“Business communication in the Web 2.0 era is broken,” says Tom Hakel, CEO of GoldMail. “Email, voicemail, texting and ‘sending the deck’ offer many ways for people send each other information, but there are fewer and fewer opportunities to truly connect and communicate what you really mean. GoldMail offers a simple and elegant solution to this problem, and we want every single business person on the planet to get the results our customers are getting with GoldMail.”

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We’ve got some more great updates to GoldMail coming in the next few days and weeks, so don’t forget to bookmark the blog, or better still get it delivered by email.

The GoldMail team are delighted to announce our partnership with email marketing leader Constant Contact. Just click on the player below for a 2 minute message.

With Constant Contact email marketing for GoldMail you’ll benefit from:

• Significantly above average (97%) Inbox delivery.
• 400+ email marketing templates.
• Email open rate & click through tracking.
• List management & autoresponders.
• Email coaching and support.

This latest GoldMail release is out now. To increase your click-through rate and speak to your audience with impact just look for the automatic update when you next login, it’s that simple.

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This online event includes expert roundtable discussions, nonprofit case studies, online discussions, live chat and a Digital Storytelling Challenge with great prizes (including a video camera, mp3 players and a GoldMail Synergy account). For a chance to win you are invited to submit a 60 second GoldMail that demonstrates your organizational mission/goals/needs in a thoughtful and creative way.  

Learn how to maximize the impact of your organization’s message with online audio, video, and images. To find out more visit the event website, register to receive email announcements about the event, and follow the action on Twitter #tsdigs.

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10 Ways to Work Smarter and Faster…

GoldMail’s solution for real estate agents to create personalised “virtual tours” that not only show off their properties, but also allow their  personal connections with clients to flourish, was very well received.

On the Friday we won a glowing review from Matt Brezina, the Co-Founder of hot technology company Xobni, when GoldMail was chosen as one of his ten top tips to work smarter and faster (thanks Matt).

GoldMail is “another really powerful thing… a great way to go beyond an email on a different channel than a phonecall” Matt Brezina

You can watch all of Matt’s ten tips to work smater and faster in this short video. (GoldMail is discussed at 03:20)

It’s always great to get out with our peers and hear the success from our current users and the great ideas for new solutions.  Thanks to everyone that stopped by our booth!

Mark Pierce (VP Business Development)

• Learn how to reach out to others in order to expand your business

• See how GoldMail can drive revenue for you and your team

If you’re a direct selling diva, you’ll probably already going to the DSWA celebration this weekend (April 17-19) in Los Angeles, CA

Join Keynote speaker & bestselling author Lisa Nichols, networking expert Sandra Yancey (founder and CEO of eWomanNetwork), & learn all about “Million Dollar Mavens”

Click HERE for the extensive convention agenda which includes a breakout session by Mary Christensen.

Of course, don’t forget to listen for the buzz about GoldMail and pay us a visit – we’ll be there!

If you’re a Direct Seller or Network Marketer and you’re not bound for LA – don’t worry, there’s still time to attend! You can register right now.

Really can’t make it? then see for yourself how using GoldMail to combine images with your voice brings a personal touch to your communications helping you sell more, recruit and train with a personal touch.

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To listen to the teleconference in its entirety,  Click HERE

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Sticker Your Way to Higher Party Attendance

• Affix assorted colored stickers to invitations
• Request they bring their invitation with them to the party / show
• Let them know there will be a drawing at the party and everyone with a certain color (or number if using numbers) gets a special gift – free

Christensen on Sponsoring

• “Selling means income for today. Sponsoring means income for a lifetime!”
• “People who are perfect for your business are the ones who see your business being perfect for them”
• Sponsoring is:
  • Not about you
  • Not about the company
  • Not about the founders
  • But about them – the gap between where they are now and where they want to be and don’t assume “they’ve already arrived” by the way they dress or what they drive – you’d be surprised
• Mary finds consultants and distributors spend far too much time talking about how great the company is, while what people want are solutions to their problems
• “Talk small”
  • Say less and they’ll hear more
  • Emphasize small, short-term goals, e.g. pay off the credit card in full each month vs. grandiose dreams of world travel; its more believable, achievable, and less off-putting
• Don’t assume by looking at someone you know where they are in their life; you need to talk to everyone, so don’t take a NO as rejection – it’s just not a fit – move on
• Keep the business opportunity speech ultra-short (15 seconds), down-to-earth and real, e.g. “The product changed my skin but the company changed my life.”
• Always have a next step, e.g. “In ten days we’re having a short call about … if you’d like to attend.”

About Mary: Mary has written three best-selling books for direct sellers – the industry classic, “Make Your First Million in Network Marketing,” and her latest books, “Be A Network Marketing Superstar” and “Be A Recruiting Superstar.” To find out more about Mary Christensen, visit her website www.marychristensen.com.

About GoldMail:

To learn more about how GoldMail can help you sell more, save time, and jumpstart new distributors, Click HERE

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To listen to the teleconference in its entirety: Click HERE

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Turn Lemons into Lemonade

• Mary once gave away free samples of her company’s ugliest nail polish color that she bought deeply discounted, wrapped them up and offered a free exchange if the customer / prospect didn’t like the color! Of course they exchanged! People love getting something for free and then they spent a bit more.
• Take the party to them – show up before Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day at HIS place of business offering to make it easy for the men to order

Hostess Coaching

• The hostess should be worrying about just one thing – attendance – because the more people that come, the more orders get placed, the more free product they earn; you take care of the rest to help maximize your income from each event
• Help them make it fun, interesting and about their guests – not about the product, company or opportunity, e.g. “I’m having a Pampering Party and I’ve invited an Arbonne consultant to come and give us all facials! I want you to come!”

The Power of a Closed-ended Question

• Establish a connection and a place to start from with closed-ended questions; rather than “How do you like your current makeup?” which could result in a “It’s OK,” response, try, “What’s the one thing you’d change about your looks / complexion, if you could?”

Look for the 3^rd and final installment of this series here on the GoldMail blog, where Mary shares tips on Sponsoring other distributors to grow your team and your income.

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About Mary: Mary has written three best-selling books for direct sellers – the industry classic, “Make Your First Million in Network Marketing,” and her latest books, “Be A Network Marketing Superstar” and “Be A Recruiting Superstar.” To find out more about Mary Christensen, visit her website www.marychristensen.com.

About GoldMail:

To learn more about how GoldMail can help you sell more, save time, and jumpstart new distributors, Click HERE

To listen to the teleconference in its entirety,  Click HERE

Yes, times are tough but that’s no reason to wear it on your sleeve or as Mary saw at a recent conference – on a button! “The Direct Selling and Network Marketing business is about developing relationships with people. Who’s going to want to talk to someone wearing a ‘Times are Tough’ button?” she went on to note.

“In good times people succeed and in tough times people succeed,” says Christensen. Look for ways to improve yourself and your business, despite what’s going on around you, she advises, suggesting we toss the “work smarter NOT harder” adage and instead adopt, “work smarter AND harder!”

No Bookings. No Business.

• Figure out what you want to earn and what your average income is per show or party – divide and that’s the number of show / party days you need to book for the year
• Have a month-at-a-glance calendar for your business; keep business calendar separate from personal
• Highlight in the calendar the days each month that you’ll do a party or a show
• Pass the calendar around at your next party and ask the guests to write in their name and number if they’d like to host a party like the one they’re attending (with all its perks!)
• Incentivize them – “If you sign-up before I ask if you’d like to host, I have something special for you.”
• Having trouble booking particular dates? Add a star to them in your calendar and let guests know that if they find an empty date with a star on it and book it, they get double the reward!
• Make it fun and exciting and about them – not about the products, the company, the business, the founders, etc. Who can resist a “Girls Night In” party with tiaras and pajamas?
• Host your own parties 4-6 times a year and make them spectacular events, so people who get invited feel extra special
• Keep it in perspective – yes, a newbie might only get one YES for every ten calls they make to a potential hostess but even the best of the best only get 3 out of 10 (per statistics from the DSA and DSWA)
• Make the call to the potential hostess be about them – make it interesting, make them feel special – “When I saw these new products, I instantly thought of you!” rather than, “Can you host a party on March 2^nd?”
• Market yourself in your own community – take a booth at the next fair or church gathering and make the booth exciting, fun and lively, and offer an IN and OUT – something free they can experience like a few minute massage or skin assessment to keep the traffic flowing IN and OUT

Don’t miss the 2^nd in this series on Mary Christensen’s teleconference, “Thriving in Tough Times” here on the GoldMail Blog.

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About Mary: Mary has written three best-selling books for direct sellers – the industry classic, “Make Your First Million in Network Marketing,” and her latest books, “Be A Network Marketing Superstar” and “Be A Recruiting Superstar.” To find out more about Mary Christensen, visit her website www.marychristensen.com.

About GoldMail: To learn more about how GoldMail can help you sell more, save time, and jumpstart new distributors, Click HERE

Brought to you by GoldMail – this call will be action-packed as Mary Christensen shares great ideas that are guaranteed to change how you approach your business – and your results!

Mary has walked the talk. She started her first direct selling business at 24 and her experience spans independent Distributor, founder of her own company (and sponsoring over 1000 in her first year!) CEO of a multi-national network marketing corporation and President of the Direct Selling Association NZ.

She has written three best-selling books for direct sellers – the industry classic, “Make Your First Million in Network Marketing,” and her latest books, “Be A Network Marketing Superstar” and “Be A Recruiting Superstar.”

To find out more about Mary, visit her website http://www.marychristensen.com.

Don’t miss this call – brought to you by GoldMail – helping you grow your business to greater heights in 2009!

WHEN: February 25th at 9:00am (Pacific) / 12:00pm (Eastern)
DIAL: 1-866-550-6338 (no access code required)

Please share this invitation with everyone on your team and others who would be interested!

If you have any questions or need help, please contact us at gmsupport@goldmail.com or call 888-994-6245, anytime.

Best,

Your GoldMail Team