Avon Network Marketing – The way to network and market like a pro as an Avon Representative is to be consistent at developing connections. Finding ways to network and expand your market every day are the keys to success.
This year during Avon Repfest – Power in Numbers, we learned different ways to “Network Like a Pro”. A panel, consisting of five Avon Representatives gave answers to questions about network marketing, developing connections and growing in their communities -both online and in-person.
The video at the end will show the full presentation, but you can find some highlights below.
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How do you leverage testimonies from your customers? – Avon Network Marketing Like A Pro
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I LOVE asking customers for their testimonials so that I can always be talking about the products in BENEFITS.
Let’s face it.
People only really care what the product is going to do for THEM.
Customer testimonials are so powerful. How often do you read reviews on a movie, hotel, car, or product before you decide what to consume? And who would you trust more than your friends?
I ask my customers to take pictures of themselves using the products and tag me or sometimes they allow ME to take their pics and post on my page and I will write their testimonial for them. Then I tag them in my post.
This allows me to expand my reach by reaching their friends.
Avon Network Marketing – Give your Customers an Incentive for their Referrals
Who doesn’t love freebies and coupon codes? I know I do. I don’t shop unless I have a coupon code.
Our customers are no different. What if you could give them incentive for referring friends. Some representatives will give their customer a free gift if they refer a customer to them.
But what if there was a way to give your customers a discount, completely 100% for free.
Enter the Avon Refer a Friend Program. When a customer shares the “refer a friend link” at the top of your Avon store, they can give their friends free shipping with a $25 order – any day of the week!
When one of their friends makes a purchase – your customer will receive 10% off of their next order – AND FREE SHIPPING!
Best Product to Open Doors for Your Avon Network Marketing Business?
Fundraisers are a great way to network in the community. When you can find a way to connect your passions to your business and use your business as an avenue to help others, great things can happen.
As a result of my Hailey Hugs Initiative fundraiser – which centers around the stuffed animal and a copy of my children’s book A Hug Through the Air.
Because my fundraiser has connected me with other people who have the same passion and who care about the same cause, I have gained new customers who may have never given Avon a try. And it all started when they donated or learned about my fundraiser.
Best Social Media Platform for Your Avon Network Marketing Business
This is a personal preference . For me, I began building my business on Facebook, but then slowly expanded to other networks. I started on Facebook because it was comfortable to me, as I was already using it daily.
I next expanded to Instagram and learned to use hashtags. For about six months of using Instagram, I was afraid of hashtags.
That’s right. Afraid of them.
Because I didn’t know how to use them properly. I found out that instagram does most of the work for you, when you begin to type in a hashtag.
I have since expanded to Youtube, Pinterest and LinkedIn to market my Avon Business.
What is One thing You can do to Expand your Avon Network Marketing Business?
The first thing I suggest to my team is to find their passion. Then I recommend that they develop a cause around that passion and begin fundraising. The fundraiser does not have to be an Avon sponsored fundraiser.
You can determine a group of products that you can “bundle” together. Determine the cost for the “bundle” and figure out who you will donate it to. Advertise the bundle as a “sponsorship” and collect money from others to “Sponsor” a bundle.
Once you have collected the money, purchase the products and donate it to the cause. Be sure to document your donation with pictures so that you can market any further fundraisers.
Apart from fundraising, you can expand your network by joining community organizations in your area.
But, most importantly, when you are out and about – LOOK UP FROM YOUR PHONE!! Say hello! You don’t have to wave your Avon Flag the minute you say hello. But take the time to make connections with people and you never know when that connection might lead to Avon.
And even if it doesn’t, at the very least, you made a new friend.
How to Make Connections without being Salesy
8. How do you make new connections without being too “salesy”?
On social media – I LOVE reaching out to five friends a day. A Good practice is to LIKE their post. It’s a BETTER practice is to COMMENT on their post and the BEST practice is to send them a message.
But here’s the key: You DO NOT have to talk to them immediately about Avon. Maybe leave them a meaningful compliment. But be GENUINE! Don’t be fake. And don’t do it to expect something in return. At the very least you should be looking at it as a way to reconnect and make new friends – NOT expecting them to BUY.
Here is what can happen with this strategy:
- It makes people FEEL GOOD! This is a people business. People buy from people they like. If you make someone FEEL GOOD, when they are ready to buy, they will choose YOU.
- With Facebook Algorithmns, you only see so many of your friends’ posts. When you interact with people you haven’t interacted with in awhile, it boosts YOUR posts up in their feed. That means they are seeing YOU and YOUR posts!!
So you make someone feel good – and now they are seeing your posts. Since people buy from people they like , what do you think their reaction will now be to your posts? I bet it’s a better reaction than before you connected.
Pro tip: Go through your Facebook Friends list and separate your friends into categories to make this easier – or go through your list and find five friends a day that you haven’t talked to in awhile.
What if an Avon Network Marketing Experience Doesn’t Go as Planned?
I feel like in this business, everything is about TIMING. But it isn’t necessarily about OUR timing.
So many times WE NEED to hit a goal to earn a trip or jump a title, so we expect people to be on the same schedule as us.
The problem is they aren’t. They’re on THEIR schedule and want to do things on THEIR timing.
I reached out to someone who I thought would make the BEST Avon Representative. She is chatty and has lots of friends.
Can you believe it? She told me NO!
So I dropped it…..kind of.
Her husband worked in the same building as me at the time and he started asking me how we were able to afford vacations. When I told him my Avon business pays for them, I mentioned that I had spoken to his wife about becoming an Avon Representative. I also showed him some Avon products and I sent a book home so she could give it a second look.
The first time I approached her was in NOVEMBER.
It wasn’t until FEBRUARY that she signed finally signed up.
Sometimes it just takes time. But we have to consistently and consciously be putting the opportunity out there every day and eventually things begin to fall into place.
Why Is Avon the Place to Be?
I am so excited about the new innovative products being released and the digital marketing strategies that are becoming more and more available.
Resources like Avon Social and Avon U cost other direct marketing reps thousands of dollars.
But, most of all, our products are becoming #buzzworthy, having been featured in BIG name magazines and publications.
What could happen if we were able to target influencers in our own businesses to market these innovative products? What would that do for OUR business? My business would skyrocket probably overnight if I could recruit an influencer – but think of the image that Avon would start to get if enough people could target and recruit them.
Now is the perfect time for a strategy like this – with a free online store and inexpensive sign up options – there really isn’t anything to lose!
Networking Like A Pro – The Avon Repfest 2019 Edition
Learn from five Avon Representatives how to Network Like a Pro and expand your network marketing business. Representatives featured are Jennifer Francis, Ann Fritz, Autumn Lugo, Andres Taberes and Valeryn Taberes. Each of the topics covered in this blog are discussed as well as so many more amazing tips and tricks on how to Network Like a Pro!
Become an Avon Representative – Is Selling Avon Worth It? Here’s my story.
When I signed up to become an Avon Representative, I was exploring ways to save extra money to take my family of five on vacation twice a year. This is what Avon has done for me. What could it do for you? I love how I can Sell Avon Online using Social Media and I’ll show you how to too.
How to Shop Avon Online
Did you know you can PURCHASE AVON ONLINE? Here is a quick tutorial on how you can SHOP ONLINE. You can buy Avon products on the internet and they will be shipped directly to your door step in two to three business days.
AVON MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT?
Did you know you could save up to 40% off your Avon orders, when you open an Avon Membership?
You can learn more about and open your Avon Membership here.
Avon Products On Sale
Products come in nine categories:
- Makeup
- Skincare
- Bath and Body
- Perfume, Cologne and Fragrance
- Jewelry
- Fashion
- Wellness
- Men
- Outlet – Discount Products! SALE!!
Jennifer Francis is a National Leader with Avon and the founder of Timeless Beauty Life – where she encourages people to create their own lifestyle that is timeless by creating memories that last a lifetime.
Jennifer was recognized for being NUMBER ONE in the country for personal leader development – where she develops her team members and helps them to make more money in the company. She helps other representatives with free tips and training in her Facebook Group Timeless Beauty Lessons.
The Hailey Hugs Initiative
She is also the founder of the Hailey Hugs Initiative, which seeks to provide comfort to those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. She is the Author of A Hug Through the Air – a children’s book she wrote in memory of her 22 month old daughter Hailey Hallam.
Jennifer loves giving back to the world around her and encourages her team to do the same, while simultaneously showing them how to create a lifestyle that is more open to making memories with family and traveling.
Connect with Jennifer Francis
You can Find her on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest or join the growing community of people and discuss how to create YOUR own Timeless Beauty Life. The Timeless Beauty Life Facebook community offers travel tips, organizational tips, recipes, family tips, beauty tips, health tips and so much more. Come discuss YOUR passions with us by Joining the Timeless Beauty Life Facebook Group.
About Avon
New Avon LLC* (“Avon”) is the leading social selling beauty company in North America, with independent sales Representatives across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. Avon’s product portfolio includes award-winning skincare, color cosmetics, fragrance and personal care products, featuring iconic brands such as ANEW, Avon Color, mark., and Skin So Soft, as well as fashion and accessories. Avon has a 130 year history of empowering women through economic opportunity, and the company also proudly supports efforts to end breast cancer and domestic violence.
More About the Company
This is the company that puts mascara on lashes and food on tables. That fights wrinkles with one hand and breast cancer with the other. That knows the value of a perfect lip, but still opens its mouth and speaks out against domestic violence and for women’s financial independence. This is the company that not only brings beauty to doors, but also opens them. This is Avon. The company that for over a century has stood for beauty, innovation, optimism and, above all, for women.
What Avon Does for Women
Everyday, Avon brings beauty to the lives of women. At Avon, beauty means more than finding the right lipstick shade for a customer. It means providing an earnings opportunity so a woman can support her family; and championing causes that matter to many women – eradicating breast cancer and ending domestic violence.
