Comments on: The Origin of the word “SPIFF” http://leapcomp.com/2009/07/the-origin-of-the-word-spiff.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:05:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: admin http://leapcomp.com/2009/07/the-origin-of-the-word-spiff.html#comment-72187 admin Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:21:12 +0000 http://leapcomp.com/?p=1003#comment-72187 Hi Chris, Very interesting story and yet another meaning! We might never know with certainty what spiff stands for, but I certainly like your story. Julien Hi Chris,

Very interesting story and yet another meaning! We might never know with certainty what spiff stands for, but I certainly like your story.

Julien

]]> By: Chris LaMantia http://leapcomp.com/2009/07/the-origin-of-the-word-spiff.html#comment-65822 Chris LaMantia Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:46:25 +0000 http://leapcomp.com/?p=1003#comment-65822 I was told many years ago by a gentleman in his 70's that SPIFF stood for SPecial Incentive For the Floor. The story was that back in the very early days of the large department stores (Macy's was given specifically) that the perfume manufacturers would provide an incentive to saleswomen in women's perfume department to push their products for a given period of time (sometimes the products were new, or sometimes they needed a boost, so the manufacturers rep would show up to present the "SPIFF".) For example, if Sally would sell 10 bottles of XYZ perfume in a given period of time, the manufacturer of XYZ perfume would give her a free gift basket or perhaps cash as a reward for pushing their product specifically. I'm not sure if this is true or not, but in the sales world today, SPIFF is widely-used in the same context. Chris -Omaha, Nebraska I was told many years ago by a gentleman in his 70’s that SPIFF stood for SPecial Incentive For the Floor. The story was that back in the very early days of the large department stores (Macy’s was given specifically) that the perfume manufacturers would provide an incentive to saleswomen in women’s perfume department to push their products for a given period of time (sometimes the products were new, or sometimes they needed a boost, so the manufacturers rep would show up to present the “SPIFF”.) For example, if Sally would sell 10 bottles of XYZ perfume in a given period of time, the manufacturer of XYZ perfume would give her a free gift basket or perhaps cash as a reward for pushing their product specifically. I’m not sure if this is true or not, but in the sales world today, SPIFF is widely-used in the same context. Chris -Omaha, Nebraska

]]> By: Charles Burleigh http://leapcomp.com/2009/07/the-origin-of-the-word-spiff.html#comment-13142 Charles Burleigh Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:00:53 +0000 http://leapcomp.com/?p=1003#comment-13142 Hey Julien, Being around incentive comp projects for the last several years, I've heard the term "spiff" and I always new it had something to do with incentives, but I never knew the definition until today! Thanks for research into the origin of the word. -- Charles Hey Julien,

Being around incentive comp projects for the last several years, I’ve heard the term “spiff” and I always new it had something to do with incentives, but I never knew the definition until today!

Thanks for research into the origin of the word.

– Charles

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