Catholic Online: Women historically have turned to direct sales to temporarily boost the family income or to bridge the gap between full-time jobs. But as the economy deteriorates, many are finding these jobs lucrative and worth keeping. Direct sales _ home-based selling suggesting the Avon lady or candle parties _ is entrepreneurial in nature, with […]
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CBS4.com: A new trend has women looking for a way to make extra money. Not only are women working full time jobs, but they’re taking up a second part-time job in the beauty industry. “I love the way the company works I love the way the products feel on my skin,” said Jackie Alvarez, who
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Business Spectator: Workers worried about their job security are turning to direct selling as a way of bringing in an alternative income and reducing their dependence on their current employment, according to an Australian marketing company. In November job advertisements on the internet and in newspapers fell for the seventh consecutive month to a near
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augustachronicle.com: Three years ago, she retired from Savannah River Site and wanted to supplement her income. She decided to become a Mary Kay independent beauty consultant, and today, she is training to become a sales director. “It’s a really good company for women to work with. There’s no glass ceilings. You get to the top
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keyc.com: While retailers prepare for the rush of customers on Black Friday, there is a group that is bringing the goods to the consumers. It’s home based businesses and even with tough economic times, some sellers are finding success. PartyLite consultant Jamelle Swanson says, “It’s amazing. The sales are there, and you keep thinking, ‘Well
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Sex Toy Parties in The Privacy of Home Carin Kronheim, a sex-toy party salesgirl, greets all of her clients with a smile and not a smirk. Kronheim knows how to make her customers feel at ease while showing them the latest in sex-toy products. She starts the night at her client’s house by playing a
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AdvertisingAge: The combination of time-crunched consumers and a need for inexpensive luxuries seems to create an ideal environment for in-home parties, with more and more marketers seeing an opportunity to target consumers in a recession with convenient, in-home, personal service for generally affordable products. “Twenty or so years ago, it was thought that direct selling
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CNNMoney.com: Workers losing jobs in the economic downturn may be finding the door open to a new line of work. Direct sellers, companies that market products directly to consumers, say more people want to join their sales forces. Connie Tang, president of beauty and skin care products marketer Jafra U.S.A, said recruiting seminars in 22
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NBC13: Tough times call for Tupperware? It’s one of the many direct sales industries now seeing more interest as stay-at-home moms and working women look for side jobs to help boost the family check book. The DOWs ups and downs, failing banks, foreclosures in full swing. “I started getting afraid of what was happening. I
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Business Daily Africa: Lilian Mido, 35 is a mother of three and has been a multi-level marketer for close to a decade. Ms Mido has seen ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’ of the marketing model simply referred to as MLM. In her first stop, she sold supplements, with promises of a good return.
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