Create your own beYOUtiful business. Work from home, part time or full time. Market beauty products to friends, family, neighbors, your community and online!
Gel Nail Polish is IN! Avon reps, in Campaign 13, there are 8, yes 8, new gel shades! That's adding to the already awesome lineup of 15 gel shades. Plus, a shade demo tool nail wheel can showcase the gel colors as you sell.
Current colors:
Lavender Sky
Purplicious
Very Berry
Parfait Pink
Roses Are Red
Dazzle Pink
Sheer Love
Creme Brulee
Barely There
Limoncello
Glimmer
Mudslide
Sterling
Inked Up
Envy
NEW COLORS:
Moondust
Rain Washed
Sapphired Up
Teal Me About It
Mint To Be
Citronized
Nudeitude
Orange You Crazy
Guess what? You can order UNLIMITED QUANTITIES in C11 or C12, at a discounted cost of only $2.99 a bottle (sale price $4.99, regular price $7.00). This is a huge opportunity for nail technicians, salons or nail artists. Purchase one of every color, and a bunch of the nail wheels, paint up some demos, then share the gel color love with prospects.
Gel Finish 7-in-1 nail enamel is a higher quality nail color, with increased shine and longer lasting formula. Seven benefits:
Shine
Gel-like Finish
Protection
Strengthener
Vivid Color
Base Coat
Top Coat
No uv light required; Remove with regular nail polish remover; Does not contain formaldehyde, toluene or DBP.
This summer, dress like you are in the tropics!. Avon has a huge collection of tropical fashion and accessories, coming in Campaign 13.
Check out all of the relaxing tropical fashion in the What's New for Campaign 13 and order your own demos to share with customers, or to add to your own summer wardrobe for weekends on the beach.
I just sat down on this rainy day with a hot cup of tea, and flipped through the latest catalog. I chose to add some products to my order that will help me sell more, and I picked a few things just for myself!
Normally, I don't share what I plan, but I'll let you in on this secret. Here's what I'm getting:
Skincare.I'm going to stock up on Anew skincare. It's available at a special representative price, and I would like one of each to have on hand and to share and show.
Body spa. I'm getting some bubble bath at a discount. We go through a lot of bubble bath in my household!
Makeup. I want to test concealers and do a video on concealing under eye discoloration and blemishes on the face. All four concealers that Avon carries is available as a demo, so I'm going to get a few colors of each: Extra lasting, Anew Age-transforming, Cream concealer and Concealer stick. I'm also going to test the Invisible Coverage Liquid Foundation. Foundation can be pretty expensive, and this foundation is normally $12 in the brochure, so getting it for $4.50 is amaze!
Fashion. I really need a new pair of shoes, but I'm going to wait until next campaign to buy myself some shoes.
Jewelry. I absolutely HAVE to have the Inner Wisdom necklace for myself. It's an owl that can be worn as a pendant or as a pin. I am totally in love with owls, so this is a must have for me.
Samples. Finally, there are samples for all four of Anew lines: Vitale, Reversalist, Ultimate and Platinum. The samples are buy 2 get 1 free, and I'm going to start mailing them out, so I really need to stock up. There are 5 in each pack, and there's one pack for day, one for night. So, if I get the deal and I choose all of these samples, I can get 120 samples for only a $16 investment.
This particular catalog has a lot of "Unlimited quantities" so representatives that do table events can truly stock up on product right now!
So, here's the deal: I am looking at the latest Avon What's New. These are demo books that give Avon representatives an advance opportunity to see new products, buy stock to sell, and order products at a discount. Representatives can also order sales tools and samples. New representatives have a limit of 1, unless there are special "Unlimited quantities" offers available.
This is special. Back when I used to work retail, we would get huge books of products to order for the store, and we would get cartons of demo products to see, feel, smell and test before ordering them for the racks. Now, many companies - including Avon - are etailers, and are part of the global ecommerce world. Yet, Avon reps can still get their hands on demo products in advance. Reps can order from a What's New 2 campaigns ahead of when that brochure starts. Take my demo order for example: that is all from the What's New for campaign 4, but I can order it now with campaign 2. Campaign 4 won't launch for me until the end of January. When I used to work trade shows, I would give demonstration of products at the booth, so customers would know how it worked.
The other thing I want to talk about is Avon WEBTV. This is a preview video series that is available on YouTube. It is hosted by Tiffany Bartok, a makeup artist from NYC. AvonWEBTV started last May, and it's a great way to stay in touch with the latest new products, get tips from other representatives and feel connected to other Avon representatives! The Avon USA Representatives web channel is the only place online you can see AvonWEBTV: https://www.youtube.com/user/AvonUSAReps
So, Episode 10 was just posted to Avon's YouTube channel 2 days ago. (I am a YouTube channel addict... as soon as one of the people I subscribe to post a new beauty video, I am on it in no time!) My favorite segment is when Rebecca Luedemann gives us a sneak preview of what's coming.
Plus, you can really interact using the hashtag #AvonWebTV on Twitter and other social media. I try to share my #brochureselfie every campaign using the #AvonWebTV hashtag! So.... another secret? When Campaign 5 launches, I will be wearing the new Perfectly Matte Lipstick for my #brochureselfie because I ordered it in my campaign 3 What's New, and I had time to test it out and shoot a selfie wearing it! (Hmm... what color should I demo?)
Avon has an incredible history, a wonderful product line, and an
amazing sisterhood of representatives. Benefits of joining in to the
Avon opportunity include flexibility, relationship building, helping
women find beauty, and learning valuable business skills such as
interpersonal communication, time management, planning and making goals,
innovation, customer service, and tracking financials.
Joining Avon is more than selling products. Avon is a way to connect with people, create lasting relationships, empowering others and yourself, and working toward financial independence. You don't need a high school diploma, a college degree, or any special training to be an Avon representative. (Though you do have to be 18).
Campaigns
There are 26 campaigns every year, or a new campaign every two weeks. Each campaign has a dedicated brochure with the current products and pricing. Brochures and products are divided into the following categories:
Makeup
Fragrance
Skin Care
Jewelry
Fashion
Home
Kids
Body
Brochures cost 65¢ *or less* depending on how many you order. You will receive one automatically with your order, and they can be purchased in bundles of 10. They become cheaper the more you buy; for example 10 brochures costs $6.49 (64.9¢ per brochure), and 100 brochures costs $21.49 (21.5¢ per brochure). Brochures in Spanish, mark. magalogs, and Avon Living magalogs can also be purchased. Campaigns run on a two week Representative Processing Schedule, or RPS. Depending on a few factors, including your location, you will be assigned an RPS. Key campaign dates will run for you based on your RPS.
Sales
You work hard to make sales, but you have options on how you make those sales: personal sales and online sales.
Personal sales are those sales that you make in person. These sales can be to anyone in your social network, including family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, acquaintances,
Online sales are sales that are made when a customer orders from your estore. The customer receives that order directly from Avon, so these orders are called Direct Delivery, or DD.
Orders
Orders are placed online through the youravon.com portal. The ordering process allows reps to setup customer information, create invoices to give to customers along with their order delivery, and track orders after they are placed. In order to stay "active" as a rep, you do have to place at least one order every four campaigns; however, you should at least be ordering brochures every campaign. Any order has One Simple Fee (OSF), which is the shipping and handling fee Avon charges. The order size will determine your OSF and you do not have to pay shipping and handling if you order *only* brochures. It is important to place orders on time, as there are late charges applied to late orders, and it will affect when your order ships and arrives.
Demos
Official Avon representatives can order advanced products at a discount. One of the perks of being with Avon is receiving the What's New brochure, and being allowed to order discounted demo products from the What's New. The discount is typically 20% and the limit is usually one, but there are opportunities where reps can stock up on products so you can have product on hand!
Earnings
The percentage you earn from personal sales depends on your order size. The more you sell, the more you earn! There is a minimum $50 order before earnings percentages start, but $50 is a very achievable sales goal for every campaign. Earnings for orders over $50 start at 20% and step up to reach 50% once your sales levels are over $1,575 in a campaign. Online sales earn 20%. Demos, samples, sales tools and brochures all contribute to your sales earnings total, and online sales count toward your campaign total order also!
Promotion
How you promote your Avon beauty business is completely up to you. Promote a little, or a lot! There are so many things you can do to promote your beYOUtiful business; here are 10 promotion ideas:
Give brochures to anyone and everyone you meet.
Use and wear Avon products, and promote when you receive compliments.
Make labels for your brochures.
Invest in business cards.
Leave brochures on neighbor's doors.
Participate in an event with a table, brochures and a small amount of product inventory.
Learn about the products then share your knowledge with people you talk to.
Are you
ready to build your beYOUtiful business? Do you have optimism? Passion?
Are you ready to work hard to achieve success? Are you a problem solver?
Do you love beauty, makeup, body spa products or fashion? Are you
social? Are you flexible? Can you adapt when situations change? Are you
dedicated and ready to commit a specific amount of time every day to
working your beauty business? Are you organized? Can you keep track of
the calendar, clients, orders and finances? Are you tech savvy?
Read
more about Avon, and the Avon opportunity. Learn about what it takes to
build a successful business. When you are ready, sign up is easy! Go to http://cheriefrid.avonrepresentative.com/opportunity/start
Enter your information, invest $15, and start the Avon representative
adventure right away. What you will receive immediately: online access
at youravon.com, a Starter Kit in the mail, personal guidance from me to
launch your business, and a community that works together to make
beauty happen!
