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  • Cross sell, up sell, what to sell, we all sell!

    Do you sell many products of one brand? Do you sell many brands and many products? Do you cross-sell beauty customers by suggesting appropriate health supplements or jewelry? Do you approach new customers with Ribbon Gift Collections and then upsell them to our core brands like Nutrilite and Artistry? Recently, a successful retailing IBO sent me ...
    Posted to Sales Speak (Weblog) by Susan Julien-Willson on July 2, 2008
  • Ribbon gives you reason to Celebrate!

    Listen up! I've got a tidbit of info on what's to come with Ribbon. Bet you thought we launched all the collections for this year. Not true. You're one of the first to know ! There's something NEW and it's coming soon to the Ribbon Gift & Incentive Program. The Celebrate Gift Collection. It's a holiday treat every ...
    Posted to Sales Speak (Weblog) by Susan Julien-Willson on June 25, 2008
  • Adding Value

    Most people like you and me want to feel as if they add value when they’re involved in something … personally and professionally.  I don’t know about you, but when I feel like I don’t add value or others think I don’t enhance or improve a project or event or sales conversation, it bothers me immensely. So, ...
    Posted to Sales Speak (Weblog) by Susan Julien-Willson on May 15, 2008
  • Customer service makes the difference

    I have just returned from vacation. Spent a few days in Naples, Florida visiting my mother. She's 82, going on 39. If I have half the energy and positive attitude she has when I am in my 80s, I will be fortunate. She's a great example of how positive attitude and self care can make a huge difference in quality of life. But, that's ...
    Posted to Sales Speak (Weblog) by Susan Julien-Willson on April 17, 2008
  • Bad gifts don't have to happen to good people

    That's the beauty of the Ribbon Gift Collections. The newest assortment of General and Specialty Collections make gift giving the pleasure it ought to be, no matter what the occasion (even Groundhog Day!), no matter who the recipient (even a grumpy co-worker who needs an uplift!), no matter what the budget (people give gifts even when money is ...
    Posted to Sales Speak (Weblog) by Susan Julien-Willson on April 1, 2008
  • In with the new, out with the old

    Yesterday during services, the minister had the young children come up to the front to talk about the meaning of Easter. One little boy said, Easter is about "in with the new, out with the old" and another child close by who was too shy to move to the front murmured to his mother, "oh, that's why it's in ...
    Posted to Sales Speak (Weblog) by Susan Julien-Willson on March 24, 2008