Pitched Unfairly

Dunder MifflinScranton branch

A paper company that still answers its own phone.

Company overview · Refreshed every quarter

updated this quarter,
I promise

Why us, in four checks

Four checks make Scranton the safe paper order.

  1. Check 1 People never stop buying it. Paper is boring, recurring, and on every desk in the county.
  2. Check 2 Service the big box can't copy. A named salesperson, our own warehouse and truck, a receptionist who knows your voice.
  3. Check 3 It survives the cuts. Stamford closed and folded into us in 2006. Sabre kept us in 2010 on our results.
  4. Check 4 The relationships are the asset. In 2009 ten major clients followed their salesman out the door, then came back with him.

Company snapshot

Rewrite one slide a quarter and the deck never goes stale.

Dunder Mifflin As of Spring 2013Season 9
Regional manager
Dwight Schrute
Owner
Dunder Mifflin again, bought back by David Wallace
Branch status
Scranton is still open
New this quarter
Andy leaves to act; Dwight makes Jim his number two

What we sell

We sell paper, plus the people who deliver it.

The catalog

Copy paper
By the ream or the case
Cardstock and specialty
For the flyer you print twice
Envelopes and letterhead
Your name, on good stock
Printers
Since Sabre, 2010

Included, every order

Your salesperson
One name, one direct line
Customer service
A person picks up
Warehouse and truck
Ours, in Scranton

Who we serve

Our customers are the offices down the road.

  • Public sector
    County offices

    The county's paper contract, closed over lunch at a chain restaurant.

    The Client, 2005

  • Local business
    Offices in town

    Some left for the big box. We drove a gift basket to every one.

    Dunder Mifflin Infinity, 2007

  • Print-heavy firms
    Direct mail houses

    A rival branch closed. We won its biggest prospect the same week.

    Turf War, 2012

Ideal customer Orders every month, wants a name to call, and notices when an order goes wrong.

Proof

When our salesman quit, ten clients went with him.

Then they came back with him. Before he left, Scranton was the company's most profitable branch.

10 of 10 clients at Scranton Corporate buys him out. The ten come back with him.

How we compare

The big box wins on price. We win everything after the order.

3 to 2, us

Where we operate

Branches closed around us. Scranton took their clients.

Buffalo and Binghamton close too. Scranton wins its biggest prospect.

our territory:
the 570

The team

You'll deal with seven people, and you'll know every name.

  • Dunder Mifflin · Scranton Michael Scott Regional manager Closed the county over lunch.
  • Dunder Mifflin · Scranton Dwight Schrute Sales, later manager Relentless closer. Also farms beets.
  • Dunder Mifflin · Scranton Jim Halpert Sales Went to Stamford, came back with it.
  • Dunder Mifflin · Scranton Pam Halpert Reception, then sales Moved to sales after the 2009 buyout.
  • Dunder Mifflin · Scranton Phyllis Vance Sales Knows everyone in town, and their fridges.
  • Dunder Mifflin · Scranton Stanley Hudson Sales The veteran. Crossword at his desk.
  • Dunder Mifflin · Scranton Andy Bernard Sales, later manager Came with the merger. Went to Cornell.

Behind them Darryl in the warehouse, Kelly in customer service, Angela, Oscar and Kevin in accounting.

How to buy

Send one invoice and meet your salesperson this week.

  1. This weekYouSend us your last three paper invoices
  2. Day 2UsYour salesperson brings a quote, in person
  3. Week 2UsFirst delivery, on our own truck
  4. Each quarterBothReview the account, and we refresh this deck
Dunder MifflinOrder form · Scranton
Account
Your company
Item
20 lb copy paper, by the case
Salesperson
A real one
Delivery
Our truck, from our warehouse
Next review
Next quarter

White: customer · Yellow: branch · Pink: warehouse