VoIP Goes Amway
from the sell,-sell,-sell... dept
Want to know just how hyped up VoIP has become? Not only are there weird, fake movies about it, but now companies are starting to adopt the Amway -style legal-pyramid-scheme model of selling VoIP where "customers" also happen to be "agents" selling the technology. All the more reason to start expecting VoIP spam.
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It IS one method of distribution
"Okay, okay", the prof said. "I know that this has a bad rap and none of you will be doing this in your careers, but it IS a way to quickly grow a sales and distribution organization with very little capital. And there are legitimate - as well as illigimate - companies that have used this in the insurance, make-up, consumer products and a lot of other segments. So keep an open mind and at least learn about something that you really know nothing about".
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Re: It IS one method of distribution
Why?
Because you're outfitting everyone with an identical solution, giving them no competitive advantage. And, unlike a franchising system, you don't even limit them by geography.
Instead, you're basically building up a bunch of people to be disillusioned. It works for the people a the top, who basically trick people into doing their selling for them.
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