Does networking marketing involve selling? continue…

March 22, 2008

The advantages and disadvantages of network marketing over conventional selling

Direct selling, network marketing, person-to-person, door-to-door, party-plan selling and other variants have certain advantages and disadvantages over conventional selling:

Advantages

  • The customer is seen in the comfort of her home. No effort is required to get to a shop.
  • The goods are often delivered directly by the distributor.
  • Old and frail people who cannot get about are easily served.
  • There is a considerable degree of personal attention.
  • Direct selling is often made to friends, so it is a warm and enriching experience, not a sales experience.

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Does networking marketing involve selling?

March 22, 2008

Many network marketing companies steer clear of the word ‘selling‘. The reason? Some 95 per cent of the population actually dislike selling. For this reason you will often read in the classified section of the newspaper an advertisement which reads:

Representatives of these companies invite prospects to ’share opportunities’. They couch their presentation in a way which suggests the business opportunity they are offering is simply that of sharing wealth. Let’s get one thing straight: network marketing involves selling.

The fact is, whichever way you look at it, a network marketing company only succeeds if its products or services are sold regularly month after month; in other words, through repeat purchases. Read the rest of this entry »