So, about an hour ago, my phone rang. The young man on the other end politely asked a question: “Are the students independent contactors?”
To this I confirmed that, yes, the students who participate in Southwestern Company’s summer sales program are independent contractors who run their own independent businesses.
He then said, “So, your company does not [...]
Once again, Southwestern Company is supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) March 7-13, 2010.
Through the Direct Selling Educational Foundation (DSEF), Southwestern Company along with other members of the direct selling community, will pool resources towards a first-ever Internet-based “treasure hunt.” This year’s NCPW theme, “Dollars and Sense: Rated ‘A’ for All [...]
I ran across an interesting blog about some of Southwestern Company’s products the other day… and it got me thinking.
On the Hooked on Phonics blog on February 1, 2010, Southwestern’s “Ask Me” series was featured in a post titled “Sunday’s Story Surprise.” In summary, it’s about a mom reading to her three-year-old son as he [...]
In the February 2010 Direct Selling News “Top Desk” column, Southwestern Company President, Dan Moore, addresses a new idea with very old roots.
It has to do with the introduction of entrepreneurialism to young people. According to Dan, this is something that has been happening at Southwestern Company for a long time – 142 years to be exact.
One [...]
Now and then, I’ll receive a correspondence from someone a Southwestern Company independent student dealer has met in the course of running their business who does not have a complete understanding of our summer sales program or the dealer’s intentions. Why? My experience leads me to believe, more often than not, they are not listening or wanting to understand. That’s a shame. It [...]
In an article on December 16 by Reuters titled, “Avon calling: More US workers try direct sales,” there is an interesting dichotomy regarding the direct sales industry.
With the economy dipping the way it has, more U.S. workers have tried their hand at running a direct selling business. In fact, 15.1 million – 100,000 more than [...]
The holiday season brings a time of thanks, joy, cold air, and… of course, holiday scams. While none of these are anything new this time of the year, you have to be cautious.
Just the other day, we had a stranger lurking around Southwestern Company’s corporate headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, boldly taking personal objects, including an employee’s credit [...]
I just got back from the Direct Selling Association’s (DSA) Communications & Internet Marketing Conference in Las Vegas.
This is a conference I have been proud to be associated with since it was established about five years ago as an attendee and presenter. This year, the entire conference was about social media and the direct selling [...]
I would like to point out something multiple traveling magazine sales crews are using as a pitch at the door. Although I know it has gone on for some time, it is still shocking every time I run across it.
Various traveling sales crew members are scamming homeowners by saying the subscriptions they buy will go [...]
This week, the National Consumers League (NCL) issued a press release in response to the discovery of the remains of Jennifer M. Hammond, a young traveling sales crew member who disappeared in the summer of 2003.
Hammond was dropped off by the magazine-selling crew in a trailer park in Milton, NY. It was the last time she [...]
