A pal introduced me to her Avon brochure only a year ago. I knew hardly any about Avon, other than their fund raising efforts for cancer of the breast. I was amazed by all of the products, and as a frugal gal, decided that, as opposed to purchase from my friend's brochure, I would buy from myself for a cheap price. - sell avon
Advice was plentiful using their company Avon reps and articles published in Avon's own "Representative Times." The key seemed to be to buy as many brochures and samples once we could afford. We are urged to get demonstration products from "What's New" to show our customers what is going to be available in the upcoming months. Avon representatives are known for going door-to-door handing out brochures, or waiting in front of public buildings and shopping malls in an attempt to publicize their business. I knew that if this was how Avon was to be sold, it wasn't something I was able to do successfully. My limited budget and time limitations would surely hold me back. There was also my own personal hang-ups about talking to strangers that didn't seem to mesh with the whole attitude of being an Avon representative. It is, after all, a sales job.
Nevertheless, I decided to give it a shot. I've always felt that knowledge is key to success, so my first step was to educate myself. I might definitely encourage any new representative to benefit from the free "Beauty of Knowledge" web based classes. Apparently, there was once a fee to take them, but they're now offered to any representative, both on the web and on dvd. It's an invaluable resource, teaching anything from how to manage the website, storing customer information, increasing sales, handling returns, to differentiating between different scents in perfume and color families for giving make-up advice to customers. I was able to finish all of the classes inside my first few weeks of joining Avon, and I honestly don't know how I would have managed without them as I began to build my opportunity.
Another great way to gain information is to join the discussion forums. You will find forums specifically for new representatives, e-reps, as well as the seasoned pros. Online involvement is essential in this day and age. Understanding how to get your questions answered, send out free e-card offers to customers, and manage your internet site all with the click of the mouse can really simplify running your Avon business.
Monthly sales meetings are yet another fabulous resource for information as well as other business building tools. At our meetings, our District Manager holds raffles, giving us the opportunity win free products and samples. She's kind enough to provide out about 10 prizes at each and every meeting, so I manage to go home with a raffle prize almost every time. We are also given "Avon Dollars" simply for showing up to the meetings. Then we spend this money before and after meetings at a little "Avon Boutique" positioned in the office. These are the products We have always used as demonstration products. They're not always the latest items featured in "What's New", if your budget is limited, it's really a great way to still be capable of let your customers try out the products. Believe me, the best way to a sale is to let people try the merchandise on themselves before they're buying them. I also use of the smaller items as customer appreciation gifts. Along with information and prizes, the monthly sales meetings supply us having a copy of the newest brochure and usually a package of samples highly relevant to a newly released product. Another little secret I have learned is that there's always extra brochures within the district office that your unit leader or d.m. will gladly give you for the asking. Since customers can put orders from approximately 3 brochures at a time, they can often get most, if not completely of the products they see in the older brochures. Set up case of brochures you get is older than the existing campaigns, you can use them as samples, with your name, phone number, and website stamped on the back. Consider it free advertising.
Absolutely suit now, what to do with these many, many brochures. Since i have am more of a shy personality than an outgoing salesman, I have always worked around the door-to-door approach and will simply leave brochures throughout the neighborhood. Great places to a target are those where people spend time waiting, such as the laundromat, hair salons, coffee shops, bus stops, tanning salons, and restaurants. Simply saying, "I just stared selling Avon. Might it be alright if I created a brochure with you/ for the customers?" usually will the trick. These are also all places to continue to leave brochures week after week, since there is a constant stream of people passing through these establishments. - sell avon
These are simply a few tips to get you started in getting your new Avon business off and away to a successful start without investing a fortune. If you can take advantage of the resources that Avon provides to you, resist the need to spend all of your profit on your own business, and budget your time and energy, I believe that you too can enjoy selling Avon and be a success. Good luck and have fun!