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MLM
(Multi-level Marketing) |
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OUR COMPANY
(Consumer Direct Marketing) |
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COMPANY COMPARISONS |
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COMPANY COMPARISONS |
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Only has a hand full of companies stay in business. Most rely on foreign markets to stay in business when volume in U.S. declines. |
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Debt free 16 years old. Sales in U.S. have grown by Millions of dollars each year for the last 16 years. INC Magazine recognized us for 5 years in a row as one of the fastest growing companies. Received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip Award. |
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Accounts receivable and accounts payable primarily from the sales of products or business support materials. |
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No accounts payable or receivable. All product and support materials ordered directly from the company. |
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Company trainings cost money |
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We have free company training and support available |
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Training done by independent distributors |
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All training is done and/or approved by company and are professionally done |
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Lawsuits/class action cases occur with bad press/media. |
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No class action suits on record, only positive press/media coverage. |
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Image of company gets tainted when distributors lose money. |
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Company image stays positive, nobody loses money. |
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Weekly hotel meetings intended to hype people up and create a façade of getting rich quick |
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Mainly one on one, down to earth facts, reality |
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Many hidden costs of doing business |
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Cost of doing business is low and not hidden |
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Large amounts of paperwork |
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Little or no paperwork |
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PRODUCT COMPARISON |
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PRODUCT COMPARISON |
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Inventory of products is encouraged. High personal use buys you t a higher rate of return on organizational volume. (many will even finance your inventory) |
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No inventory allowed, so no one gets stuck with product |
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Distributors service retail customers (direct sales) |
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All customers order products or support materials on 1-800 number or through the web site. Personal use of products only, not reselling to others. |
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Products are manufactured by outside companies. |
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All products are manufactured by our company. |
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Distribution has middlemen so products are marked up and expensive |
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Products are shipped direct by our company. |
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Perceived saturation occurs quickly |
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Perceived saturation takes decades |
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Buy-ins, high volume requirements, extensive qualification periods |
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No buy-ins, No high volume requirements, No extensive qualification periods |
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MARKETING PLAN COMPARISONS |
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MARKETING PLAN COMPARISONS |
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Most have break-a-aways |
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No break-a-ways |
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Low distributor re-order rate (5-25%) |
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High Customer re-order rate (85%-95%) |
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People can lose money from investment costs of getting started |
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No risk $39 dollar business in Canada-$29 in the U.S. |
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Compensation program doesn’t disperse the income in an equal way, only a few make a lot of money and everybody else makes very little or no money |
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Compensation plan is fair with an equal distribution method paying a lot of people great at all levels |
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Someone above you is making more money on your time and effort than you are |
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Nobody above you gets paid more on your time and effort than you |
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Very few get paid long term residual income |
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Many get paid long term residual income |
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Only a few early on will succeed |
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Anybody can succeed |
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Volume swings from promotions |
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Steady or rising volume |
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Most or all income based upon commissions |
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Income based commissions, monthly car bonus, cash bonuses, monthly revenue sharing (starting at only 2500 in business volume) |
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Out of 100 presentations, 20 will sign up and 2 will order 1 year from today
Fear of Loss! |
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Out of 100 presentations, 80 will sign up and 65 will order a year from today
Anticipation of Gain! |
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Business report is fair |
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Monthly/weekly business report is detailed |