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How Important Is A Company Story?

March 4, 2019 By admin Leave a Comment

What makes a good company story? Often when we begin working with party plan and network marketing companies, we ask them to tell us their story which includes how they got to this point.  During the process, we begin to see some interesting points that seem to be consistent in each of their stories. What…

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How Is Your Compensation Plan Doing?

March 4, 2018 By admin Leave a Comment

How is your compensation plan doing? If you quickly answered “fine,” how do you know?  If you answered slowly or not at all, perhaps you’re not sure. In this post, I will share with you some tips on how to evaluate the performance of your plan.  This is important because your largest expense is field compensation. …

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8 Reasons To Have A Compliance Department

February 6, 2018 By admin Leave a Comment

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…

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Required Or Optional Monthly Fees

May 4, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

When it comes to charging your independent reps required or optional monthly fees, your direct selling company has choices. This article is about these choices. Shortly, I will explain the strategies and consequences of each one. Mandatory or Optional Monthly Fees If you are or will be charging your independent representative’s monthly fees for services,…

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7 Ways to Improve Your Corporate Facebook Effectiveness

March 12, 2016 By admin Leave a Comment

By Karen Clark of My Business Presence Spring is in the air, so it is time to do some Facebook spring cleaning. Whether your company is a seasoned Facebook veteran or 2016 is the year you plan to really take off with Facebook marketing, the following practices will help position your company to maximize results from…

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Ask Victoria: What Is The Most Dangerous Thought?

February 17, 2016 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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Pilot Programs For Direct Selling Companies

September 11, 2014 By admin Leave a Comment

What Is A Pilot Program? A pilot program is a group of activities planned as a test or a trial of a business model. Some party plan companies and network marketing companies choose to conduct a pilot program before officially launching their direct selling companies. Why Do A Pilot? The more you know about your…

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Direct Selling, Network Marketing, MLM, and Party Plan

August 8, 2014 By admin Leave a Comment

If you’re confused by these words, then read this article to understand the differences between direct selling, network marketing, MLM, and party plan. Direct Selling Direct selling is the sale of a product or a service that is conducted outside of a permanent retail location. Most often, the sale occurs from one person to another….

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The Elephant In The Room – Lack of Retail Customers

April 6, 2014 By admin 1 Comment

One of the elements of a pyramid scheme is the lack of retail customers.  Pyramid schemes are illegal. A good number of network marketing companies have few retail customers who aren’t also independent representatives.  This is the elephant in the room. In the Omnitrition, Trek Alliance, Equinox, and Burn Lounge cases, courts found problems with…

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Are Business Cards Still Relevant?

May 19, 2013 By admin Leave a Comment

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 paper?”…

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Direct Selling and Thumper’s Wisdom

November 23, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

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 and…

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Your Competition: Who Are They?

March 21, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

In life, we all compete to win.  In business, winning means getting the sale.  As a direct selling company, you are competing with others.  You’re competing for independent representatives and you’re competing for customers.  The first step in competing well is to identify your competition. Next, you can develop strategies to win.

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