The CashFlowShow – Direct Sales Radio topic for this Wednesday (4/25/12) is cross cultural recruiting! What a great topic!

Leyla Okhai is an Independent Consultant for NYR Orgnanic in the UK as well as an equality and diversity professional in the UK in her “day job”.

She is using that background to build a diverse direct sales business team, in all senses – race, ethnicity, disability, age, gender etc. that will link with a more diverse range of customers and potential customers.

With a wide variety of personalities on a team you will connect with a wider range of customers. Learn how to grow a cross cultural sales organization!

Direct Sales Business Cross Cultural Selling and Recruiting

Seek out direct sales business associates, hosts, recruits and friends outside of your culture.

Everyone has a culture, so use yours!

We all have a cultural background, think about what yours is, what values do you hold? Think about this and make a list of them.

It’s these values that will help you to connect to people and be able to establish the perspective a new host may be coming from.

Research Cultures In Your Area

Research is key to cross cultural recruiting. You must get to know your area!

Find out what’s in your area in terms of diversity and communities. Then do your research, it’s ok not to know everything. It’s not ok to make assumptions and guess. You must have some cultural capital to hand as you step out. There really is no excuse with internet sites, blogs, Facebook and articles at hand.

Get Out Of Your Cultural Comfort Zone!

That’s right, get out of your comfort zone, attend new types of events, link with diverse community groups and visit different churches and other places of worship. Remember different festival like Chinese New Year, Diwali etc. Learn how people prepare for them and then you can gear your business for them too.

Respect Other Cultures

It is key that you try to pronounce peoples’ names properly especially if you want to recruit business partners!  If it is a name that is new to you, please don’t guess!

It’s much better to say something like, “I am sorry I didn’t catch that, please could you repeat your name and bear with me, I will get there.”  Your potential host or recruit will not feel valued unless you make an effort to do this.

Have some fun and get to know people!

Don’t be afraid to get out there and turn strangers into friends. You may have different culture, but that doesn’t mean you have different values.

Visit Leyla’s NYR Organic’s website and join us on the radio. Every show replays 14 times so check out the schedule at the CashFlowShow – Direct Sales Radio host page!

Share Direct Sales Gift At The Start of Every Party!

Cynthia Fontan, sales leader with lia sophia was our guest last night (4/11/12) on the CashFlowShow – Direct Sales Radio. She shared about her direct sales business opportunity gift bag that she uses at every home party.

The show will replay everyday for 2 weeks so if you missed it you can still catch it at www.CashFlowShowRadio.com.

Cynthia Fontan, lia sophia Leader

I did….

I thought people would think I was being pushy. The truth is I did not know how to share or when and lacked confidence. To change this, I focused on the basics and got my show schedule in full swing. With a full calendar came a steady stream of extra income and my confidence level grew. It became clear to me that what I have to share is not just a business opportunity but also a gift that could help to change lives.

Direct Sales Recruiting University

In a quest to learn more about recruiting (sharing my gift) I signed up for the Direct Sales Recruiting University.

With the very first class, I was able to put some tips into practice instantly. Today, instead of waiting until the end of the show to mention my business, I confidently share it at the start of each show.

Direct Sales Business Opportunity IS A Gift!

Now I can share some tips with you! First, you must establish a friendship with your host from the moment you meet her because she is going to be your biggest supporter.   Start the show by asking your host to:

1. Formally introduce you to her friends (you of course have said hello as they arrived)
2. Tell her friends how you met
3. Share why she booked with you
4. Show at least one of her favorite products

Then, ask each guest:

1. To introduce themselves
2. Say something nice about the host
3. To image having an extra $600 a month
4. To tell you what they would do with it

With excitement, thank your host; share how you got started, why you love what you do, and how the extra income helps your family each month. Sharing your story helps to build rapport, trust, and friendships.

Next, present your host with gifts. A product that you purchased at a discount from the current line always works best. She will be excited to open it. Then share your business gift with everyone.

Thank guests for attending and tell them you have a gift for them too! Give out what I call “Gift Bags”. Once everyone has their bag, ask them to open it to see what they got and be sure to explain each piece.

• Each bag should include:
• A marketing brochure (should be simple to read)
• Details of the host benefits
• An inexpensive gift
• A coupon to use on a future purchase
• Your business card

Refer to the gift bag throughout your presentation and encourage guests to ask you questions about your business. At checkout, mention the bag again. One to two days after the show, call guests to thank them, go over their order and ask if they have any questions about the gift you shared.

Contact lia sophia leader, Cynthia Fontan

I would like to thank Cynthia Fontan who is a lia sophia distributor.  Cynthia has been generous in sharing her time, knowledge and wisdom with the CashFlowShow audience.  She truly is a great leader as leaders are always willing to give back.

You can listen to the replay of Cynthia’s interview everyday through April 24, 2012 at the CashFlowShow – Direct Sales Radio.

Scripts For Your Home Party Business

This week (Wed. 4/11/12) on the CashFlowShow – Direct Sales Radio we will be talking about scripts for your home party. A good script is not restricting but it is liberating….

A good script allows your show to go on autopilot so that you are free to interact with the guests and enjoy the fun!!

If the consultant is relaxed and having fun, then the guests have more fun too!

We will talk about scripting your opening and closing for each show and how to become a more powerful scheduler and recruiter with a good script.

lia sophia Leader, Cynthia Fontan = Direct Sales Business Opportunity Scripts

Our special guest, lia sophia leader, Cynthia Fontan will be sharing how she scripts her business opportunity at the home party.

Cynthia is a Direct Sales Recruiting University graduate who took the learning and put it into ACTION for immediate results.

Sharing The Opportunity With Gift Bags

One topic discussed on the Direct Sales Recruiting University training is how to use gift bags as a tool for sharing the opportunity at your shows. Gift bags will:

• Make you more proactive in sharing the opportunity
• Create curiosity by the guests
• Gives you a tool to refer to for your opportunity talks
• Can be a great door prize or giveaway gift

Recruiting Gift Bags

Recruiting gift bags are unique and different for every consultant. There are no right or wrong gift bags.

Join us on the CashFlowShow – Direct Sales Radio to learn how Deb and Cynthia use the gift bag for effective recruiting at the home party. (Wed. 4/11/12)

#4 FREE Home Party Plan Consultant Recruiting Training

This video includes one FREE tip that will change the direction of your direct sales team for ever! The Direct Sales Recruiting University not only teaches your sales team to recruit but you will also learn how to:

• Find Business
• Train Your Team
• Increase Party Sales
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• Plan Meetings
• and so much more that it would take a whole page to list all the benefits…………

Direct Sales Recruiting University Starts May 1st

The NEW and IMPROVED 2012 e-learning full version of the Direct Sales Recruiting University will be starting on May 1st.

3 Previous Recruiting Training Videos

Did you watch the first 3 FREE recruiting training videos? If not… start with number one and come back here after you have watched the 3 previous trainings:

• #1 – Stop Direct Sales Business Recruiting…
• #2 – Attraction Marketing Is More Than Positive Thoughts!
• #3 – The Recruiting Process & Bookings Tip

The last mini-webinar is already live so add your info here and you will be redirected straight to that training:

(If you got the announcement for this class then you do not have to sign up again.)

Share Your Party Plan Business Opportunity

Recruiting is really just sharing your direct sales business opportunity.

Business recruiting is not convincing people to join your company. It is sharing the benefits of your business opportunity in a conversational manner so that you can attract people to you. When you share without pushing you will attract people to your party plan business who want what you have.

Party Plan Recruiting

Whether you are a party plan consultant or not this training will work in your business. The system will work for recruiting, bookings and generating sales!

Did You Watch The First 2 Recruiting Training Videos?

If you have not watched the first 2 recruiting training videos then you should do that first:

• #1 – Stop Direct Sales Business Recruiting…
• #2 – Attraction Marketing Is More Than Positive Thoughts!

More FREE Direct Sales Recruiting Training

The next video in the mini-webinar series is already live so, if you are not on the FREE DSRU list yet, fill out the form and so that you redirected to the next one!