Posts Tagged ‘Party Plan’
Party Plan Trends: A Conversation with Nicki Keohohou
I spent a few minutes talking with Nicki Keohohou the co-founder and CEO of the Direct Selling Worldwide Alliance (http://dswa.org/). Nicki has spent a lifetime working with direct sellers. She speaks to distributors from a wide range of direct selling companies such as Avon, Mary Kay, USANA and the list continues. She stated that this…
Read MoreThe basics of party plans
More and more networking companies are embracing party plans as a distribution model. Here’s an overview of how party plans work and how they can work for you. In the traditional party plan there are basic components and practices. Let’s start the discussion with the company. The company, as in any direct sales/network marketing company,…
Read MoreWhat is a Party Plan Anyway?
There has been a quiet revolution in the party plan industry. It is increasingly clear that party plan is not only successful, but also that the lines between party plan and traditional network marketing companies are starting to blur. In focusing on this important segment of the direct sales industry, it is important to define…
Read MoreIncrease your success
To me, the term “party plan” means group selling—leveraging a sales person’s time by allowing them to present to multiple people at once instead of a doing multiple one-on-one presentations. It’s perfect for the busy mom or any part-time consultant. If you are launching your own party plan company, there are five unique things you…
Read MoreSix Things Every Party Plan Distributor Should Know & Do
As Vice President of Distributor Interaction for a Party Plan network marketing business, I attended many conventions, training sessions, and distributor parties where I discovered six gems of knowledge I’d like to share. Six gems of knowledge Based on my observations, there are six things Party Plan distributors should know and do: Party Plan and…
Read MoreGrowing Your Business Organically
In the [last few years], several prominent party plan companies closed their doors, despite having pre-established brand equity and strong financial support from a successful corporate parent. Was there a common factor? Is there an inherent problem with introducing retail brands to the party plan channel? Or are we perhaps applying the wrong standard for…
Read MoreParty Plan & MLM: Two Different Animals
It’s important to note that there are two very different business models used in the network marketing industry-Party Plan and MLM. A Party Plan company is quite different from the ground up than its MLM cousins. Here are some of the basic differences. For a long time, traditional party plan companies didn’t pay multi-level commissions,…
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