What exactly does networking mean anyway? Is it going to Chamber mixers every week? Is it meeting as many people as possible? Is networking handing out business cards? Effective networking is not contacting as many people as possible, cold calling or shooting out emails. Effective networking (and very few people are really that good at it) is really connecting with the network of people who are connected to you and you do not know them. …
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The 6 C’s of Direct Sales Recruiting The Six Cs of Recruiting Excellence… Especially when numbers are weak, realize that success breeds success and failure breeds failure…Unless you know how to empty your cup! Direct Sales Success Depends On These 6 Recruiting Tips! Character- Without integrity, nothing works. Keep a lighthearted attitude…someday you’ll look back at this and laugh… “do it as if your life depended on it and thinking your life does depend on …
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Recruiting, Clarity is Direct Sales Power To be massively successful in life, you need to develop the art of enrollment; the ability to inspire others with your vision and eventually move them to action. In direct sales, that’s recruiting or sponsorship. Your business relies on your ability to sponsor others who can duplicate you and multiply your reach. In your efforts to recruit, you’re likely to encounter skepticism, doubt, fear, stubbornness, and a variety of …
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I am reading a book by Bob Burg and John David Mann. It highlights a classic mistake made in the direct selling industry. We concentrate too much on the product or business model we’re sharing. I can’t tell you how many times presenters have tried to get over my sales resistance by telling me their product of business model “is nothing like those guys!” “Our vitamins are purer, our reimbursement plan is simpler, and our …
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Internal Education Fallacy In Direct Sales Within the direct selling industry, there are certain companies that opt to provide all their education and inspiration from within the organization. It’s a defensible position. After all, there are unscrupulous sales trainers out there who might try to co-opt the attention and patronage of the enthusiastic group sitting before them. Who hasn’t heard stories of teams being spirited away to other companies or concerns by charismatic speakers? Then …
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