Category Archive: Communication

Are Business Cards Relevant in 2013?

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Tweet Are you still purchasing and giving others your business cards? Are your independent representatives? Heck, we don’t even have to talk with each other face to face anymore….or do we? We can just use our phones to text each other, so, I ask you, “Do we need to be passing out these pieces of …

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Ask Victoria: How Do I Teach A Positive Attitude?

Tweet Positive attitudes start at the top. If you are the owner or a top executive with your direct selling company, I’m looking at you, kid. Every owner faces this issue at one time or another… They hear rumblings of negativity throughout their company or their sales force. Unchecked negative attitudes can spread like wildfire. …

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Direct Selling and Thumper’s Law

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Tweet In the classic Disney film “Bambi”, the rabbit Thumper offered some great advice.  He said, “If you can’t say somethin’ nice, don’t say nothin’ at all.”   What does this have to do with direct selling?  The answer is “a lot.” When people join a direct selling company, they are in search of something …

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Ask Victoria: What Is A Successful Conference Call?

Tweet Successful conference calls truly are great because they produce wondrous results. Participants not only learn important information, but also get motivated to do something positive for their businesses afterwards. Here are my tips to have a successful conference call: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin …

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Ask Victoria: How Do I Create A Unique Selling Proposition?

Tweet Differentiation is the key to successful marketing.  A Unique Selling Proposition is one or more unique selling points. Creating a USP is work, work best accomplished by completing an exercise.  Jot down the following information: Sales Methods How is this product sold?  One to one?  At home parties?  Is it demonstrated?  If so, what are the elements of the …

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Social Media and the FTC

Tweet Social media is not going away anytime soon.  How should we use it to help us, not hurt us? Out of Control You may have heard horror stories about social media being used by representatives to inaccurately promote income opportunities or products.  Unhappy distributors or customers sometimes express their grievances publically for all to …

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