Successful Direct Sales Leaders

The 50 most influential people in direct sales and network marketing have been named for 2009 in the Direct Selling Live, Power 50 Awards.  The second annual awards were brought to the industry by Keeper, founder of the Direct Selling Live.  Direct Selling Live is a community that supports the professionalism of direct sales and network marketing. It is a place that direct sales professionals can learn, grow, network, make friends and build their business.  It is a community of that provides the industry with real power  through it’s unity and clarity of purpose.

Avon Leader, Andrea Jung, #1 Direct Sales Professional

Andrea Jung was the #4 recipient of the Power 50 2008 award.  President of Avon, Anrea Jung truly is one of the most powerful direct sales professionals worldwide.  This year she earned the number one position for her consistent contributions to the direct selling industry.  Avon’s global sales force and company is a driving force in the direct selling industry that is always on the cutting edge of the future.

Direct Selling Association President #2

Neil Offen, President of the Direct Selling Association (DSA) heads the most powerful organization in direct sales.  Neil makes sure that the industry is represented in Washington by being the political voice of the industry.

Bob Proctor, Author of The Secret

Bob Proctor received the # 3 award in the 2008 Power 50 award.  Bob overseas the most powerful and fa reaching self development team in the world.  Offering books, coaching, training, CDs, videos and live events it is no wonder that Bob received this position 2 years in a row.

DSWA, Nicki Keohohou

#4 Nicki Keohohou, Founder and CEO Direct Selling Women’s Alliance. Nicki is a tireless inspiration to all direct sellers. Her organization is the second most powerful direct sales association in the world.

Direct Sales Success Stories

There are more success stories on the Power 5o list of influential direct sales leaders than I can list here. Here are a few of my personal friends and collaborators:

• # 15 Grace Keohohou, President, DSWA
• #41 Keeper created Direct Selling Live as tribute to the millions of distributors worldwide who are in network marketing/direct selling.
• # 47 Lisa Nichols, Author “No Matter What!”
• # 50 Nicole Walker, Lia Sophia Sales Leader

Direct Selling Live, Power 50-Honorable Mention: Doris Christopher, Donald Trump and Deb Bixler!

There were so many good nominees to the DSL Power 50 that they selected 10 honorable mention recipients. The Direct Selling Live honorable mentions for the Power 50 list included Doris Christopher, founder of The Pampered Chef, Linda Lucas, DSWA chapter head, Donald Trump and myself, Deb Bixler! 

Grateful To Be Included In DSL-Power 50

Wow!  I am so grateful to be honored by the DSL Power 50 award along with such greats as Donald Trump and Doris Christopher!  I would like to thank everyone who voted for my nomination and made this possible!! This is truely an honor!

Esio Beverage New Party Plan Start Up Company

The new party plan company that I have been consulting with is Esio Beverages. They are in the process of starting their home party division of the Esio Beverage company. Esio Beverages is a new division of O Premium Waters, the largest bottled water company in Arizona. Their Drop and Drink technology makes Esio the perfect system of dispensing beverages to an active family with a variety of beverage tastes. The aseptic beverage packs are environmentally friendly, low calorie and have a shelf life of up to one year. The economical pricing and home delivery is perfect for any family.

A Ground Floor Opportunity

In direct sales and MLM we often hear about “getting in on the ground floor” which means being one of the first few consultants. Over the past six weeks while collaborating on this project I have often thought about that. This is the first time I have ever had the opportunity to see a direct sales business that is truly a ground floor opportunity. I wonder what the very first show was like 30 years ago for some of the established direct sales companies! Many of the direct sales giants were started almost by accident. Moms who wanted to create income without leaving the kids, for example. They had no idea how many lives were going to be impacted by their efforts. Imagine being the very first representative for a company who now has gone on to achieve what Mary Kay has achieved! Hannah, the first consultant with Esio, is in a position of massive potential.

Esio First Home Party

We actually did the very first home party for Esio last night. I did the presentation and the Esio team learned and took notes. Hannah the first rep for the new company is benefiting from the support of a well-established company, as well as the experience of an expert home party plan professional. She truly is in on the ground floor and has a future to be excited about.

Picking A Good Home Party Plan “Start-Up” Company

Home party plan companies are starting up every day. When you get in on the ground floor of a new company, do you really have the potential to do what these established companies have done? That depends on the company. I am sure that for as many successful home party companies there are these days, there are twice as many that have failed. Here are the questions to ask when joining any party plan company and especially a new company:

• How long has the company been in business? This is important for many reasons including all of those that follow. Like Esio, is the party plan a new branch of a well-established company, or is it a lonely vision starting out in someone’s garage?
• Does the start up company have the financial ability to stay afloat? New companies in any business need the working capital to make it through the rough times which are guaranteed to happen. Companies with cash flow from other sources are likely to get through bad times.
• What kind of support is offered to the sales representatives? At this point, Esio Beverage’s party plan division is a work in progress. The very fact that they hired me to teach them the ropes and train their first 100 consultants shows that they are committed to team training and support.
• Does the company have an internet presence and is it open to consultant interaction? The internet is here to stay. Any company that does not embrace the internet will not be in existence in ten years.
• Is the company committed to branding and marketing on all levels? A company which is starting out of someone’s garage is not going to provide the branding that is required in today’s marketplace.
• Is the structural support in place to grow? Again, Mom and Pop start ups are usually cute, but do they have the staff and structure in place to support the growth in customer service as well as sales consultant service?
• Is it a viable product? I have been contacted by many people starting home party plans with niche type products which may have some appeal on some levels. Is the product line supported by the manufacturer? Has it been tested? What kind of warranties are there?

As I mentioned at the beginning of the list… is the company financially capable of providing you with all the support you deserve in a new business venture? Ground floor opportunities are only good if the floor does not fall out from under you after a couple of months or years.

Esio Beverages has proven to me that they are a viable business opportunity. I would recommend them to anyone interested in learning more about the product. I am not a party rep, nor do I “work” for the company. As a consultant for Esio, I am excited to continue to work with their sales force and guide them in their first year of party plan start-up.

Join Our Social Networking Club

I have been asked several times to create a social forum for Cash Flow Show visitors.  Today when I was networking in another forum something came over me and I clicked the button that said create your own NING social site so now we have it.  A social networking club for frequent visitors to Create A Cash Flow Show. This is for you to network, collaborate and get to know each other.  I will continue to add more features as we grow in membership.  Visit the NEW Social Network for Cash Flow Show networking. The site is designed to enhance your Cash Flow Show experience by giving you a forum to chat and talk with other like minded professionals who frequently visit the Create A Cash Flow Show website to grow their business and train their team.

Network and Collaboration

The purpose of the forum is to provide a safe environment to get feed back and and ideas from like minded professionals.  The site is not for sales, recruiting or finding bookings so please don’t join to solicit from the members.  The new forum is your section of Create A Cash Flow Show, so join in and add your input.  I hope you are one of the first 50 and part of the Charter membership. Check out the Cash Flow Show Forum.

Create A Cash Flow Show Work At Home Opportunity Directory

A new home business opportunity directory is now linked from the sidebar of the Create A Cash Flow Show website. Due to the many people coming into the website on keywords like “how to make money at home” or “work from home,” I decided to create a directory of opportunities to make money from home. More and more people are looking for work-at-home opportunities in an effort to balance family and finance. Working at home and direct sales is one of the fastest growing industries of the 21st century for that exact reason.

List Your Business WAH Directory

The work-at-home directory is a category within the speakers’ directory. So, opportunity seekers may access it from this site or from the Speakers’ Directory. The directory will list any money-making opportunity that is WAH. That includes MLM programs and affiliate programs, as well as home party companies and other direct sales companies.

There are two ways to list your business opportunity in the directory

1. Free Listings: List your website and your business opportunity in the directory for free with a reciprocal link to this website or to any one of my other websites from your website or directory.
2. Buy a listing: List your business opportunity for one year for only $90.00. This includes a listing in two other categories as well.

I am excited to say that the directory has been in place for about a month and I know of at least one new consultant as a result of a directory listing. Hooray!!   When someone joins your organization from a directory listing, let me know.  If you want to List your business in the directory click here or send me an email.Deb (AT) DebBixler.com

Canada and India Increase Cash Flow

Wow! I am really impressed with the number of worldwide visitors we are getting on the Create A Cash Flow Show website. Every month the number and variety of visitors increases. When I checked the statistics for the past 30 days, I was pleasantly surprised. Of course most of our visitors are from the United States. What really surprised me was that Canada as well as India also has an impressive number of people checking in to learn how to increase cash flow in their home businesses. More than sixty unique visitors from both countries visited the site, and a savvy home-design party sales representative from Canada purchased both the Power UP set and the Create A Cash Flow Show set.

United Kingdom / Australia / Romania

United Kingdom / Australia / Romania each brought 5 new net workers to the cash flow resource site. Even more impressive than the fact that they checked CACFS out, is the fact that they spent 5 or more minutes at the site. A key feature of that site is the best business practices, and people worldwide are seeing the value in incorporating those practices into their business. I know this because I sent a Power UP home study and the Tips From The Top CD set to London! Cool!

MLM Cash Flow Worldwide

Other countries that were represented on my stats for the Create A Cash Flow Show resource site were: Malaysia with 3 visitors, Japan also had 3 people checking us out, Thailand brought 2, and 1 person in Singapore found their way to this site through search engines. One visitor from Israel loves the site and we have been corresponding through email. I met her in an online networking group called Fast Pitch. LINK I’m excited! We are growing! I love networking!
Thanks for spreading the word to your networking friends around the globe. Networking is invaluable for this site, and it’s invaluable for you too. When you put systems into place to network your business, your business will also grow. To purchase any of the CD sets that teach you how to increase your cash flow by incorporating systems that work, just click here. Buy