My First Time....

Attending a Sales Meeting!

It was great! Nothing like I had expected it to be. The new District Sales Manager over my district is wonderful! She's friendly, considerate, loves what she does, and it shows. She will go out of her way to help any of us achieve our goals. Truly someone that I can honestly say I look forward to working with as much as possible. Now where...you ask....can you find such an incredible support system? Selling Avon. Become the CEO of your own business, by joining what I refer to as "my Avon team!" The first sales meeting I have ever attended was held Monday night in the back reserved room of a local restaurant. There were maybe 15 other women in the room, besides Miss V (our DSM), myself, and my 3 year old daugther who accompanied me. Miss V starts the meeting by stating that Avon gives her a script to follow for the meetings and the first thing she does is throw them out. Now that's my kind of manager! She knows and stated that we (as representative) don't really care what Mrs. Display Snowman is made out of ...we want to know how to make more money. Right again! Boy..she was on a roll. So she spent her/our time teaching and in some cases reteaching several sales techniques and giving us ideas on how to promote some of the new products coming out in future campaigns. She would stop in between to hand out flyers. To my surprise, my usually shy 3, decided she would make use of herself and quietly slipped off my lap to help pass the papers around the room. This was received by lots of "thank you precious" and "aren't you a doll" comments, and me smiling and shaking my head in wonder and amusement. Miss V continued her meeting and stopped at intervals to draw tickets for door prizes. My number came up third and I allowed 3 to go up with me to the BIG TABLE to pick out a prize. The table was laden with all kinds of Avon goodies from perfumes, to lotions, lipsticks, and candles. There were a few items from the accessories/apparel and children's section as well. As soon as we got to the table, 3's little eyes lit up and she began squeezing my finger tightly. I followed the direction of her vision...and saw it. There on the table in all her glamour was Avon's First Edition, Collector's Series Winter Velvet Barbie! It sells in the brochure (if I'm not mistaken) for at least $39.99! 3 looked up at me with those big, questioning, shiny eyes....and well...who could resist that silent (well-behaved) plea. Needless to say 3 and I were accompanied home by none other than Miss Winter Velvet herself.