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If you are in a direct sales company or thinking about belonging to one then these tips are for you. We want to make sure you get the most sales possible. Maybe you already know about some of things we are going to mention, maybe you don't or every thought about it. Needless to say this could be a refresher course for you. Get a pen and paper ready you are going to need it.
1. Send a catalog to everyone you know. Including to reps from other companies.
2. Place a catalog or flyer in your neighbors door, add a coupon or some sort of gift. But make sure you don't put it in their mail boxes its against the law.
3. Find out who just moved to the area you can do this through the post office and send them information.
4. Get a booth at the school fair.
5. Do an open house.
6. Have a friend or relative host a party.
7. Put an ad in newsletters, such as your alumni newsletter, and ad in your local papers
also advertise your business online with websites like this one.
8. Make sure you are targeting the right people, know your target market.
9. Put information in the employee lunch room.
10. Pass out information at the next school's Pta meeting, or ask if you can do a presentation to the parents.
11. Leave catalogs at various doctors offices or other places that have a waiting room.
12. Host an office party or brunch.
13. Advertise in local church bulletins.
14. Do a fundraiser.
15. Look through your phone book and mail out information to some of the people that are listed.
16. Have your husband or wife help you promote it at their company.
17. Make up promotional items such as shirts, buttons, pens and pencils and have others wear or use them.
18. Set up a display at the mall.
19. Ask some of your past hostesses to host another party.
20. Start an email address book of your past customers and email them with special offers or ask them to refer someone and if they make a purchase you will give them a free gift or something.
21. Go to bridal shows.
22. Follow through on any leads you may have.
23. Place flyers all over your neighborhood where you have permission to.
24. Ask, others for advice and have them recommend places to you.
25. Talk about your upcoming specials with everyone.
26. Give your business cards to everyone you come in contact with.
27. Stay positive, and keep smiling.
28. Don't give up! Things will take time, but with hard work anything is possible.
Jen W
About the author: Jen W is a work at home
mother of 3 beautiful children she is also the owner of
New Wave Design Virtual Assistant
Services and Website Design. Jen also owns several businesses such as
J and J Consignment Shop,
New Wave Graphics and of course
The Informer.
Notice: You are free to use these articles
that Jen writes as long as you maintain all parts of the article including the
bio and this notice. Copyright 2005 all rights reserved!
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