Change the invitation...

This past week we held a series of conference calls aimed at discussing ways to increase our sales. We felt that the turn out was very good with approximately 150 salespeople taking part in the process.

We had many of our sales leaders from across the country stepping up to offer their suggestions on ways to make it happen.

I have been in the industry for almost 20 years and I thought that I had heard all the cliches before but I think we may have discovered a new one.

One of our account executives pointed out that if you were to send out a bunch of invitations to a party that you were holding and no one showed up, that it just might be time to "change the invitation".

I think this was the message of the day. If what you are doing is not working then change what you are doing.

We also heard a lot about getting back to making cold calls.

We had a lot of people mention asking for and rewarding customers for referrals.

Make something happen! Do not sit back and wait for things to happen to you. Remember another one of those famous cliches....

"It seems that the harder I work, the luckier I get!"

This is just one of the ways that The Vernon Company helps people to reach their peak performance. Having the ability to talk and share with others is a must. Receiving encouragement and support from your peers is a real benefit that each of our reps experience working with Vernon.

Would you like to find out more about how you could become involved with us. Check us out at

....www.vernoncompany.com/a_new_direction

It is certainly evident that the economy is and will be taking its toll on a number of less "secure" distributors. Because of that we have been getting dozens of inquiries to learn more about our organization.

Do you have questions? Fire away....we are ready willing and able to let you know what we know. Our four strongest attributes are...

1. financial stability
2. compensation and benefits (both employee and independent options are available)
3. full sales support
4. marketing and technology tools

Again we encourage you to check us out.

To ALL Vernon Reps....Help us out by providing us with names of your major competitors in your area. If you know them send them a note asking them if they would consider speaking with someone about an opportunity with The Vernon Company.

I can tell you that many of the things that we take from granted are not guaranteed with other companies....things like advance commissions, 50/50 splits, employee status, sales support, etc.

Don't forget Vernon's Referral Program. We are willing to pay you for three years based on an individual's sales. A $200 K producer just might be worth $8 K in your pocket over the three years. Can you use some extra cash?

All you need to do is give us a name along with an email address, a street address or a phone number and we can do the rest. You do NOT need to hire them. We can take care of that!