There are a lot of commonly held beliefs about direct sales businesses (maybe based on people\u2019s memories of those \u2018household names\u2019 that started decades ago). But today\u2019s modern social selling companies, like the new Creative Memories, are breaking the old rules and seeing tremendous success because of it.\u00a0Here are the NEW truths behind 3 common misconceptions…<\/p>\n
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It used to take a lot of research and consideration before joining a company as a sales rep, because just signing up could be a major hit to the budget. Gone are the days of forcing new reps to buy expensive \u2018sampler kits\u2019 with a random assortment of products and supplies. Creative Memories has removed the risk with its fee of $49, new Advisor $10 instant product credit and Join Gift valued at $49 or more, so new reps start out ahead. No kit required. And, included free: a 24\/7 personalized URL for customers to shop direct.<\/p>\n
It used to be reps needed to scrutinize the fine print to learn what their new biz would cost. For instance, business supplies (order forms, catalogs) don\u2019t count toward minimums or earnings, online marketing tools have extra charges, reps pay credit card fees when customers shop online with them. The new Creative Memories said \u201cno\u201d to all of the above. Creative Memories Advisors\u2019 orders of business supplies earn them the same profits as retail products, online marketing tools are free, and they don\u2019t earn less on online credit purchases. \u00a0And, they offer Advisor-Exclusive products at great prices that also count toward their earnings.<\/p>\n
This is a biggie that catches new reps off guard. Companies across the industry require reps to place orders of X amount within X timeframe to stay active. The amounts vary, and timeframes can be bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly. It\u2019s when reps don\u2019t have enough customers ordering to meet those minimums that they\u2019re forced to place orders themselves, often plunging into debt and filling their homes with items they can\u2019t sell. It turned industry norms on their ear when the new Creative Memories eliminated minimum order requirements. Advisors can sign up and enjoy all of the insider benefits without ever having<\/em> to place an order. Many of their reps report that they\u2019re actually selling more than they have in former companies because when they’re not feeling the fear\/pressure of deactivation, they can focus fully on their customers\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n Creative Memories encourages anyone who loves photos, albums or scrapbooking to stop by their website and check out their paradigm-shattering earnings plan<\/a> and award-winning product line<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are a lot of commonly held beliefs about direct sales businesses (maybe based on people\u2019s memories of those \u2018household names\u2019 that started decades ago). But today\u2019s modern social selling companies, like the new Creative Memories, are breaking the old rules and seeing tremendous success because of it.\u00a0Here are the NEW truths behind 3 common […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95570245,"featured_media":34393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advanced_seo_description":"There are a lot of commonly held beliefs about direct sales businesses. 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