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    How to hone your selling skills! |#ShelleyWalters |#Sales |#Podcst |#ebizradio

    eBizRadioBy eBizRadioNovember 18, 2020Updated:November 18, 2020No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Have you ever made a purchase just because there was a free gift with it? Oh go on, admit it, the answers is YES!

    This week our in-house #Sales enabler Shelley Walters takes us on the journey of multi-level selling and where the origins were and what that selling methodology has to do with selling today.

    It is often said that the road to success is paved with failure, this was certainly the case for an unsuccessful book salesman by the name of David McConnell. The success of the once failed businessman, who would later go on to become the mega successful, multi-billion-dollar owner of Avon Cosmetics, founded in the world-famous company in New York City in the late 1800’s, happened quite by accident.

    Struggling to sell his books he had created a rose-scented perfume as a ‘free gift’ to give away with a purchase of his books in the hopes that buyers would be motivated by the promise of a promotional item. Much to his surprise his books still did not sell but his perfume was so popular that customers would buy the book just to get their hands on the perfume! So, McConnell started a perfume company, quite by fluke.

    The late 1800’s saw the emergence of the American home direct seller, and where product parties added new dimensions to selling techniques. Developed by a Mrs P. Albee in 1886, these product parties were the first selling system of its kind. Mrs. Albee would sell perfumes door-to-door and recruit a team of saleswomen as she went.

    Neighbours and contacts would gather in the homes of hostesses, who used these social gatherings to grow their business through demonstrations and presentations. The industry owes its success to the fact that age, religion, sex, and geographical barriers were beginning to relax, and demand for economic opportunities was increasing. This sales system allowed women to participate economically and in so doing filled a great need in the market.

    The California Perfume Company built its first factory in 1897 and by the end of that year had a product range of almost 20 distinct fragrances and recorded its first $500 sales day in December 1897.

    By 1902, they had branched out into a full range of cosmetics and sold a staggering $1 million worth of products in 1920! In 1937 McConnell’s son took over the family business after his father’s death and changed the company name to Avon in 1939 in honour of Shakespeare’s hometown, Stratford-on-Avon.

    Today Avon is the fifth biggest beauty company in the world with an annual sales turnover of $ 5.5 billion globally. This incredible success, their massive wealth and the innumerable employment opportunities that have (and continue to) created, had its genius in the struggle of an unsuccessful salesman. Another story that shows us how important this ability to sell is, and more evidence that selling skills form a solid, often ideal, springboard into business ownership if you apply yourself.

    A Key Takeaway – The road to success is often paved with failure.

    Join me to Learn More…If you enjoy learning about the Story of Selling, I am delighted to share that we will be delivering 1 episodes per week. You will learn useful info, fascinating stories and hopefully leave feeling a little uplifted.

    Shelley Walters – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE9iaBZ90EJRGwLFhrzTW5g?view_as=subscriber / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShelleyWaltersInc/ / LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shelley-walters-inc/

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