September 3, 2010 ( PowerHomeBiz.com )
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Brisbane-based Fashion House diana-ware now adds Independent Business
Operators (IBO) to their sales thrust to service their growing market. This
marks a significant shift in the marketing approach, permitting greater
opportunity to service markets in the more remote areas of Australia.
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With the growing popularity of home businesses it has become necessary
for diana-ware to re-evaluate her marketing strategy to permit servicing
customers more effectively outside of the Metropolitan Areas.
By appointing IBO’s the task of managing sales has been made easier by
giving more autonomy to sales people enrolled in the IBO programme.
The vision for diana-ware is to promote the Virtual Fashion Stores
Concept throughout Australia. This concept, made famous by Avon &
Tupperware, brings touch and feel of her product into the home where a buyer
can try the garments on and take immediate delivery without waiting weeks
for a warehouse delivery.
An IBO is no different to diana-ware’s Sales Consultants except for
purchasing their own stock. At present diana-ware supplies her Sales
Consultants with a free kit retaining ownership of the goods “This enables
us to ensure the goods are not sold at higher prices than retail in an
effort to retain our ‘affordability’ image” says Diana, Founder of diana-ware.
She added that it ensures stock is presented at its best by permitting
regular fresh replenishment of kits.
Under this announcement, an IBO’s kit now can be exchanged with fresh
product any time that display stock becomes less than perfect under these
new arrangements. This heads off any likelihood of the diana-ware brand
being diminished by tatty display stock.
This is radically different to most other Party Plan Purveyors who target
their Sales Consultants and IBO’s as customers onto whom to sell their
wares. Once a kit is sold the IBO is often left to fend for herself.
By way of contrast, diana-ware provides initial and ongoing training and
support, one-on-one, group meetings and annual conferences to the IBO’s. In
addition, diana-ware provides prospecting leads to both Consultants and
IBO’s.
The addition of IBO’s to the mix of marketing tool provides a
cost-effective choice for a housewife wishing to enter the workforce but
does not want to pay large franchise fees or commit to a long shop lease.
With a diana-ware Virtual Shop, all she needs is a car, computer and mobile
phone and she is, literally, in business.
A mother, juggling the family budget, can easily and confidently add to
her household income for those little extras with only a small outlay and
relatively little effort, all without denying her family of her time.
A teenager, struggling with the lack of job opportunity, can make it her
career in a growing company.
The company has opening for both IBO’s and Sales Consultants in many
areas.
Enquiries should be made to Karen Brewer – Sales Director Phone 0415 482
282 or through the Internet at
www.diana-ware.net
diana-ware is an importer & wholesaler of quality fashion items. Sales
are generated through in-home demonstrations where the Sales Consultant or
Independent Business Operator carries full stock enabling immediate and
complete customer satisfaction.
(Dr) Edward Brell PhD – Marketing Consultant