Remember the good ole days when you can sell straight from an advertisement and instantly measure results?
Remember when you can spend $10,000 on a campaign and know right away whether or not it worked and what aspects to tweak?
Remember when the Guru’s of yesterday said,
Last night I was browsing one of my favorite (and extremely popular) Facebook marketing groups and felt compelled to friend someone in the group and start a private conversation. The thread had to do with mailing lists for direct mail.
The individual seeking advice was looking to do
This is going to be short, but very profound.
This past Saturday night I had the opportunity to chat with Ken Kragen (creator and organizer of “We are the World”, “Hands Across America”, and “NetAid” — just three of his long list of huge achievements).
What can we learn from one of the world’s
A recent survey from a sales and marketing research firm revealed that “how to master the telephone” was the single most challenging activity for direct sales and marketing professionals. For some, fear of the phone and telephone prospecting techniques are on par with
One of the first things you will surely evaluate when comparing business opportunities is the pay plan. So what is the best type of MLM pay plan, e.g., matrix, binary, unilevel, 2-up, stair-step breakaway, or a combination of any of them, and more importantly, what is right for you?
If you need immediate profits, or are the driven
If you have been doing telephone prospecting for a while, you have probably used some variation of the thermometer close. It goes like this:
First, you establish a relationship with your prospect, then send them to your presentation (usually a video). At that time you
Let’s face it. We are not all the same. Some of you have more money than others (which buys you leverage for prospecting leads, systems, etc…), some of you have more experience (which lets you leverage that to quicker growth if you are starting in a new
I’ll bet you aren’t aware of it, but the biggest obstacle holding you back from success in MLM (or anything) is most likely — You!
You are around people who don’t think like you. They tell you all the reasons it can’t be done, yet they aren’t doing anything themselves to make it happen. You know, down deep
One of the biggest hurdles you’ll face in building a successful Network Marketing business is to keep your organization motivated and producing—a monumental task that’s easier said than done.
A myriad of competition, e.g., other opportunities, the internet, TV, video games, iPhones, sports, romantic interests, family activities, and church to name few, are merely outward symptoms for what’s going
As a supplier of picks and shovels, Yes! As an independent distributor, No!
As in any profession or industry, there are always exceptions to the rule . . . MLM notwithstanding. Every company has its “Poster Child” so to speak, that makes it to the top tier of the compensation plan. In many cases though, the poster child is chosen, helped, and exploited as a deceptive way to attract new,
