By Donna Marie Serritella, Direct Selling Solutions Would you rather go to the dentist, or set up your direct selling company’s Compliance Department? Whether you would prefer to go to the dentist or not, this article is for you! Compliance Department There are many reasons why your network marketing, party plan, or social selling company…
To Succeed In Direct Selling, You Need An Edge
On your journey to build a great direct selling company, you will face numerous challenges. To survive and prosper in this industry, your company needs to have an edge. That is why in 2011 MLM Attorney Kevin Thompson and compensation plan expert Jay Leisner created the Direct Selling Edge Conference to provide you with action steps you…
Advice For Your Company’s First Year
You’ve built a direct selling company and you’re open for business. Can you be patient and just wait for your sales force to do their part? No, you can’t. You can’t afford to stand still. You need to keep moving forward. You have much more work to do. The time for resting is later. …
Learn What You Don’t Know At The Direct Selling Edge Conference
The faculty members of the Direct Selling Edge Conference bring their experience, wisdom, and teaching skills to the Direct Selling Edge Conference. Attendees from the USA and other countries will travel to attend the two-day school for new and established network marketing and party plan companies. If you are starting a direct selling company, or if…
Direct Selling Education For Companies
In the summer of 2011, I approached direct selling attorney Kevin Thompson with an idea to develop with me a conference for new and young direct selling companies. We would build a team of direct selling professionals, each a top expert in his or her subject area. The faculty members would teach the attendees, giving…
Direct Selling: Are You A Bad Actor?
I bet you haven’t been asked this question before. At the Direct Selling Association Annual Meeting in Orlando this month, President Joe Mariano talked quite a bit about bad actors. A bad actor is a direct selling company that is operating illegally or unethically or both. How do you know if your business is a…
Welcome To The Direct Selling Edge Conference
The faculty members bring their experience, wisdom, and teaching skills to the Direct Selling Edge Conference. Attendees from the USA and other countries will travel to attend the two-day school for new and established network marketing and party plan direct selling companies. If you would like your direct selling company to roll faster, join us!…
About Digital Products
Direct selling is a wonderful business model. Through it, independent representatives can sell both tangible and digital products. Digital products are good because the cost to the company of each unit may be very small, which is great for the bottom line. Did you know that if your company provides digital products, your company is more…
Why Recognition Is Your Business
If you own or are employed by a network marketing or party plan company, one of your primary goals should be to attract and retain your independent consultants. Direct selling consultants are not employees who report to work each day with regular contact with their supervisors. They are independent contractors who are operating their own…
Direct Selling: How To Sell Less Profitable Products
As compensation plan experts, we always ask our clients about the costs of their products and services relative to retail or wholesale prices. We’ve written extensively about the importance of the multiplier, the ratio of retail price divided by landed cost. The multiplier and the targeted pre-tax profit for the company determine the funds available…
Ask Victoria: Why Can’t Representatives View All Customers?
It is now more important than ever before to have customers buying products who are not independent representatives of direct selling companies. One of the questions Sylvina Consulting was asked recently may be a question you’ve asked as well…. If having customers is good for business, why can’t I see all of the customers of…
Ask Victoria: What Should I Know About My Competitors?
As an entrepreneur, knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of your competitors can help you to build a stronger business. When you take the time to do research, you’ll learn things you didn’t know, some of which you can use to your advantage. Direct selling companies have three types of competitors: Traditional retail or internet-based…