Ideas to Promote Your Direct Sales Candle Business
Often when searching for direct sales promotion and marketing help, you can only find general tips and generic information. Wouldn’t it be great to have specific ideas to help you build your direct sales business–whether it’s related to beauty, home decor, kitchen items or toys? Here are some ideas to help you if your business […]
6 Ways to Market Your Direct Sales Business Locally
While it’s easy to get involved in online marketing, a successful direct sales consultant needs to make the most of offline and local marketing as well. Here are some ideas for advertising and promoting your direct sales business in your local community. 1. Sponsor a sports team. Dozens of little league baseball teams, adult and […]
10 Tips for Successful Hostess Coaching
Making your hostess happy (and keeping her that way) will help tremendously in ensuring stronger bookings, more and better parties with larger attendance, and ultimately higher sales. Hostess coaching may not come naturally to every direct sales consultant, especially a new one, but it can be learned. 1. Book your parties within two to three […]
Use Self-Talk to Succeed in Direct Sales
Maria, a 33 year old direct sales consultant for a well-known beauty and skin care company, wanted desperately to succeed in her business. She struggled, however, with low self-esteem and didn’t believe she was qualified or capable of creating her own success working at home. On the verge of giving up on her business and […]
Build Your Direct Sales Through Quality Customer Care
Lew Young, former Editor in Chief of Business Week, said that “the most important management fundamental that is being ignored today is staying close to the customer to satisfy his needs and anticipate his wants.” You can learn a lot about direct sales success by heeding these words of business wisdom. What Mr. Young was […]
Use Business Cards to Build Your Direct Sales Business Offline
Business cards are one of the best, low-cost methods for promoting your business that you’ll find, yet so few direct sales representatives use them! Maybe you think the cost isn’t justified, but there are so many things you can do with business cards that no direct sales consultant should be without several on hand at […]
10 Ways to Relieve Stress as a WAHM
Working at home and being a WAHM can be stressful at times. It seems there is never enough time, children cry for our attention, husbands and family members place demands on us, and even full or part-time jobs play a role in adding to our stress. That’s why it’s important to find ways to alleviate […]
12 Fun Online Party Games for Direct Sales Parties
Looking for games to play at your next online direct sales party? Here are an even dozen fun and easy games to get your guests and hostess involved and having fun! 1. Alphabet Soup Choose a product that starts with as many letters of the alphabet as you can. Give each letter, going one letter […]
Gearing Up for Holiday Sales
It’s hard to believe how quickly time flies (whether you’re having fun or not!). And this year is no exception. Before you know it, Christmas will be upon us yet again. Of course, the decorations and carols, festive food and fellowship is wonderful, but to many direct sales representatives, Christmas is the biggest shopping season […]
5 Secrets to Making Happy Hostesses
Happy Hostesses mean more guests invited to your home parties, a more relaxed atmosphere during the party itself, and better party sales. The key is how to make a Happy Hostess and how to get her motivated to have a great show. 1. Offer added incentives. Many direct sales companies provide gifts designed solely for […]