Anyone heard anything with R2B or mid-markets? Clearly if retail locations close it will impact R2B so mid-markets seems to be the safest place. Thoughts?
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Have not heard a peep about R2B and they’re moving business as usual into Black Friday prep so
Just clap I2B already tbh
Yall that that say “r2b” will be hit hard dont got a clue of what’s going on. EVERYONE will get hit hard. Retail, R2B & especially B2B. B2B has been on the negative for YEARS. Look at their score cards. More than 70% of the entire org aint even hitting a 100% target YTD. As for retail, they are probably the most cooked. They lost top tier talent as soon as they switched to shared team comp & now majority of the entire VCG org is full of clerks taking orders. VCG hasnt even been pushing business adds like they used to & even got to a point they automatically assumed sales placing every customer they assist in to a consumer account. And guess what, VCG is still struggling to get in the positive. The true purpose of these layoffs isint just “cost”. There is a lot of fat in all sales channels, retail, b2b & r2b. The purpose of these layoffs is to consolidate the top talent to take on more work for the people that are about to get let go. There is no such thing as “safe channel”. The reps that haven’t been performing, haven’t been showing up to work, haven’t moved up for years but just coasting stacking the yearly raises for 10+ years are the least safe. R2b & b2b is here to stay but with wayyy less headcount. Retail will get cooked slowly as the years come, due to the push of indirect stores & online assistance through AI
@a5 bro we been doing this for years ever since isign came out
Do you drive for Uber? Yes, you have a business account.
Retail’s increasing shift toward business classified activations is distorting true consumer growth. A significant share of “business” lines added in retail are, in practice, consumer accounts placed under business profiles. This dynamic creates a misleading view of performance, introduces margin pressure, and ultimately diminishes the customer experience.
From an operational standpoint, the retail channel was not originally designed to function as a business-focused acquisition engine, and forcing this alignment adds complexity without delivering meaningful incremental value. A return to a consumer centric retail strategy would restore clarity in reporting, improve profitability, and better align the channel with its core strengths.
@a3 If, I'm not mistaking all open sales recs were pulled last week. There were a few Sr Director and Director spots that were all removed.
R2B going to be hit hard. Leadership already knows who is staying and who is going. Directors made the list of who they want to keep. Also any open positions in R2B are not being filled
dan is working close with the strategy side of VBG, so most of that team is safe
The whole business segment has had a rough year with a wild amount of deacts. Pretty sure they will see a big reduction in both B2B and R2B