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Female empowerment - we’ve heard of the term before, and Avon has been there from the beginning. From women’s lib a couple of decades ago, comes a new mlm business opportunity for women - one that would let them control their economic role in the family. Ever heard of the Avon Lady? Sure you have. Those are the company’s sales representatives who have been ringing doorbells since 1886.

But Avon is no longer the traditional door-to-door cosmetics company. Just like most of the mlm companies today, Avon has opened to the new world - a world dominated by the internet and multi level marketing. It has entered the new digital age and with it came several changes in the company’s structure. Although direct selling by 5.3 million representatives continues to be its base, Avon has expanded to include mall kiosks, day spa and a website to create a diverse retail presence.

The company has also moved some of its operations to countries which offer a substantial decrease in its manufacturing costs and have started channeling funds to improve productivity of its sales representatives. It has expanded its product lines to include not only cosmetics but also fragrances, toiletries, jewelries, apparel and even home furnishings! Through its diverse restructuring plan, Avon hopes to target a younger consumer base in an effort to increase its sales revenues.

But these aren’t the only changes that Avon has been making. As the Avon Lady comes of age, the Avon man comes a-calling. Network marketing news says that there are already several men who are making a lot of money selling Avon’s products. Bobby McKinney, along with his wife and 170 other sales representatives under them have reported an estimated $800,000 in sales just last year. Think of all the others who have not been profiled yet who are earning more than Bob and his wife. Thanks to Avon, female empowerment has reached new heights. It is no longer about women and liberating them; it is also about allowing men share responsibilities with women.

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With more and more people engaging in direct selling, competition is becoming tight as companies strive to improve their sales and marketing techniques. WineShop At Home shares to the public the secret to their success.

Strong personal relationships – one that’s built between the seller and the sales representatives has not only improved but also sustained the high sales volume of WineShop At Home. With the company taking a proactive step to get to know their agents, they have helped their employees create a more personal relationship with their customers. We all know how great service affects sales in the real world. This fact is never any truer than it is in the ecommerce. With more and more companies selling products and services, it is so rare to find a company like WineShop At Home where customers and sales representative can feel that they truly belong and their efforts are appreciated.

WineShop uses the IMN Party Pulse email newsletters to communicate with their customers. But instead of a general newsletter, customers can receive a personalized one containing the name and photo of the Wine Consultant. This has allowed WineShop to extend their relationships beyond the professional realm and customers keep coming back for more because they have a personal relationship with specific people in the company. Interactions are so much more meaningful and the Wine Tasting program and the Wine Club are just some of the venues where customers can express their thoughts on the company’s products.

With the IMN Solutions, WineShop has allowed their sales representative to personally brand their products so that they can present themselves to their customers, family and friends in a highly businesslike yet personal manner. This is a source of pride for all their direct selling agents – a way to motivate their person, which in turn not only allows them to meet their targets. Through the IMN Newsletter Solutions, WineShop has created loyal customers and employees.

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The DSA aka The Direct Selling Association has just launched a new blog for consumers, distributors and prospects looking to get into MLM. Here is a taste of what you will find on their new blog and why I think it is one of the best resources for those who want to become students of our profession. By the way, I wrote a blog post a week or so ago about how Party Plan companies like the former Weekenders Clothing company were still alive and kicking. Well, here is a great post by Amy Robinson - V.P. of Communications of the DSA. Here is a great video produced by the Direct Selling Association. Never Give Up, Troy Dooly ShareThis

Forbes via Business Opportunities Weblog :

While their peers were out making trouble, these young achievers were making bank.

Fraser Doherty. At 14, Doherty started making jams from his grandmother’s recipes in Edinburgh, Scotland. Originally, his customer base was limited to neighbors and friends from his church, but business picked up quickly, and by age 16, he left school to work on his jams full time. He tweaked his recipes and came up with a name for his product: Superjam. Doherty borrowed 5,000 pounds (about $9,000) from a bank to cover general expenses and more factory time to produce three flavors: Blueberry & Blackcurrant, Rhubarb & Ginger, and Cranberry & Raspberry. Last year Superjam hit $750,000 in sales and is on track to double that in 2008 (about 50,000 jars a month).

Ashley Qualls. In 2004, at age 14, Detroit native Qualls launched Whateverlife.com, conceived as a personal portfolio with pictures and graphics she created. Later she offered free MySpace layouts and tutorials for teens who want to learn how to do their own graphic designs and coding. Whateverlife.com, which Qualls owns outright, claims to nab 7 million individual visitors a month and counts Verizon Communications (nyse: VZ - news - people ) as an advertiser. In March 2006 Qualls reportedly received an offer (from an undisclosed buyer) for $1.5 million, but turned it down.

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Yesterday Bob Schmidt, one of Network Marketings true servant leaders, and multi-millionaire experienced a tragic kayaking accident.

Our love goes out to Barbara and the family

Bob Was Always Willing To Share The key To The Vault

For over 35 years Bob helped to coach, mentor and share The Key to The vault with, in my conservative estimate close to 1 million distributors; first in Amway, then New Vision and finally at the company so close to his heart XanGo.

The emails I have received today are coming from all over the world, and all of them share one main theme… “Bob is the main reason I stuck it out, and I am successful in my business today!”

The Key To The Vault, was the CD series that I personally credit for keeping me in network marketing, when I had decided to retire. After listening to this 3 CD series, I decided to find a company I could believe in like Bob.

Bob Always Created Realistic & Useful Training

When I went to work at ProSTEP one of the first CDs Kevin gave me was Bob’s training called Phone Power. This training allowed me to get the “phone monkey” off my back, and I have never looked back.

In this current version, he teams up with two other network marketing greats - Candy Webb and Sherman Unkerfer.

The 4 Pieces Of Gold Bob Gave Me From The Vault

1. Sponsor Quality Over Recruiting Quantity.

Bob took time to interview some of the greatest networking leaders in history and each of them told him the same thing. Sponsor quality the first time, and you will not have to recruit quantity all the time. You can listen to Bob share his insight over at my close friend, Atticus Killough’s site. He had the privilege of interviewing Bob one afternoon. Click Here To Listen.

2. Live With Balance

Bob always made sure his spiritual life and family life received as much or more energy as his business. Bob wasn’t afraid to set business hours. He truly understood what his purpose in life was all about and lived it 24/7/365/

3. Uncompromising Character

I believe it we would be hard pressed to find anyone was more ethical, loyal and respectful than Bob Schmidt. Even though he had risen to the top in three companies, he had never raped or pillaged his former organizations, which is why is was so respectfully referred as The Ambassador of Network Marketing.

4. Pure Servant Leadership

The most valuable piece of gold was by far the fact I learned by his example that leading by serving was still cool.

Anytime Bob was at a conference, you would see his get a proud look on his face every time one of his leaders was up on stage receiving an award or passing on what he had been taught. Bob would smile and say “Now that is what it’s all about: leaving a legacy through the success of others.”

That one nugget of gold has allowed me to realize it’s all about others, and to never take myself to seriously.

Bob, you are more than my hero, you are a legend… We love you.

Never Give Up,

Troy Dooly
The Navigator

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