November 2000
 Volume 4
 Issue 10

Attention! S.A.R.G.E. Salutes Carriers Beginning October 1st:

New Incentive Program Reward's Service, Sales & Carrier Longevity

S.A.R.G.E., a new carrier incentive program providing cash rewards for superior customer service and route growth gains, is set to begin October 1st. S.A.R.G.E. stands for Service And Route Growth Excellence. Under S.A.R.G.E., carriers will be awarded points for achieving zero service requests in a given billing quarter and points for their total route draw. As the total draw grows, so do the points. Here's how:

If the total draw (or number of papers on all your contracted routes combined) is:	Cash or $ for 0 Service Requests will be:	Cash or $ for your total draw will be:
75 or less	$5.00	$5.00
76-125	$10.00	$10.00
126-175	$15.00	$15.00
176 or more	$20.00	$20.00

A carrier who achieves 0 Service Requests while growing their route from 70 to 76 subscribers in a quarter will receive (10 + 10 = ) 20 points worth a $20 bonus for that quarter. Similarly, a carrier who maintains 187 subscribers with 0 Service Requests in a quarter stands to gain $40 in bonuses. Pretty good bonus money, eh?

S.A.R.G.E. has a carrier longevity component also. The longer you deliver the Southern, the more benefits and prizes you will qualify for. Carriers will earn 1 of 5 longevity designations. They are:

•Rookies: New carriers on route 3 billing cycles or less.
•1st Class Carriers: on route from 4 - 12 billing cycles.
•Experienced Carriers: on route 1 - 3 years
•Master Carriers: on route over 3 years
•SI Alumni: off route Master Carriers

Each designation qualifies you for bigger and better prizes like thermal coffee mugs or free business cards or a cell phone buy-in plan. Your District Managers are out soliciting local business involvement in the program, so look to your bundle tops for further information on program rules and prizes in the weeks ahead and start earning those points today.