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Why FTC Decisions On Vemma and Herbalife Matter To You

September 6, 2022 By admin 2 Comments

If your direct selling company has a multilevel compensation plan, it is in your best interest to be aware of the recent FTC actions against Vemma (August 2015) and Herbalife (July 2016) because your company and your compensation plan may have some of the same problems. Watch this video now to learn why these FTC actions…

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Compensation Plans: Focus On Activity

September 6, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

This is the third in a series of compensation plan articles, each of which focuses on one important element to be considered in the design or improvement of all multilevel compensation plans. The previous articles in this series are Compensation Plans:  Focus On Compression and Compensation Plans:  Focus On Customers. Why Are Activity Requirements So Important? Activity requirements…

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VP Of Sales – How To Save Yourself

September 6, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

Did you know that your position has the greatest failure rate of all positions in a direct selling company?  That’s the bad news. The good news is that you can do many things to improve your odds to stay in your job. Why Failure Happens Poor Communication It’s common for the VP of Sales to…

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Why You Should Get Into Your Learning Zone

September 6, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

There are two worlds in which you live – the “Performance Zone” and the “Learning Zone.” In his TED talk, Eduardo Briceño talks about these two zones and why you need to spend time in both of them. When we go into the Learning Zone, we decide to spend some time learning so that when…

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For Your Success, Remain Teachable

August 8, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

In the world of direct selling, you will always be teaching others. Did you know that students make the best teachers? Always be open to learning more. Never stop learning. The more you know, the smarter you get. What if you could go somewhere fun where you could also learn more about how to build…

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Why Stair-Step Compensation Is No Longer Needed

August 8, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

For many years, stair-step compensation was commonly used in multilevel compensation plans, but times have changed. Just because another compensation plan designed in 1980 has a stair-step compensation plan, doesn’t mean your plan should include it today. In this video, I define and assess the relevance today of stair-step compensation.  More Videos About Compensation…

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What Is The Most Dangerous Thought?

August 7, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

In business, the most dangerous thought is “My problems will go away by themselves.” Unfortunately, wishing problems away rarely works.  Fortunately, there is a better way to make your problems go away. We Understand Thinking that the problems will go away by themselves is a topic that we discuss with many of our clients.  The…

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How Do I Get My Reps To Improve Their Customer Service?

August 7, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

“I shop quite a bit and spend a lot of money, but it isn’t often that I have encountered a company or a representative that is all about the customer. I will certainly be a repeat customer!” Wouldn’t you like to receive this message?  Here are some things you need to know about customer service:…

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How Do I Teach A Positive Attitude?

August 7, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

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.  The…

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Compensation Plan Prototyping

July 19, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

Whenever a compensation plan will be changed, before the changed plan goes live, we need to understand what the effects will be upon the earnings of the representatives. “Prototyping” is the term that I use to describe the process to calculate the results of a new compensation plan using historical data. The historical data will…

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Should Party Plan Companies Worry About FTC Actions?

July 18, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

Most of the sales of products by party plan companies are made to people who are not consultants. In 2015 and 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed orders against Vemma and Herbalife, each of which is a network marketing company.  One of their concerns was the lack of customers who were not representatives themselves.  Another…

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The Cooling-Off Rule: How It Applies To Your Company

July 15, 2022 By admin Leave a Comment

As a direct selling company, you need to know about the Federal Trade Commission’s Cooling-Off Rule.  There are very specific steps you must follow to be in compliance with this federal law. To learn more about how the Cooling-Off Rule applies to your company, watch our video below.    How To Comply Most direct…

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