Comments on: Our Story Is Better Than Their Story. Are You Telling It? https://worldofdirectselling.com/our-story-is-better-than-theirs/ The World of Direct Selling provides expert articles and news updates on the global direct sales industry. Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:38:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Jim Turner https://worldofdirectselling.com/our-story-is-better-than-theirs/#comment-8113 Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:38:10 +0000 https://worldofdirectselling.com/?p=15480#comment-8113 In reply to Mike Monroe.

Agree, I have used the term “The Lemming Effect” to describe what’s going on. Company X does something “innovative” so everyone feels they should follow. “Flatten the comp plan, people only want to make $500 a month with their gig.” “Make it easier to purchase direct; Distributors just slow things down.” “Nobody wants to go to an in-home event.” “Women don’t want to build teams anymore.” “No one wants to go to meetings.”

And to Mike’s point, let’s look at other industries so we can blur ourselves into obscurity.

We seem to be forgetting that in our industry, it’s personal!

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By: Mike Monroe https://worldofdirectselling.com/our-story-is-better-than-theirs/#comment-8112 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:09:39 +0000 https://worldofdirectselling.com/?p=15480#comment-8112 Finally. Some sanity. Great post, Brent.

Let me point out, however, that everybody’s current obsession with piggy-backing on the vernacular/branding of anything GIG… is simply us (as direct sellers) trying to tell our story thru the lens of somebody else’s product category.

The term “pyramid scheme” is what happens when the market is allowed to invent and define us… versus US inventing and defining us. Uniquely. Originally. And with our own language.

When industry advocates are willing to band together, both with talents AND resources… and make some John Oliver-level noise? Maybe then we can move the needle.

Right now, we remain fractured. And (like many distributors) we are chasing, versus aligning.

My (curmudgeonly) 2c.

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By: Barb https://worldofdirectselling.com/our-story-is-better-than-theirs/#comment-8110 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 13:13:32 +0000 https://worldofdirectselling.com/?p=15480#comment-8110 Provocative and well said! Brett, BRILLIANT… the simplicity and clarity of your message and our story I resonates with me. I have lived it from all angles – field, gig, woman Entrepreneur and have the privilege of helping people become their best version of themselves. Thank you for being our industry stories to life.

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