Affiliate since: 04/13/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Andrew's 330 other Ask SC answers

Some of the best online promotions start offline.

SFI and TripleClicks have a ton of resources to do offline marketing. My bet is with your amazing experience you would be a shoe in for success promoting the ECA opportunity giving local merchants a free store online to sell their goods. The ECA program has the potential to be the most lucrative business within SFI because every referred ECA will pay you 10% of the commission volume for any sales they make through Triple Clicks.

How powerful can that be?

Imagine a ECA with 100,000 in TC Sales who just pays the minimum 15% CV on their sales would be around $10,000-12000 making your royalty worth $1,000 to $1200 annually from just a single successful merchant. TripleClicks is like a young Ebay with 2 million members and growing and so far there are only 5,000 stores who have joined the program. Ebay has over 20 million sellers and many of them earn $10,000 a month or more. You have millions of potential ECA's to reach and can make a great living just getting 50-100 ECA recruited.

Another good offline pitch is the business opportunity. Get well versed in all of the benefits and potential, learn your TripleClicks and Price Benders benefits, and you can see massive results recruiting on a similar basis to having opportunity meetings for Avon or Watkins etc.

My bet is you soon see your offline results crushing your online results, especially if you have a tablet PC or Laptop that you can walk people through the opportunity with.

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Some of the best online promotions start offline.

SFI and TripleClicks have a ton of resources to do offline marketing. My bet is with your amazing experience you would be a shoe in for success promoting the ECA opportunity giving local merchants a free store online to sell their goods. The ECA program has the potential to be the most lucrative business within SFI because every referred ECA will pay you 10% of the commission volume for any sales they make through Triple Clicks.

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Affiliate since: 03/15/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read John's 50 other Ask SC answers

Ann,

Because of your experience in dealing with public interaction and speaking,
your offline marketing can be Much More effective.

You will be able to organize your own shows and hand out SFI and TripleClicks X-Cards, all the while explaining face-to-face how SFI and TripleClicks works to those that are interested. This personal interaction will have a huge impact on Quality over Quantity of signups and Affiliates that will actually utilize SFI.

You will most likely be able to very easily sign-up local ECA's in your area too. In fact, marketing to Local Businesses that way, you can even offer to help new ECA's list their first product and that will almost guarantee successful sales commissions for you if they are a serious seller.

Online marketing can be very tedious and time-consuming if you are not very well versed in the methods; e-mail marketing, auto-responders, S.E.O., Advertising Forums etc. The list is enormous. I am not knocking internet marketing, because we are in fact taught all about internet marketing here at SFI (I am still learning). But, if you go with what your current knowledge is to begin building, you can have an amazing business very quickly with Offline Marketing of SFI as well.
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Ann,

Because of your experience in dealing with public interaction and speaking,
your offline marketing can be Much More effective.

You will be able to organize your own shows and hand out SFI and TripleClicks X-Cards, all the while explaining face-to-face how SFI and TripleClicks works to those that are interested. This personal interaction will have a huge impact on Quality over Quantity of signups and Affiliates that will actually utilize SFI.

You will most
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Affiliate since: 07/24/2012, Power Rank: 329 | Read Beverly's 79 other Ask SC answers

Absolutely!

Any marketing offline has a better potential to get affiliates who really want to get started. You will also be able to contact them and grow your list if they give you their contact information. With direct contact physically you'll make an impression.

1. In-person presentations with one or more people are the very best!! What better way to show them how it works. You will surely get their attention and they won't get frustrated so easily.

2. Trade Shows - Have a contest to collect business cards. As in #1 show all the areas in SFI to earn income. Show and explain the Benefits Chart. You'll be able to answer questions and connect with them.

3. With Networking Events, even better than handing out biz cards, is collecting them and making notations on them. Talk about SFI and get them to ask you for a card.

4. When handing out a biz card take the time to explain SFI, if they show interest, and ask for their card always.

5. Direct mail is at least to people you've already had some kind of contact with, so they will more likely trust you.
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Absolutely!

Any marketing offline has a better potential to get affiliates who really want to get started. You will also be able to contact them and grow your list if they give you their contact information. With direct contact physically you'll make an impression.

1. In-person presentations with one or more people are the very best!! What better way to show them how it works. You will surely get their attention and they won't get frustrated so easily.

2. Trade Shows
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Affiliate since: 01/11/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Zuriatina's 9 other Ask SC answers

In my opinion..the answer YES..and even better than online marketing...WHY?

There are limit to online marketing.
1. Its not easy to convice potential affiliates when they only see our advertising online, but explaining 1-1 to them might work better
2. They might sign-up but to lazy to read all the informations in SFI website and never active. Some people can understand better from direct explaination.
3. They want the sponsor in real person so they know where to turn when they are having problem with the business

I think you know more about online and offline marketing...And SFI also know that when talking about building business, all method are useful...so SFI make sure we all get to build our business using any method we are comfortable, hence the Card to be distribute to potential affiliate, the Gateways, Banners and others....
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In my opinion..the answer YES..and even better than online marketing...WHY?

There are limit to online marketing.
1. Its not easy to convice potential affiliates when they only see our advertising online, but explaining 1-1 to them might work better
2. They might sign-up but to lazy to read all the informations in SFI website and never active. Some people can understand better from direct explaination.
3. They want the sponsor in real person so they know where to turn when
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Affiliate since: 06/29/2000, Power Rank: 1 | Read Leon's 55 other Ask SC answers

I also happen to have this level of experience so I do have an opinion based on my own results. My first exposure to this type of business was in 1981 when I attended a meeting designed to introduce me to the "business opportunity". Over the years I produced results with the above methods, but I then moved toward advertising and sending out information packets and found that to be considerably more effective. Then came the internet and everything changed! My experience is that internet marketing is more effective than traditional advertising or the methods mentioned above! However, that does not mean that the traditional methods of marketing this type of business are not effective. They are very effective, but I would say that internet marketing is more effective!

With internet marketing you:

1) Have better control over your time. Work when you want!

2) Your business can spread quickly all around the world. This eliminates single points of failure due to natural, economic or political issues. The sun never sets on your business!

3) You can operate your business from any location around the world. I work a lot at local coffee shops.

4) No dress code!

5) Here's the BIG reason why I have found internet marketing to be more effective. Once you learn to setup lead systems you can grow your advertising as much as you want. This is called "scaling up" your advertising and it's VERY powerful. You can then Co-op with your group and gain massive leverage.

I did have success with what I call local based techniques. However, when I discovered mail order marketing I was full-time within a few years. Internet marketing has only made things more effective which means more income, time and location freedom!
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I also happen to have this level of experience so I do have an opinion based on my own results. My first exposure to this type of business was in 1981 when I attended a meeting designed to introduce me to the "business opportunity". Over the years I produced results with the above methods, but I then moved toward advertising and sending out information packets and found that to be considerably more effective. Then came the internet and everything changed! My experience is that internet
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Affiliate since: 10/25/2010, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Laurie's 53 other Ask SC answers

I absolutely believe that offline marketing can be every bit as effective as online - as long as it is done correctly. Experience with presentations, direct mail, trade shows, etc. is very helpful and will undoubtedly be an immense help. Don't forget or discount the marketing materials that are available to us from SFI. The TripleClicks car banner is one of them. Then there are flyers with tear-away tabs for you to put your gateway on and hang on bulletin boards at stores, colleges, bars,and any other pulic place you can think of. There are even car magnets to use!

If you really think about it, traffic is much easier to get offline than it is online! Posting the flyers at supermarkets could easily get you several PSA's within a short time. Driving to work everyday, your car magnet or TC sign may be seen by thousands! This is way more than the traffic you get to go to your gateways online unless you are paying for advertising and really putting a lot of effort into your campaigns!

All that being said, both offline and online methods should be used to get the most from each method. It is really a matter of preference, time, and yes, budget. I have never seen a wildly successful business that doesn't have billboards, newspaper ads, coupons, flyers PLUS a website and online advertising. This gives you the best of both worlds.
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I absolutely believe that offline marketing can be every bit as effective as online - as long as it is done correctly. Experience with presentations, direct mail, trade shows, etc. is very helpful and will undoubtedly be an immense help. Don't forget or discount the marketing materials that are available to us from SFI. The TripleClicks car banner is one of them. Then there are flyers with tear-away tabs for you to put your gateway on and hang on bulletin boards at stores, colleges, bars,and any
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Ann

You are an Offline marketing time bomb just waiting to explode. That's incredible experience you've got with you right there.
YES! Absolutely! I am 100% sure Offline marketing can be as effective for your SFI business as Online Marketing is.

It's quite unfortunate that so many marketers put away Offline marketing and label it as "old School" but call it whatever you want. It still does work and I know of some pretty successful Offline marketers.
Of course both Offline and Online have their respective share of pros and cons.

The most Important competitive advantage that offline marketing has over Online is the Personal touch. You get to physically meet and interact with potential prospects. This creates immediate trust from interested prospects. Whether you choose to go Off or Online is really up to you. I would suggest doing both for maximum leverage.

In-person presentations
For those not familiar with this term, it's simply a skill to help people who have never presented before overcome their fear of presenting and public speaking.
You could use this skill to speak to a public gathering and pitch you SFI business opportunity during events and gatherings or functions. Make sure you have your TC Gift cards handy and ready for distribution at the end of the presentation. Your physical interaction with your prospects when they ask questions creates a rapport between you and them. This makes it easier to close them.

Direct Mail
Direct mail is a marketing effort that uses a mail service to deliver a promotional printed piece to a target audience. Please take note of the word "target". What's the advantage? Unlike other forms of advertising, in which you're never sure just who's getting your message, direct mail lets you communicate one-on-one with your target audience. That allows you to control who receives your message, when it's delivered, what's in the envelope and how many people you reach. It encompasses a wide variety of marketing materials, including brochures, catalogs, postcards, newsletters and sales letters. Major corporations know that direct-mail advertising is one of the most effective and profitable ways to reach out to new and existing clients.
Go to SFI's very newly re-branded marketing center and select and buy some marketing aids that suite this method e.g Brochures, Flyers, Physical Gift cards etc They all have great benefits when used appropriately.

At Trade shows,and Network events your confidence is going to take you places. You could either set up your own table stand and have people come visit your counter and see what you have to offer or simply take the time to approach people and distribute the TripleClicks Gift cards to them.
Some other marketing material that you could make use of from TripleClicks are the TC X-CARDS and of course flyers, Brochures etc

The ideas in offline marketing are many really. You have to be creative. For example you could:

1.Turn your car into a mobile billboard. Placing a WAVE3 decal on the top or sides of the vehicle is one way to do this

2.If you can afford, Create a press release for a pricebenders auctions for new products and buying products for pennies on the dollar, promotion or business milestone and send it around to local papers and magazines

3.Providing sponsorship for a local sports team is a canny way to get known in the community. In return for your contribution you should be able to get SFI'S company logo on the team’s shirts and perhaps even around the ground where they play. Or you could simply purchase SFI's already branded T-shirts and distribute them as charity in exchange for a platform to share your business.

4.Offer your TC Gift cards as the prize for a local contest, whether it’s for a church fete raffle or a school fancy dress competition, this will really cast your business in a positive light.

You have lots of creative ideas in your mind to Effectively promote your SFI business offline and make it.
Go for it Ann! The sky is the limit

Kind regards
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Hi Ann

You are an Offline marketing time bomb just waiting to explode. That's incredible experience you've got with you right there.
YES! Absolutely! I am 100% sure Offline marketing can be as effective for your SFI business as Online Marketing is.

It's quite unfortunate that so many marketers put away Offline marketing and label it as "old School" but call it whatever you want. It still does work and I know of some pretty successful Offline marketers.
Of
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Venkiteswaran's 12 other Ask SC answers

Really very commendable combinations of expertise and experience in various offline methods. This will absolutely will be very useful for marketing SFI through these lines too along with various on line methods.

One of the off line method available to you and strongly recommend is to have seminars and video presentations about opportunities exist in SFI. Since you will be personally interacting with selected enthusiastic prospective customers at different locations, it will be much easier to explain to them in detail. This will yield much better results.

It is general experience that many of the newly joined affiliates do not come back after log in first time as they feel overwhelmed with the tasks displayed before them for scoring. The offline methods can indeed reduce these apprehensions on them and can help them to easily score the various one time tasks and move ahead.

Since you will be attending them personally, many a times, the language barriers can also overcome and render the best possible inputs to them.

I am sure along with online tools these off line methods will indeed deliver commendable results. 'Head or tail both you win' situation.




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Really very commendable combinations of expertise and experience in various offline methods. This will absolutely will be very useful for marketing SFI through these lines too along with various on line methods.

One of the off line method available to you and strongly recommend is to have seminars and video presentations about opportunities exist in SFI. Since you will be personally interacting with selected enthusiastic prospective customers at different locations, it will be much
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Affiliate since: 01/14/2013, Power Rank: 609 | Read Sule's 287 other Ask SC answers

Hi Ann,

The straight and direct answer to your question is “yes.” Offline marketing can be as effective as online marketing but the effectiveness depends on how good the marketer is. Whether online or offline, your expertise and experience play a major role in how effective your marketing is and can be in SFI business. There is something very good and encouraging about what many experts call “personal touch.” That is the major selling point for offline marketing. With it, you do have very ample opportunities of not only being able to explain anything person-to-person; you can also demonstrate your dexterity at persuading others to see things your way. Whereas, people who are very shy to meet or speak with other people one-on-one could resort to offline marketing methods with near or similar results.

I can say with all amounts of seriousness that online and offline marketing methods can be as effective as how good the marketer is at using any of the methods. Some persons who are very good at meeting people can be very effective at using offline marketing methods whereas many others who are very good at using the computer and they know how to use the Internet for marketing purposes can be very effective using online marketing methods. For best results, I do recommend the use of both online and offline marketing methods because each has its own strengths and weaknesses depending on who the marketer is.

I do hope this answers your question. Best wishes and happy marketing.





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Hi Ann,

The straight and direct answer to your question is “yes.” Offline marketing can be as effective as online marketing but the effectiveness depends on how good the marketer is. Whether online or offline, your expertise and experience play a major role in how effective your marketing is and can be in SFI business. There is something very good and encouraging about what many experts call “personal touch.” That is the major selling point for offline marketing. With it, you do
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Affiliate since: 05/03/2002, Power Rank: 299 | Read Mar's 582 other Ask SC answers

Absolutely. In fact being in person doing your presentation will give you some kind of credibility as you speak passionately about your SFI business. Your exposure to different marketing methods of your SFI business will make a difference.

Let's discuss the benefits of each marketing method:

1. Presenting in Person

With your experience, you have creativity in doing your presentation. Discuss the core principle of doing your SFI business such as SFI BASICS, Launchpad and To-Do List. Design your presentation so that your audience will get engage in questions and answers session.

2. Direct Mail

Direct marketing is a perfect opportunity to get your SFI business in the hands of customers who want to hear about your latest products, services, and coupons.
-Understanding Your Target Audiences
Knowing about your best audiences is a key factor in targeted direct marketing. Knowing their basic demographics, such as males 25 to 60 or females with children, is a start. However, a more complete understanding of their interests and goals or their lifestyle habits can help you become even more effective in both your lead selection and the messages you'll use in communicating with the leads.

-Target Your Ideal Leads
The old formula for direct marketing success was mass marketing: "Mail to as many people as you can; someone has to be interested." However, paper and postage costs are always increasing, and with so much mail ending up in the trash, businesses have changed their way of thinking. Why waste money mailing to everyone when everyone is not a potential lead? You need to target the leads who will most likely to join you. That is the difference between mass marketing and target marketing.  Targeted mailing lists pinpoint your best leads.  There is less waste and a higher percentage of prospects responding to your mailing.
It's practically impossible to overstate the importance of direct mailing lists to the success of your direct mail program. The correct mailing list will contain your most valuable prospects. The more careful you are in analyzing and selecting direct mailing lists, the better your chances for success.

3. Trade Shows/Networking Events

Your exposure in trade shows and Networking Events give you a great advantage in your lead generation. By meeting people during these events, you'll be able to talk passionately about SFI first hand with them.

Armed with these experiences, you have more ways to generate leads than just doing the online method.


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Absolutely. In fact being in person doing your presentation will give you some kind of credibility as you speak passionately about your SFI business. Your exposure to different marketing methods of your SFI business will make a difference.

Let's discuss the benefits of each marketing method:

1. Presenting in Person

With your experience, you have creativity in doing your presentation. Discuss the core principle of doing your SFI business such as SFI BASICS, Launchpad
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