Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Flying High!

Actually, I am no longer flying high, but I was! :)  I returned from my mission trip to Washington, D.C., late Friday night. This was only my 4th commercial flight ever, and my first one at night. The lights of D.C. were beautiful as we took off, and I wasn't nearly as nervous on takeoff as I had been in the past. Perhaps I was meant to be a night flier. 

Is a trip by air included in your summer plans? If so, you might want to purchase a couple of these mini sizes of your favorite Anew skin care products. Pop them in your checked luggage or in the plastic baggie to carry one - either way you will pass security with flying colors and enough product to last through your vacation! 

https://www.avon.com/category/skin-care/travel-sizes?rep=smoore

Wouldn't you love to be able to offer these products and many others to your own customers? I've been loving it for over 30 years and I enjoy helping others become successful with their own home based businesses. Contact me to learn more, or simply go to sellavon.com and use the code SMOORE to get started today!!

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Oh no! What are we going to do?!?

Greetings!


It's time for my monthly update on the Avon business and I have some interesting news to share with you. As of July 1, Avon will no longer employ District Sales Managers. If you have never sold Avon before, that will not mean anything to you, but if you were previously a representative you may be wondering what will change. It is very simple, really. Team leaders like myself will be working with Representatives to make sure they have all they need to be successful. All new Representatives will be added to existing teams (like my Cloud Climbers), and all older Representatives who have never been on a team will be nested into existing teams (like my Cloud Climbers). There will be some changes in regards to local meetings and training, but it is going to be great for those of us who are already working with teams and will be gifted with new team members. It will be great for you as well if you begin your Avon business now by adding yourself to my team. You can do that by going to sellavon.com and using the Reference Code SMOORE. Once you choose your kit (most people purchase the $25 kit but you can also choose from a $50 and a $100 kit), you can begin your business online the same day while waiting for your kit to arrive. As soon as you do that, I will contact you to explain how you can earn a goodie package of business tools worth $50 to help you build your business just by sharing your eStore and your brochures and getting a good first order. That goodie package is a personal gift from me because I want you to succeed and I will help you do so!
sellavon.com
When you sell Avon you sell more than beauty. Earn money. Work from home. Be your own boss. Make new friends. Learn more, and sign up today
Ask me questions if you have them. Remember, I keep no secrets about the Avon business!

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

C14 - Best Buys of the Brochure!

It is hot and muggy here in North Alabama right now, which makes it a great day to do some online shopping! If you shop at smoore.avonrepresentative.com you can use the code RA2506 to get free shipping on a $25 order or you can use the code WELCOME10 to get 10% off of your order. The second code is for one time use only. Of course, shipping is always free on an order of $40 or more. I'm also looking for a few good people who want to earn money for vacation, a new car, their retirement fund, or just paying the bills. If you fit that category, go to sellavon.com and use the reference code SMOORE to get your business started today!
 
Here are some of the best deals I spotted in the C14 brochure:
https://www.avon.com/brochure?s=ShopBroch_topnav&c=repPWP&otc=201714&rep=smoore



  • Pgs. 1-7, The Haiku fragrances, including NEW Haiku Reflection are $23 with free matching shower gel and body lotion.
  • Pg. 21, The Classic fragrances are Lowest Price This Year of $8.99.
  • Pg. 27, for the men, Black Suede Essential (scent spot on page) is $11.99.
  • Pg. 29, Give your face a beautiful bronze shimmer for summer with Avon True Color Bronzing Pearls for only $7.99 - available in Sunkissed and Bronzed.
  • Pg. 33, Avon True Color Makeup Setting Spray instantly sets makeup without drying out skin, and it is infused with vitamins A, C, & E. On sale for $9.99.
  • Pg. 35, Avon True Color Lipstick is LPTY of $5.99.
  • Pg. 51, Age-Transforming 2-in-1 Compact Foundation is $11.99. Buildable, medium coverage, with a luminous finish.
  • Pg. 53, Extra-Lasting Cream-to-Powder Foundation is $10.99, or Extra-Lasting Liquid Foundation for the same price.
  • Pg. 63, Anew Ultimate (our best selling skin care line), each item is LPTY of $21.99. Don't forget that you can choose auto-replenish at my eStore to get the best prices and be sure that you never run out and forget to order!
  • Pg. 66, Anew Skinvincible is a fragrance free skin care line that is suitable for sensitive skin and has Broad Spectrum SPF 50 in the Day Lotion and SmartRepair Technology in the Deep Recovery Cream for night...and each product is only $19.99 right now. The Day Lotion has been recommended by the Skin Cancer Foundation.
  • Pg. 71, Anew Clinical Extra Strength Retexturizing Peel - a 2016 Redbook MVP - is only $21.99. One of my personal favorites!
  • Pgs. 72-75, many Anew Clinical products are Get Any 2 for $42.
  • Pg. 65, SSS Oil-Infused Foaming Body Wash, a new product available in all 4 SSS formulas, intro special of $5.99.
  • Pg. 89, SSS Supreme Nourishment Triple Phase Body Oil - a blend of macadamia oil, argan oil, and babassu oil - only $10.99.
  • Pg. 99, Bubble Bath, including Lily & Honeysuckle Blossom for the summer, is LPTY of $5.99.
  • Back Cover, Glimmersticks Eye Liner is LPTY of $4.99 and also available in waterproof formula for the summer.


Don't forget about Avon's 90 day money back guarantee on these and all other products. If you are not happy with your purchase for any reason, contact me and I will exchange the product or give you a refund when you return it to me. If there is a product you have been hesitating to try, go ahead and order it, because you have nothing to lose if you are not satisfied!

 

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Avon Tossing and Throws





In this video I share one of the ways I get new customers and team members. Visit my YouTube channel for videos about my business! Back to work I go. :)

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

C12 Newsletter for my Cloud Climbers Team

(This is the newsletter I produce for my team each campaign. If you would like to be a part of our team that is 64 representatives strong and growing, you can join us here.)

Greetings All!


The past week has been a bit crazy with all the new incentives from Avon, the news that the District and Division Sales Manager positions will be going away on July 1, and the opportunity that has been given to Bronze Ambassadors and above to increase their teams in a "you do, you get" incentive. You have already heard about part of this and will be hearing a lot more, but most of you probably don't know a thing about that last thing I mentioned. However, it affects me and our team in a big way, so I want to explain it a bit.


Some of you were "nested" onto my team several years ago in the Training Leader Program and you will remember that happening. Nesting started when Avon decided that it would be best for all Representatives to be on teams with a mentor to help them instead of just a District Manager and corporate Avon. During the TL Program, those of us who qualified had Reps nested under us and then we had to prove we were good leaders by meeting certain goals to keep the nested Reps. I am so thankful that I met those goals and had many of you added to the Cloud Climbers permanently! With the manager positions going away, Reps who were never on a team will be distributed to Bronze Leaders and above who qualify by personally recruiting new team members from C14 through C17. Our recruits have to turn in a $150 first or second order and pay for it on time and then we will get a share of the "pot" of unattached Representatives. There isn't anything that you need to do to help me with this goal, because they must be my own personal recruits, not recruits you add to the team. Of course, I would still love to have you adding team members and I will definitely work to mentor anyone that you add as well.


Now, in regards to no longer having District Sales Managers, my job as your mentor will become even more important. I will try to check VIBE (our downline manager system) every day to see notifications that will help me do a better job at helping you keep your business running smoothly. It will also be important for you to read your emails from Avon regularly, especially the Beauty Buzz that is emailed on Monday. I see that there are going to be some updates made with that as well. If you have not yet watched the video by Betty Palm that was sent last week and included again in the Beauty Buzz today, please watch it as soon as you can. And if you have not yet thanked your District Sales Manager for her help and support with your business, please do that before July 1. They are having to apply for the coaching jobs and some of them will not get those positions, so this is a very hard time for them. Also, if  you are on Facebook and have not sent me a friend request so that I can add you to our Cloud Climbers team page, please do that right away through this link: https://www.facebook.com/sandra.l.moore. I have recently uploaded a lot of pictures to that page that you are welcome to use to promote your business on Social Media. I was watching a FB Live video by Emily Seagren today and she said that the Social Media Center app that you may be using for posting about your business is still having a few problems, so you might want to use the sharing buttons on your eStore for posting rather than the SMC - or use one method some times and another method other times.


Tip: I was reading an email sent out by Buffer today (they are a service you can use for scheduling social media posts) and they have determined that at this time your posts might be seen more often if they are only done once or twice a day rather than posting dozens of times a week like they used to recommend. If you have a business page and you see that your posts are not getting much activity or being seen by many people, you might try slowing down on the posting and see if that helps. If not, go back to the way that works best for you!


Top Ten in Sales for C12


 1. Jennifer Killian 
 2. Joanne Bradford
 3. Rene Parker  PC
 4. Melanie Hamilton
 5. Brenda Taylor
 6. Nicole Darby
 7. Steffanie Erdelt
 8. Judith Lea
 9. Carolyn King
10. Susan Watkins


New to Avon since the last newsletter: Danielle Reneau of Lupton City, TN, and Joseph & Deanna Buswell of Decatur, AL. Welcome to the Cloud Climbers team and we hope you will find happiness and success with your new businesses! Deanna and I have already been chatting a good bit by email and FB Messenger and she shared some information about herself so I could put her...


...In the Spotlight! Deanna had this to say: "My husband, Joseph, and I met when we both worked at WalMart in 2005. I worked there for 11 years and we have been married since 2009. We have two children, Jaiden Daniel and Emberley Celeste, who are just 22 months apart in age. I have some orthopedic issues and am unable to lift anything heavy so my hubby will be the muscle behind my business, helping me get the shipment into the house, books moved and organized, and loading the car for deliveries.  I sold Avon once before, beginning my business in Louisiana and continuing it after moving back to Alabama, and I made President's Club twice and was a Unit Leader. We moved here in December of 2012 and in 2013 my mother had a total of 7 surgeries and I just couldn't keep up, so I gave up my business at the end of 2013. I felt like with all her surgeries, plus having two small children and a husband to tend to, my customers were not getting the service that they deserved. Since my brother has married and my new sister-in-law is awesome with my mother, those responsibilities are now shared. (Currently we are all living together as one big happy family to make sure everyone has what they need and mom and the kids are taken care of!)  Also, my babies are now school aged and can help with things some, so I've decided it is time to begin my Avon business again. Previously Avon was something I enjoyed and something to help Joseph some with the finances but now we need a second income. We are hoping this business unfolds nicely, as our ultimate goal with this business is financial easement! I am not looking to over push it until August when the kids start back to school...right now I need a slow pace with them home until we figure out a routine." Thanks so much for the information, Deanna! Now, who will be next to give me a few details about themselves so that I'll have a Spotlight for the C13 newsletter? 

We have three Birthdays for June: Sandra Foote, Kathy McAlpin, and Tonya Davidson. Celebrating an Avon Anniversary this month is Susan Watkins, 1 year on June 16. I hope it has been a good year for you Susan and that you will have many more anniversaries to celebrate with us!

I see that a new feature has been added to the YourAvon.com Home Page - the Clickable Brochure. On my desktop it appears in the lower right corner and looks like this:



That feature may be helpful to you if you are a personal buyer only ordering for yourself or if you just prefer to use it for your personal order. Be sure to click the link below and answer the three or four questions to give Avon feedback on this feature. I did!



So, who is going to stretch themselves to earn the charm bracelet in the new incentive from Avon? The goal set by Avon for me is $1,040 in sales per campaign, so I'm going to be getting out some extra brochures, posting on social media, blogging, catching up on Pinterest (I'm way behind there), contacting my customers each campaign before turning in an order, etc. In other words, I'll be doing what I usually do, but a little more of it. However, most of my efforts will go into the recruiting and mentoring part of this business since that is where my efforts will be most profitable at this time.


Well, it's time to close so I'll say goodnight and leave you with this quote from the late Jim Rohn, one of the original and best motivators in network marketing. I hope that I am helping you with your business and your life, so let me know if there is more that I could and should be doing to serve you.


Sandra Moore
Avon Gold Ambassador
256-479-4061


p.s. A special thanks to Jennifer Killian and Melanie Hamilton for getting me 2/3s of the way to my goal of a free room at RepFest!!




Saturday, June 3, 2017

This is It! This is Happening Now!!

It has been a busy week in the Avon world. While Representatives have been out working their businesses to provide excellent service to their existing customers while adding new customers as well, and while those of us in Avon Leadership have been doing the same things while also adding new members to our teams and mentoring them to success, the company leaders have been putting some changes into place to make Avon a bigger and better company than it has ever been before. Allow me to explain.

For many years longer than the 30 years I have had an Avon business, Avon has employed District Sales Managers to work with all Avon Representatives in a designated geographical location. Those managers were of great value to the representatives because they held sales meetings to inform and encourage the representatives as well as providing training and encouragement. However, as time went on and as the Avon Leadership opportunity grew and developed, the position of DSM and Avon Team Leader often overlapped. With the advent of more and more technology, most training and communicating was being done online through various means, so sales meetings were not as well attended and DSMs were mostly working with the new representatives who had not come into Avon through team leaders. Those new representatives who were on teams were often confused by having two people trying to work with them - their local DSM and their team leader. Something needed to change.

As of July 1, Avon will no longer employ District Sales Managers. Instead, they will be using Coaches to work with the Leadership Representatives to help them become better at their jobs of mentoring their teams as well as Coaches to work with top Sales Representatives. So where does that leave those representatives who are not on teams? Nested, that's where! What is "nested" you may well ask. Nested is a beautiful word to those of us in Avon Leadership who have had representatives nested under our wings in past programs. 
 
Nesting: In the past when an Avon Representative came into Avon without a team leader to mentor him or her, that representative was dependent on the DSM for information and training. In the past few years, those who use modern technology have also been able to access the training and encouragement offered by many wonderful Avon Leadership Representatives who share on YouTube, Facebook group pages, etc. Since Avon will no longer be employing DSMs, those "loose" representatives will be better served by being connected to team leaders, and that is what is about to happen. They will be "nested" under team leaders who have met the qualifications given by Avon to earn the right to lead them. Those of us who actively lead our teams are excited about having new team members added to them and we look forward to working with them and with our Coaches to make New Avon the best direct sales business in the United States. I want to be the "mother hen" to some of these nested representatives, but in order to earn that right, I must also be adding my own personal recruits to my team, and you can become one of those if you are not currently an Avon Representative. Interested? Call me at 256-479-4061 for more details, read details here, or go straight to startavon.com and use the code SMOORE to get started right away.

Thursday, June 1, 2017

C13 Best Buys of the Brochure

Have you ever heard anyone say "You never buy Avon products at their full price?" I have, and I've said something similar myself! That's because Avon different Avon products are on sale every few weeks, so if you look at your brochures often you will be able to stock up on what you need when the price is right. If you would like to be able to offer these fantastic products to your own customers, I'd be happy to mentor you to success with your own Avon business!



Here are some of the best buys of Campaign 13, and be sure to take note of the one on page 39, because a lot of customers have been waiting for the best buy on Glimmersticks:


  • Pg. 3, Anew Platinum NEW Firm and Sculpt Cream for Neck and Chest is intro special of $21.99.
  • Pg. 7, Anew Ultimate Supreme Advanced Performance Creme is $34.99.
  • Pg. 16, Anew Vitamin C Brightening Serum is Lowest Price This Year of $21.99.
  • Pg. 21, Anew Clinical Thermafirm Face Lifting Cream is LPTY of $19.99.
  • Pg. 26, Clearskin Black Mineral Mask to deep clean pores is only $5.99.
  • Pg. 37, Avon True Color Eyeshadow Quad is $5.99.
  • Pg. 39, Avon True Color Glimmersticks for Eyes & Brows - any 3 for $12!! I know this is what many of you have been waiting for...the best sale price on these in a long time.
  • Pg. 41, Avon True Color Lipstick is LPTY of $5.99.
  • Pg. 54, Bronzing Powder in 3 shades or Bronzing Pearls in 2 shades for the $7.99 each.
  • Pg. 58 59, Moisturizing Eye Makeup Remover Lotion is $3.99 and Makeup Setting Spray is $8.99. Both of these are popular products.
  • Pg. 62, Gel Finish 7-in-1 Nail Enamel is $6.99.
  • Pg. 91, SSS Satin Glow Limited Edition Products - Body Gel Moisturizer and Skin Illuminator are $5.99 each and Firming Body Lotion is $7.99.
  • Pg. 93, NEW SSS Fresh & Smooth Moisturizing Shave Oil is $6.99.
  • Pg. 100, SSS Bath Oil, 16.9 fl. oz. size, is LPTY of $10.99.
  • Pg. 113, Endless Ocean Bubble Bath, the perfect summer scent, is $5.99.
  • Pg. 115, Perfumed Liquid Deodorant is $2.99. You won't find this in every brochure, so get it now!
  • Back Pg., Beyond Color Lipstick and Lip Conditioner are any 2 for $10.


*** Get the All Eyes on You Limited Edition Set of Anew Clinical Eye Lift Pro, Avon True Color SuperExtend Nourishing Mascara, and Cosmetic Bag for only $10 with your $40 order. It's a $46 value!***
https://www.avon.com/product/the-eye-opening-essentials-set-58548?rep=smoore



The Eye Opening Essentials Set


A $46 value, set includes:

• Anew Clinical Eye Lift Pro Dual Eye System, Eyes need a lift? See a dramatic lift in 7 days. With upper eye/brow bone gel and under-eye cream, eyes feel tighter and lifted, and under-eye shadows are visibly reduced. Formulated with skin tightening ingredients.. 0.66 total fl. oz., $28 value 

• Avon True Color SuperExtend Nourishing Mascara, Lashes look longer, feel healthier and conditioned. Won’t clump, smudge or flake off. Flexi-Brush gently coats each lash with a fortifying formula, without tugging or pulling. With argan oil, coconut oil and vitamin E. Black. 0.237 fl. oz., $8 value 
• Eyeglasses Print Bag, Cotton canvas/polyester lining with gold-tone zipper closure at top. $10 value

*Special set price reflected when added to bag with a $40 Campaign 13 purchase. Limit one per order at special price. While supplies last.