| Below you'll find some of the hottest direct | | | | |
| selling, network marketing, MLM, and | | | | By Seth Godin |
| marketing books - including Laura Klepacki's | | | | |
| Avon: Building the World's Premier Company | | | | Publisher: Portfolio, $23.95 |
| for Women; Mark Hughes' guide on how | | | | |
| businesses capitalize on word-of-mouth in | | | | Format: Hardcover, 208pp |
| Buzzmarketing; and Build It Big: 101 Insider | | | | |
| Secrets from Top Direct Selling Experts by | | | | Out: May 2005 |
| the Direct Selling Women's Alliance. | | | | |
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| | | | According to the book description: "Every |
| The books are listed in order by publication | | | | marketer tells a story. And if they do it |
| date. Also, book prices are subject to | | | | right, we believe them. We believe that wine |
| change. | | | | tastes better in a $20 glass than a $1 glass. |
| | | | We believe that an $80,000 Porsche Cayenne is |
| | | | vastly superior to a $36,000 VW Touareg, |
| | | | which is virtually the same car. We believe |
| | | | that $225 Pumas will make our feet feel |
| | | | better and look cooler than $20 |
| The Ultimate Guide to Network Marketing: 37 | | | | no-names...and believing it makes it true. |
| Top Network Marketing Income-Earners Share | | | | |
| Their Most Preciously-Guarded Secrets to | | | | Successful marketers...tell a story. A story |
| Building Extreme Wealth | | | | we want to believe. But beware: If your |
| | | | stories are inauthentic, you cross the line |
| By Joe Rubino | | | | from fib to fraud." |
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| Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons Inc., $19.95 | | | | |
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| Format: Paperback, 336pp | | | | For: Anyone who desires to sell things |
| | | | people truly want as opposed to stuff that |
| Out: October 2005 | | | | people need. |
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| The publisher states that the book will | | | | Avon: Building the World's Premier Company |
| offer readers a wide variety of proven | | | | for Women |
| business-building techniques from many of the | | | | |
| most successful network marketing leaders in | | | | By Laura Klepacki, Foreword by Andrea Jung |
| the industry and that it will offer the | | | | |
| perspective of a great cross-section of well | | | | Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons Inc., $24.95 |
| known top distributors and industry leaders | | | | |
| who will share the secrets they attribute to | | | | Format: Hardcover, 264pp |
| creating their own success. | | | | |
| | | | Out: April 2005 |
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| For: Readers who enjoy digging through pages | | | | |
| of a book to find nuggets of wisdom from | | | | Klepacki's Avon story chronicles the |
| successful network marketing entrepreneurs. | | | | company's journey from a small business |
| | | | selling door-to-door in the 1800's to the |
| | | | world's largest direct sales company, with a |
| | | | record four million representatives in more |
| The Irresistible Offer: How to Sell Your | | | | than 140 countries worldwide. The book |
| Product or Service in 3 Seconds or Less | | | | contains interviews with industry experts and |
| | | | company executives and examines the |
| By Mark Joyner | | | | leadership principles that have made Avon |
| | | | prosper and become a global powerhouse. The |
| Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons Inc., $21.95 | | | | book is also used by some Avon sales |
| | | | representatives as an effective recruiting |
| Format: Hardcover, 208pp | | | | tool. |
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| Out: August 2005 | | | | |
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| | | | You'll read how Avon changed the way the |
| | | | game was played by empowering women to start |
| According to the publisher: "The | | | | their own businesses and how the company |
| Irresistible Offer instructs readers how to | | | | handles the two million daily online |
| make an offer to their customers in such a | | | | transactions and forty million customer |
| way that the job of selling is mostly done in | | | | orders it receives annually. |
| the first glance. It provides practical tools | | | | |
| to pre-gauge how effective an offer will be, | | | | |
| thus creating more effective marketing right | | | | |
| out of the gate. This book simplifies the | | | | The book has thirteen chapters, which |
| selling process, breaking it down into the 4 | | | | include: Give Them What They Want, Hire the |
| questions that must be answered by your | | | | Best Man (or Woman) for the Job, Empower Your |
| marketing, the 3 elements that make an offer | | | | Sales Force, Speak in Every Language, |
| irresistible, the 3 steps of a fool-proof | | | | Makeovers Can Be a Thing of Beauty, and Give |
| business plan, and a handful of factors and | | | | Back. |
| tools that can increase the likelihood of a | | | | |
| sale." | | | | |
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| | | | For: Avon reps and fans, of course, and |
| | | | anyone interested in learning about the |
| For: Anyone who wants to let their offer do | | | | history and strategies of an icon in the |
| all the selling for them. | | | | direct selling industry. |
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| The Complete Idiot's Guide to Growing Your | | | | The 7-Step System to Building a $1,000,000 |
| Business with Google | | | | Network Marketing Dynasty: How to Achieve |
| | | | Financial Independence through Network |
| By Dave Taylor | | | | Marketing |
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| Publisher: Alpha Books, $19.95 | | | | By Joe Rubino, Foreword by Tom "Big Al" |
| | | | Schreiter |
| Format: Paperback, 352pp | | | | |
| | | | Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons Inc., $18.95 |
| Out: August 2005 | | | | |
| | | | Format: Paperback, 256pp |
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| | | | Out: March 2005 |
| According to the publisher: "Using the | | | | |
| Internet to increase the visibility of a | | | | |
| small business today is no easy task. It can | | | | |
| take a lot of time, energy, and | | | | Rubino's book will give you his step-by-step |
| money-especially if you're not a computer | | | | plan for building your direct sales business. |
| expert. Here, readers can get a valuable | | | | From visioning to planning to personal |
| overview of how search engines, web sites, ad | | | | development, the system looks at many aspects |
| services, and web logs can all work together | | | | of network marketing. The book gives |
| to build a business, as well as practical | | | | practical advice, tools, and tactics that may |
| hands-on tips, tricks, and planning tools to | | | | help you achieve greater success. |
| help readers create and execute a plan that | | | | |
| utilizes the Internet to its fullest." | | | | |
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| | | | The seven core steps that Rubino covers in |
| | | | his book are: "develop your vision, create a |
| For: Entrepreneurs and small business owners | | | | detailed plan for realizing that vision, |
| who recognize that Google is the most used | | | | master effective prospecting, become an |
| search engine on the net and want to learn | | | | enrollment machine, train others to excel, |
| how it works. | | | | become more effective through personal |
| | | | development, and learn to be a truly |
| | | | inspiring leader." |
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| Buzzmarketing: Get People to Talk about Your | | | | |
| Stuff | | | | |
| | | | For: Seasoned network marketers and newbies |
| By Mark Hughes | | | | who want to build a network marketing dynasty |
| | | | and desire concepts that are explained in a |
| Publisher: Portfolio, $23.95 | | | | step-by-step manner. |
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| Format: Hardcover, 256pp | | | | |
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| Out: July 2005 | | | | Making Millions in Direct Sales: The 8 |
| | | | Essential Activities Direct Sales Managers |
| | | | Must Do Every Day to Build a Successful Team |
| | | | and Earn More Money |
| As VP of marketing at and with a limited | | | | |
| advertising budget, Hughes helped the company | | | | By Michael G. Malaghan |
| reach eight million users in three years by | | | | |
| using "buzz marketing." He is well known for | | | | Publisher: McGraw-Hill, $19.95 |
| convincing the town of Halfway, Oregon to | | | | |
| change its name to Half.com, which was called | | | | Format: Paperback, 256pp |
| "one of the greatest publicity coups" in | | | | |
| history by Time. His book explores buzz | | | | Out: March 2005 |
| marketing and gives diverse company examples. | | | | |
| It also outlines six secrets of great | | | | |
| word-of-mouth campaigns. | | | | |
| | | | This is Malaghan's first book. He gives his |
| | | | readers eight "must-do" activities for direct |
| | | | sellers, which are sell, prospect, hire, |
| "There's fake corporate marketing and then | | | | train, replicate yourself, motivate, manage, |
| there's real marketing. This is the real | | | | and lead. He also discusses sixty ways |
| stuff for real people," stated Ben Cohen, | | | | "energize" a sales meeting and fourteen tools |
| cofounder, Ben and Jerry's. "A business book | | | | to motivate and create sales enthusiasm. |
| that's entertaining and useful for big brands | | | | |
| and start-ups alike," stated Steve Forbes, | | | | |
| Editor in Chief, Forbes. | | | | |
| | | | For: Readers interested in sales management |
| | | | and advice on dealing with a sales team. |
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| For: Serious readers who want a practical | | | | |
| guide to the art of successful buzz | | | | |
| marketing. | | | | Build It Big: 101 Insider Secrets from Top |
| | | | Direct Selling Experts |
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| | | | By Direct Selling Women's Alliance (DSWA) |
| The Amazing Secret of Four Desperate Network | | | | |
| Marketers | | | | Publisher: Dearborn Trade, $17.95 |
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| By Fran McClough | | | | Format: Paperback, 336pp |
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| Publisher: Synergy Marketing, $39 | | | | Out: January 2005 |
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| Format: E-Book Online Download, 40pp | | | | |
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| Out: May 2005 | | | | The book contains insights from people with |
| | | | different companies who share their advice |
| | | | and experiences. It examines three models of |
| | | | direct selling which are network marketing, |
| If you enjoy watching the hit TV show, | | | | party planning, and person-to-person. The |
| Desperate Housewives, then you'll have a ball | | | | book also uncovers four "life skills" that |
| reading this soap opera that was inspired by | | | | are believed to be missing from some |
| true events. The story takes a positive and | | | | companies support and training programs for |
| comedic look at MLM (multi-level marketing), | | | | their independent distributors/reps. |
| where the secret and sometimes dysfunctional | | | | |
| lives of four Dallas, Texas network marketers | | | | |
| aren't what they appear to be. It's also a | | | | |
| fun and easy read that will show you a new | | | | Some of the chapters include: Starting Your |
| twist on "making it" in the real world of | | | | Direct-Selling Business, Sponsoring and |
| network marketing. | | | | Building Your Team, Managing Business |
| | | | Finances, Integrating Home and Business, |
| | | | Building through Technology, and Strategies |
| | | | for Success. |
| The e-Book is only available at | | | | |
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| | | | On the back cover of the book, author and |
| For: Anyone who loves a story with comedy, | | | | speaker Les Brown states, "The DSWA hit a |
| romance, suspense, and yes, network | | | | home run with this book..." |
| marketing. | | | | |
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| | | | For: People who are already with a direct |
| All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of | | | | selling company or exploring the possibility |
| Telling Authentic Stories in a Low-Trust | | | | of starting a home-based business. |
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