach merchants wherever it is most convenient for them! For example, students during the academic school year, would approach merchants surrounding their college campus. If student sales reps are living at home or in a different part of the country during the summer, we encourage them to approach merchants where they are currently living and may represent a group in their home town or even abroad.

Tips For Success "Marketing Materials"

Before approaching merchants, review Here Is My Coupon's sales and marketing materials accessible after registration and login. These materials will serve as tools for success. Below are additional tips that will help you in your sales efforts.

Social Media Marketing

Spread the word about the coupons you've recruited to our website through social media. Post a link to our site on your Facebook profile, Twitter, and other social media platforms you may use. HIMC buzz will increase the number of "Coupon Finders" visiting our site. And the more "Coupon Finders" we have, the more likely merchants will be to post coupons on our website, thus,earning you more money as you earn $30 per merchant successfully recruited to our site!

Print Business Cards

Be sure to print and give out your HIMC business cards, which you will have access to after registering and logging into your dashboard. Providing the merchants you visit with your business card will enable them to easily identify and credit you when they register their business.

Get An HIMC Article Published In Your Local and College Newspaper

Publishing our pre-made article (accessible after registration and login) will encourage your community and school to use our coupons. And the more visitors we have on our site using our coupons, the more likely new merchants will be willing to register and post coupons on HereIsMyCoupon.com.

Post HIMC Flyers Around Your Community and School

Posting HIMC flyers (accessible after registration and login) in your area will encourage your community to use our coupons. Once again, the more users we have, the more confident merchants will be in posting their coupons onto our website, thus earning you more money as you earn $30 per merchant successfully recruited to our site!

"Merchant Networking Strategy"

As a sales rep you will either represent Here Is My Coupon or you will represent a group that has registered to fundraise through our platform. You can fundraise for a group of which you are or are not a member.

Your job will be to cold call merchants in your local area, share with them the basics of Here Is My Coupon, and then schedule an in-person sales visit. At this visit you will discuss the details of Here Is My Coupon by going through a handout that we have provided our sales reps, accessible after login and registration.

As a sales rep, you will earn $30 commission per merchant that has registered, credited to you as the sales rep that approached him/her, and has posted a coupon on our site. If you are fundraising for any group, the group will earn $45, again, per merchant that registers, credits the group, and posts a coupon. Below are some helpful tips to follow:

How Sales Representative Can Target Merchants:

• There are no limitations as to what types of stores you can approach as a sales rep because any and all merchants have the ability to post coupons on our site.
• If individuals in your group consider themselves to be "locals" at certain stores/restaurants near your campus, consider approaching these places first. Those merchants that you know will be more likely to join HIMC as they will be helping you AND helping themselves.
• When thinking of locations/merchants to approach, consider using newspapers, magazines, blogs, and the Internet. You may be unaware of a strip of stores near you that is more than willing to help an organization you may be fundraising for AND to post coupons for increased business traffic!

Divide and Conquer!

• If you are fundraising for a group that has multiple sales reps, be sure to meet with the other sales reps to discuss how you will divide and conquer the various merchants in your area.
• Those who consider themselves locals or personally know a local should be the ones to reach out to these merchants first.
• Have each group member declare how many merchants they feel comfortable approaching within an allotted time and provide them with a section of stores /merchants to approach.
• We also recommend that sales reps create a target number of merchants to approach, based on a group's fundraising needs or your own needs as someone trying to earn money, with deadlines to keep you motivated, accountable, and focused.

Bring HIMC marketing Materials With You:

• Be sure to bring the HIMC Merchant Handout with you, accessible in your dashboard after you register and login.
• We also encourage you to bring your laptop to walk a merchant through our website in case he/she would like to register or view the website during your visit.
• And, once again, remember your business card! (Accessible in your dashboard after your register and login).

BRING YOUR HIMC BUSINESS CARDS!

• To establish future contact between yourself and a merchant you have approached, it is crucial to leave behind your business card, accessible in your dashboard after you register and login.
• In order to receive commission for your efforts, you must be credited by the merchant you approached. Therefore, a business card will be helpful to a merchant when he registers so that he can properly enter your name and ID number.
• Additionally, providing your business card to a merchant you have approached may be helpful if he/she has a question and would like to contact you.

How To Dress When Approaching Merchants:

• Like a college student! Or however you would normally dress when representing Here Is My Coupon or your student organization.

The Best Time To Approach Merchants:

• The best time to call and visit a business owner and/or manager is when they are least busy. It is highly unlikely that they will be able to speak with you during prime hours.
• For example, it is not a good idea to call or approach a restaurant manager/owner on Friday at 7 pm.
• Even if a store or restaurant looks almost empty and it seems as though the owner, manager, and/or staff member is available to speak with you, make sure to ask, "Is now a convenient time?" This courteous gesture will go a long way.

How To Approach Merchants:

• First, follow the sales rep phone call sales script, accessible in your dashboard after you register and login. The purpose of this phone call is to introduce yourself, to share the gist of Here Is My Coupon with a store manager or owner, and then to schedule an appointment to meet with him/her in person in order to discuss the details of Here Is My Coupon.
• For tips on how to conduct your in-person sales visit, register and login to your dashboard. Additional sales materials will also be available in your dashboard.

"What To Do When The Merchant Is Interested"

You just approached a merchant in your area, shared the details of Here Is My Coupon, and now it seems as though the merchant is ready to register his/her business and post a coupon! Congratulations!

• Provide the merchant with your business card so that he/she is able to credit you as the sales rep that approached him/her (accessible in your dashboard after registering and logging in). Once the merchant has registered, credited you, and posted a coupon, $30 will be transferred to you for your efforts.
• If you are fundraising for a group, make sure to provide the merchant with the group's name and ID number so that they will receive funds as well. Once the merchant has registered, credited you and the student group, and posted a paid coupon, the group will be sent $45 to put towards their fundraiser.
• Finally, refer the merchant to our website, HereIsMyCoupon.com, and refer them to "Merchant info" for more details. Remind him/her that registration is simple, easy, and that the link to register can be found on our home page.
• We also encourage you to ask the merchant for his/her contact information so that you can follow-up and ensure that he/she has registered and credited you and the group you may be representing.

"Merchant Maintenance"

Build a Relationship with the Merchants You've Recruited to HIMC:

• We encourage our sales reps to occasionally reach out to merchants they have recruited to our website, ensuring that they are benefiting from using the website.
• If after contacting a merchant you find that he/she is gaining traction and revenue from HIMC coupons, we encourage you to suggest that he/she pay for another coupon space! (Unless this merchant has already paid for 3 coupon spaces, which is the maximum amount of spaces any merchant may have active at a given time).
• After one year of posting coupons on HereIsMyCoupon.com, merchants will need to pay to renew their coupon space(s). Those merchants that you have a relationship with are more likely to once again credit you as the sales rep that initially approached them. For each merchant that re-credits you, Here Is My Coupon will send you $10 for maintaining a relationship with each merchant, which may only require sending a few emails throughout the year!

Monitor Your Merchant's:

• It is critical to monitor the number of merchants you've recruited to the site and when each of these merchants needs to renew their coupon spaces. Knowing this information will help you to keep track of your merchants and will remind you to reach out to them when their coupon space is close to expiration. This contact you will have with the merchants you've recruited to our site will most likely lead to their re-crediting you as the sales rep that initially approached them. And for each merchant that re-credits you as the sales rep, $10 will be sent to you from Here Is My Coupon.
• The ability to track the merchants you've recruited to our site is available in your dashboard once you login.

Here Is My Coupon Code of Conduct

In addition to your school's existing code of conduct, Here Is My Coupon has a set of required rules and regulations to maintain the highest quality professional standards for Here Is My Coupon affiliates.

If Here Is My Coupon is notified that a sales representative or student group has violated any code of conduct, the report will be investigated, and if proven guilty more than 4 times per membership year, that group will be dissolved and all members will be forever revoked from working for or fundraising through Here Is My Coupon.

• HIMC sales representatives must read entirely through the HIMC Sales Representative description and contract when registering.
• • No group member, sales representative, or ambassador, may student or student group can pose as another representing another group.
• Each group must have 3 leaders (2 executives and a treasurer).
• The treasurer must maintain an accurate record of their group's finances. No group can refer more than fifty of the same group affiliation (ex. 100 of the same regional, national, or international group).
• All groups must maintain a professional relationship and respect a merchant's privacy.
• All group members must follow proper guidelines when approaching merchants.
• All payments must be applied to the sales rep and the student group with no payments distributed to any individual members.
• Group members cannot create or use salacious, offensive, unapproved materials. Here Is My Coupon reserves the right to remove any unwanted material without consultation.

Working As An HIMC Sales Representative Offers You The Following:

EARN MONEY BASED ON DRIVE / SKILL:

As a Here Is My Coupon sales rep, you are not only offered the opportunity to earn money based on your efforts and drive to succeed, but are also provided with opportunity to learn and develop valuable skills that can be applied to the business world.

LEARN HOW TO SELL:

First, you will learn how to pitch our services and set up sales appointments over the phone. Next, you will learn how to conduct a professional sales meeting as you will meet in person with a business owner or manager, discuss our services, and, finally, sell them.

LEARN HOW TO DEVELOP BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS:

Those sales reps that build relationships with the merchants they sell to naturally benefit, as those merchants that renew their coupon space(s) for an additional year are more likely to once again credit the sales rep that originally sold to him/her. Thus, our sales cycle encourages our reps to reach out to those merchants they have previously met with – ensuring that the merchants are happy with our services and wish to renew for an additional year. This communication we encourage enables our sales reps to build or improve their interpersonal skills.

LEARN HOW TO NETWORK AND MARKET OUR SERVICES:

Next, those reps that choose to network and market our services also prove more successful than those who do not, as they generate the most leads and sell the most.

LEARN HOW TO FUNDRAISE:

Additionally, sales reps that choose to fundraise for a student group build the skills required to discuss the purpose of a fundraiser and to ask for money.

EARN A SPOT ON OUR CORE TEAM:

Finally, all of our employees that prove hardworking, dedicated, and driven are frequently offered the opportunity to work for Here Is My Coupon on a larger scale with our core team of executives.