Wednesday, May 16, 2012
4:00 PM
Angela
Angela’s Leadership Nuggets & the Business Building
conference calls hosted by Robert Fason (with several leaders joining him on
those calls) are now posted online on bign.com /IMD Resources/Recorded Info/Conference
Calls for you to revisit at a later time.
Cruise Winners
Another 9 winners as of today. There’s a total of 19 winners
for this second leg of the promo so far. The cruise contest ended on (business
ending) Friday. As you know, if you put in any apps online or faxed in on
Friday, we’ll be processing those this week and once we do the commission run
end of this week, we’ll have final numbers and announce all winners on next
Monday’s call.
Our newest 9 cruise winners for last week are:
EDDIE MEADOWS, TN
WENDELL HALL, TN
ANTHONY FOSKEY, GA
SCOTT MATTISON, MN
MARCELLA LARAMAY, NY
RICK NEWMAN, TN
WILLIAM BUETTNER, WI
CAROL BOLACK, CO
ALICE FRIEDRICH, TX
“Here’s some exciting news…There are 54 people who have 10 points or more, so next week is going to be terrific as the final numbers come in and we add to our awesome list of winners. Folks, the cruise promo is a promo where you can builds your business and then experience fun, fellowship and make memories that will last a lifetime.” - Angela
Quotes from cruise winners…
Denita White, a winner who is in the lead with 25 points. “Use the system. At first, I tried it my own way. When I found that it didn’t work, then I worked with my upline and used the system.”
Also in the top 3 spots is cruise winner Boo Granger. Boo also won the cruise last year. He said, “Commitment is key. Just do it no matter what. Attitude is everything. If someone has a pulse and a heartbeat, then I should be talking to them.”
Another winner, George Dull says, “My personal why is to be able to bring my wife on this cruise and be around like-minded individuals. Be sure to get your why crystal clear. Know what you’re doing and why you are doing it. Think positive and stop saying you can’t do it.”
Believe to Achieve Convention in Orlando 8/2 – 8/5
This convention will have a Caribbean theme. Tropical attire
and entertainment will be our gala theme as well. To help you get there, we’ve
been doing weekly drawings including those with at least one sale per
week. The most successful businesses are
those that are at convention and have their teams there as well. Be in it to
win it.
Production - Billy
Mahaney, Jr. has won 2 convention tickets and 3 nights hotel accommodations.
Drawing - Charles
Borgmann, Jr. & Gale Rhoads each have won 2 convention tickets
Lou, VP Business
Services
A few announcements to share in Business Services…
“One of the things that I’m excited about is that we’ve gotten some phenomenal feedback on our BE Mobile app (Smart Phone) app for our members. Over 45,000 views so far. We expect that to double or triple in the next month. Download it. It’s free. Business Exchange members are understanding the power of BE mobile.” – Lou
Local members
understand this too, as they are driving by businesses, like local restaurants and stopping in due to BE
mobile access right at their fingertips. Also, for you TNBE members, if you add
a BE bargain which is a limited time coupon with an extra special deal to our
members, your business will show up towards top of the Business Exchange search
results. This is certainly an extra incentive to give our members an extra
special deal.
Also, we realize that sometimes a TNBE member may sell,
close or move their business. So, we have been exploring various software to
help identify/monitor businesses that are no longer active so we can have our
exchange updated asap. Also you can
display a QR code for your business as well – square. Scan that with your smart
phone and it takes you right to download screen.
In the Big N Update that just went out, we featured five businesses that all added a great BE
bargain and four of the five serve
nationwide.
Modern Electronics, Radio Shack
Vintage Junk
Kim’s Monograms
Amy Michelle’s Go Totes
– up to 20% discount and free shipping
Sparkling Image Missouri – 25% discount
If you serve nationwide, then you can get your own BE booth
at convention.
Dealer Mall – We just updated the Dealer Recruitment video
in-house with TNTV. Published and uploaded last week. It helps bring it all
together. Helps IMDs understand how best to approach a dealer. This should
already be a warm market contact. It
goes through steps 1,2,3 and 4 of how best to approach a dealer. Show the
dealers the benefits and advantages they have through TN.
TNBS – merchant processing division. We passed the reduction
in debit fees as more savings on to our TNBS members. We didn’t call them to let them know
we were giving them additional savings, we just automatically passed on these on to our
TNBS members. We’re always looking for
more ways to better serve you and save as much money as we can for you.
ADP, the market leader, has a spring promo that runs till May
24. You can get up to a $500 credit if you sign up before 5/24/12. Login to
bign.com for details.
One of our business partners is Sears Commercial. We have
one of their reps, Kent on the line with us today.
Barbara Karney – District
Manager is the person in charge of managing the TN relationship. We’re the best
kept secret since 1925, commercial side of business.
“We have a nationwide presence. TN members can buy through any one of our associates nationwide,. These prices are always better than retail. Our associates respond within 24 hours or the next business day. We have a great team of professional design consultants.” - Barbara
“People are not aware of the fact that we are the largest commercial fitness supplier in the country. Great products at great savings.” - Barbara
Over the years, we have created an atmosphere of
satisfaction and repeat business. Thank you for your business. For those items that Sears Commercial doesn’t
specifically carry, we offer what we
call “Price Match Plus Policy”. We match competitors prices with a discounted
gift card at 95% face value and also give you 10% of the difference. These gift
cards can be used at Lands End and Kmart as well. We’re are very competitive in
the marketplace. Multiple opportunities for members to make purchases. Repeat
business is our priority.
USA Today article – 'Consumers have dramatically shifted
their priorities In the past two years, putting less value on luxury and
status, and more on saving money and staying healthy.'
Success Club – What Achievers Read…
First Thing Every Morning is a great book by
Lewis Timberlake with Elinor Griffith. The foreword by Drayton McLane Jr.
Emphasizes the importance of starting your day with a positive attitude. And
also shows you how to energize your life with this book.
You can only control how you react to things
that happen in your life.
Radio Commentator Paul Harvey quote – “93.7% of what you and I see and hear each day is bad news…It’s up to you to do things that successful people do and be positive.”
Suggestions:
Turn off the morning tv news perhaps. Instead just read, browse
the headlines.
Write down a favorite quote and put it in your wallet or
hang up on bathroom mirror. Make a fresh start each day. Post around at your
home or office.
I read quotes and affirmations from my dad and John Maxwell on
a regular basis that are posted on my corkboard.
Glancing at something positive serves as a good reminder.
In the book Fresh Start by Norman Vincent Peale, he tells a story of some
research he did on a man. A lifetime of defeats his whole life and then became
the 16th President of the US…Abraham
Lincoln. Although he failed many times before, he is considered to be one of our greatest presidents. He had so much to
overcome, yet he got a fresh start and achieved success and that’s how he is
remembered.
Henry Ford quote – “Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”
Be an influencer. Be
positive. Get on the Success Club – personal growth and development. Positive thoughts to start your day. Move forward towards your dreams. We believe
in you being the best you can be first and foremost.