50 Tips to Grow your Avon Sales

50 TIPS TO GROW YOUR AVON SALES by Tawana Lyles

1. 1st THING 1st…GET YOUR MINDSET TO SUCCEED NO MATTER WHAT
2. ORDER PLENTY BROCHURES EVERY CAMPAIGN 100 OR MORE (Follow Up)
3. MAKE A LIST OF EVERYONE YOU KNOW INCLUDING SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS YOU ARE INVOLVED IN, SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. (Let Everyone Know you are in Business)
4. SET SHORT TERM GOALS THAT ARE REACHABLE AND SET YOUR LONG TERM GOAL.
5. ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS EVERYDAY STAY VISIBLE: Example: Hand out Avon Business Cards Freq., Wear Avon Button, Name Badge, Avon Shirt/Hat. Car Sign, Yard Sign,
6. FOLLOW UP WITH CUSTOMERS AND POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS FOR ORDERS EVERY CAMPAIGN. You can call, text, email and post reminders on social media sites
7. START AN AVON LEADS BOX FOR YOUR DESK AT HOME. Example: Collect Names, #, emails of everyone new you meet. Follow up as needed until they become a customer, helper or a recruit. Tip: Use index cards or survey cards. File in your Personal Leads Box by numerical order Dates of Month: 1-31. Check your Leads Box daily. Consider Leaving a SURVEY LEAD BOX In Beauty Salons or Place of Businesses who will allow. Leave Samples Near Box or Do A Gift Raffle Monthly.
8. KEEP YOUR BUSINESS CARDS/ AVON FLYERS ON BULLETIN BOARDS Gym, Groc. Stores, Library, Laundry Mats, Resturants, Gas Stations, Anywhere you
9. ALWAYS ASK FOR REFERRALS (Offer a Gift for referrals. -Optional)
10. USE THE POWER OF 3 DAILY- HAND OUT BROCHURES/BUSINESS CARDS/FLYERS TO AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE PER DAY UNTIL YOU ARE COMFORTABLE PROSPECTING. When you get comfortable prospect more. Make it a Lifestyle not just an Event!!
11. HAVE A GARAGE SALE AND INCLUDE AVON PRODUCTS AND BROCHURES- Always collect Name and Numbers for follow up.
12. EVENT TABLE – Set up an Avon Table @ any Event or Business that allow you to sale or advertise. Festivals, Job Fairs for recruiting
13. DO AN AVON FUNDRAISER (@ Least 3 times a Year. No matter how Small) see Avon.com for details or ask me!
14. CONSIDER GETTING 6 DEPENDABLE HELPERS OR MORE get family & friends to get orders for you at their work place. Give them a gift, Discount or a percent of sales.
15. TAKE ONLINE TRAINING WITH AVON – ALL AVON UNIVERSITY CLASSES Not all at once. Take 2 per Week and Apply what you learn
16. PARTICIPATE IN AVON MEETINGS/TRAININGS, CONFERENCE CALL OR REPLAYS Stay Connected to your Upline Leader or Avon Account Executive
17. DEMO NEW PRODUCT(S) EACH CAMPAIGN FROM WHAT’S NEW DEMO or Find a Focus Product to promote each Campaign.
18. CONSIDER MAKING SOME 10% COUPONS FOR FIRST TIME ORDERS
19. MAIL AVON CATALOGS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES- Beauty Salons, Nail Shops, etc.
20. RANDOM MAILING. OPEN PHONE BOOK AND RANDOMLY CHOOSE
21. TOSS BROCHURES IN YARDS use old brochures with recruiting flyer, discount coupons
22. CONSIDER DOING A DRAWING AT THE END OF EACH MONTH FOR A SMALL BUNDLE OF FREE PRODUCTS make sure you present it in a nice gift bag or wrap it. Customers love this! Let everyone know of your monthly drawing. Take Pic of drawing for the month if you like then post, email or text. Watch the Orders come in!!
23. HAVE A SPECIAL HELPER APPRECIATION PARTY OR DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR EACH ONCE A YEAR
24. GIVE PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS TO DEDICATED HELPERS TO PROMOTE offer product free if they sale so many
25. SEARCH OUTSIDE AVON FOR TIPS TO GROW read Self-Development , Motivational Books
26. USE A WEEKLY CHECKLIST/ KEEP A FULL CALENDAR must be in writing in order for it to work. No Plans means No Earnings $$
27. LEARN AVON SKINCARE NOW use products yourself. (Men too.)
28. CREATE A DREAM BOARD have pics on your board of your dream and goals step by step. Dream Big and imagine the possibilities. Keep Board visible to remind you of your Dream and goals.
29. SMILE WHEN TALKING ON THE PHONE. Keep a mirror in front of the phone so you’ll always check your attitude.
30. CALL CUSTOMERS WHO HAS NOT PLACED ORDERS IN AWHILE reconnect… Review past orders and call those customers with current specials.
31. ACCEPT NO. “NO DON’T MEAN NO NEVER” Don’t take it personal. “No” only means I’m not interested in it today. Keep Grinding…
32. CARRY A NOTEPAD WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES TO JOT DOWN IDEAS AS YOU THINK OF THEM
33. JOIN FACEBOOK GROUP WITH OTHER AVON REPS WHO ARE SHARING make sure it’s a positive group (Check out my Top 7 Avon leaders to follow to grow your business)
34. TAKE 100% RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN SUCCESS don’t totally depend on others to do it for you, guide you or pamper you all the way. Not saying Not to Partner or ask questions but act alone if you have to. RESEARCH SKILLS YOURSELF. No Excuses !!
35. HOST A HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE PARTY also get family & friends to Host.
36. HOST AN OPEN BOOK/SILENT AVON PARTY for family & friends. Offer Hostess Gifts or Discount on her Order
37. ALWAYS KNOW YOUR CURRENT INCENTIVES WITH AVON ask someone or go online to youravon.com (GO FOR IT AND GROW !)
38. BE CONSISTENT Don’t stop grinding. If you get off Track Get back up!
39. USE LABEL ON YOUR BOOK AFTER YOU LOOK PASS THE BOOK See how long your book will float
40. GIVE SAMPLES TO CUSTOMERS with their order and while prospecting. Follow up
41. KEEP YOUR PROMOTIONAL ITEMS READY IN YOUR VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES Pre-stamped Brochures, Recruiting Flyers, Fundraiser Flyers, Samples, Sign-Up Kits, Free Try-it-Kits, etc. Never Know who you may meet. (Put 3 Brochures in your Purse or Vehicle to Remind you to use the Power of 3 mentioned above)
42. Start a Blog
43. WHEN ABLE CONSIDER PRODUCTS ON HAND FOR INSTANT PURCHASE
44. GET A PAYPAL ACCOUNT with Card Reader (Optional) Some customers buy more when they use their credit cards especially during Holidays. PayPal also allows you to email invoice and customers can pay online. Tip: Post on Facebook/Socia Media Site your deals on hand. Ship to them if you have to. I LOVE MY PAYPAL ACCOUNT!!
45. WHEN COMFORTABLE PROSPECT 1-2 or MORE HOURS PER WEEK
46. SEND POST CARDS OUT MONTHLY TO TOP CUSTOMER WHO PURCHASED OVER $60 OR CUSTOMER WITH THE BIGGEST ORDER SIZE get creative yourself.
47. LET YOUR UPLINE OR DISTRICT MANAGER KNOW YOUR PERSONAL GOALS so they can assist and motivate
48. SPEND 30-45 Min. PER WEEK TOURING ALL TABS IN Avon.com know where your support Tools are located
49. REALLY CONSIDER AVON LEADERSHIP!! THIS COULD CHANGE YOUR FINANCIAL STATUS FOR LIFE. Help Change someone else life style by Just Sharing with others what you are doing and earn additional checks from Avon. Build your Team Today!!
50. ANYWHERE, ANYTIME ALWAYS ASK AVON fit it in your everyday life everywhere you go.
    Suggestions by: Tawana Lyles/ Avon Senior Exec. Unit Leader