Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 426 | Read Nimo's 381 other Ask SC answers

Our core roles in SFI are to promote TripleClicks products and services and to recruit affiliates.

Promoting TC products and service involves advertising. Recruiting PSAs also involves advertising with the added sponsoring requirements. The marketing skills we should teach our downlines are therefore not just to affect sales and signups but also on how to get others to continue this process, in other words how to duplicate their efforts. We normally refer to this as duplication.

For product promotions and recruiting I believe that the main requirements on our part are that of patience and persistence. We should teach our downline this. Many members I believe get frustrated when prospects say no, when they post ads and do not get sales, hits or quality sign ups. This is of course a very natural feeling but we must be patient, stay the course and keep on promoting and recruiting.

This is our ongoing role and it has been established that an advertisement will go before a person’s eyes many times before he ‘sees’ it. It’s the same with hearing a message. People hear but don’t always listen to what they are hearing. So teach & encourage our people to keep on keeping on. They are to do the same and teach this to their own downlines.

Good communication skills would be next on my list: What we say and how we say it to prospects is vital especially when recruiting PSAs. By all means be passionate, without going over the top. Speak the truth and let the facts speak for themselves.

Running an ad campaign is next on my list. There are a number of skills involved here that our people should know about. Teach these:
- Selection of what to promote. If its TC products which products;
- Who to target for sales /recruitment, online or offline
- Selection of type and where to advertise - Banners, text, videos, flyers, cards, email marketing, classifieds, social sites, traffic exchanges etc..
- Setting a budget if any;
- Composing and placing ads
- Key coding and tracking
- Working out ROI
- Following up on leads

Having good marketing skills is invaluable in this business. There is a lot to learn but like any skill, it takes time to learn so not only teach them but also encourage your people to practice them. Knowing and doing must go hand in hand.

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Our core roles in SFI are to promote TripleClicks products and services and to recruit affiliates.

Promoting TC products and service involves advertising. Recruiting PSAs also involves advertising with the added sponsoring requirements. The marketing skills we should teach our downlines are therefore not just to affect sales and signups but also on how to get others to continue this process, in other words how to duplicate their efforts. We normally refer to this as duplication.

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Affiliate since: 05/03/2002, Power Rank: 45 | Read Mar's 582 other Ask SC answers

It doesn’t matter if you have the world’s best home based business opportunity, unless it is marketed well, its target base prospects will not find it.

In the world of entrepreneurship, if you want to stay on the top you’ll need to acquire key marketing skills in order to face the following challenges:

- Dealing with a constantly changing marketing environment.

- Understanding the whims of the all-powerful, make-or-break search engines.

- Keeping up with new technology, such as mobile advertising and

- Maintaining a level of excellence in verbal and written communication.

Acquiring the much needed marketing skills to address the above challenges in marketing SFI and passing on those skills to your downline is one of the best supports you can give to them.

Here are some of the most valuable marketing skills that you should teach your downline to make them successful in marketing SFI:

- Social media skills

To be effective in using social media, emphasize to them the following: Be clear about their goals, keep thinking SEO, provide value to the reader, make it a multi-direction conversation, get active with groups, go beyond their network, be brief, don't fall into online slumber, and think before posting.

- Network marketers need good narrative instincts.

Story telling has always been at the heart of great marketing because it can elicit an emotional response and generate a connection. People are becoming increasingly discerning about the brands they trust online, so network marketers need good narrative instincts to craft content and a message that can cut through the noise and impact potential prospects.

- Digital and mobile marketing have changed the marketing landscape. The ability to learn and stay with the latest trends and technology is essential.

- Communication including being a good listener.

Articulate your point of view well via speaking and writing and always be focused in listening.

- Creating good content.

Content is your most valuable asset. It's what attracts people to your website, get's shared across social media platform and is what helps convert visitors into sign ups.

- Have a thorough understanding of how to track success.

Network marketers need to be familiar with analytics. They need to understand the web analytics service offered by Google Analytics, HubSpot, etc. to track their success accurately.

Conclusion:

When you teach your downline the above most valuable marketing skills which they need to grow their SFI businesses, you’ll not only help them how to become self-sufficient and self-sustaining in growing their SFI businesses but you’ll also benefit in higher commissions.

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It doesn’t matter if you have the world’s best home based business opportunity, unless it is marketed well, its target base prospects will not find it.

In the world of entrepreneurship, if you want to stay on the top you’ll need to acquire key marketing skills in order to face the following challenges:

- Dealing with a constantly changing marketing environment.

- Understanding the whims of the all-powerful, make-or-break search engines.

- Keeping
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Affiliate since: 09/22/2014, Power Rank: 1035 | Read Luis's 14 other Ask SC answers

It is an interesting question. First would have to know the level of knowledge that your down line have about marketing, so online business as offline. Once you have this information you must separate them by level of knowledge. All this in order to support effectively each member of your down line. The marketing in essence is to present a product, present their properties, functionality and all the advantages and benefits that this brings. However, developing skills in marketing is no different to other areas of life, needed to go through a learning curve, acquired knowledge, practice and then teach. When all this is done with passion you get the best results. In that sense we can say that the main marketing skills are:


1. Leadership: Comprehensive people, honest, reliable and responsible.

2. Communication: Ability to understand and transmit information.

3. Persuasion: Convincing to the prospectus about the need to join or purchase the product.

4. Empathy: It means putting yourself in the other's shoes.

5. Perseverance: Do not abandon the goals despite the difficulties.

6. Patience: Ability to wait, convinced that the results arrive sooner or later.

I hope I have contributed on this question.

Cheers

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It is an interesting question. First would have to know the level of knowledge that your down line have about marketing, so online business as offline. Once you have this information you must separate them by level of knowledge. All this in order to support effectively each member of your down line. The marketing in essence is to present a product, present their properties, functionality and all the advantages and benefits that this brings. However, developing skills in marketing is no different
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Thanks for this question.

Since Marketing leads to selling of products and services to people one should have the following skills to be successful in any campaign:

1. Creativity in advertising:

One can not follow the same pattern of ads. that appear in the media. To be successful one has to
be different. As we all know, "Winners don't do different things; But, they do things differently".

2. Honest in approach:

One can not hide facts and make tall claims while doing marketing activities. One can be
successful by doing it, for a short while, But one can not survive for a long time as people will
know what is right and what is wrong if not immediately at least in the near future.

3. Presentation:

The product may be good in terms of its function or taste, etc. But, if the features or the positive
aspects are not strongly presented, people will simply reject it.

4. Time:

One should know which product or services should be highlighted in the marketing campaign
at the most appropriate time or the season.. One can not try to market leather coats during a
hot summer. Choosing of products that will go well with the time is very important.

5. Target Audience:

To whom you are trying to sell your products or services? This should be kept in mind while
engaging yourself in any marketing campaign. If you are not clear on this, then your campaign
will not take off.

6. Have the mind to accept rejection:

Not every marketing campaign can result in huge success. At times, it may produce no
results. In such times, one should know that the product or service is not rejected by the
people out right. One should have the mind to accept it and face reality.

7. Analyse Results:

Whether the out come is positive or negative, one should analyse the result at regular
intervals. This will help in making corrections or choose or change the media of campaign,
etc.

8. Continuity of activities:

Even if the results are very positive, one should continue the marketing activities without any
slip up as every one will try to learn and repeat what you did in your campaign. Keep changing
the pattern of campaigns keeping the geography and culture of people in mind. These will
greatly help in having a successful marketing campaign.

9. Planning & Budgeting:

Before entering any marketing campaign, one should thoroughly plan all related activities
paying attention to every minute detail. Cost of the campaign should be thoroughly analysed
and upper cap must be well defined. One should have the mind to take corrective actions
as and when necessary during the campaign period.

Conclusion:

With my fast experience of over 3 decades, in the Manufacturing and FMCG sector, I strongly feel that these are some of the most valuable marketing skills one must possess to be successful in any marketing campaigns.
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Thanks for this question.

Since Marketing leads to selling of products and services to people one should have the following skills to be successful in any campaign:

1. Creativity in advertising:

One can not follow the same pattern of ads. that appear in the media. To be successful one has to
be different. As we all know, "Winners don't do different things; But, they do things differently".

2. Honest in approach:


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Affiliate since: 04/13/2013, Power Rank: 2351 | Read Jennie's 147 other Ask SC answers

If you are leading by example, your downline would learn by example. You must develop these marketing skills yourself, so the question is what marketing skills do you have?

SFI is an online marketing business opportunity. Whether you promote online or offline, it takes online activities for success. TripleClicks offers SFI affiliates an opportunity to sell other people's products and earn a commission.

The most important skills we need are in Internet marketing and affiliate marketing . We need skills that will help us sponsor affiliates and generate sales.

There is an excellent course at SFI called 'Internet lncome,' it covers many topics on Internet marketing and earning income. Direct your downline to this resource.


We all need:
- Communication skills
Using the SFI communication tools to effectively communicate with your team
Using emails, text ads, your website and blogs to communicate with visitors and sponsor new affiliates.

-Tracking your advertising.
Tracking visitors to your website and gateways require skills to track, analyze and modify your advertising campaigns.

- Social media skills
Using social media effectively advertise and promote.

- Time management skills
Managing your time to be more productive.

Hope this helps!

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If you are leading by example, your downline would learn by example. You must develop these marketing skills yourself, so the question is what marketing skills do you have?

SFI is an online marketing business opportunity. Whether you promote online or offline, it takes online activities for success. TripleClicks offers SFI affiliates an opportunity to sell other people's products and earn a commission.

The most important skills we need are in Internet marketing and affiliate
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Affiliate since: 07/26/2020, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Strive's 10 other Ask SC answers

Hi David L,

The most valuable marketing skills to teach downlines in my own point of view, i have outlined them below:

-Patience: Most marketers often neglect this but it contributes a lot to our success. For example if you plant an orange fruit tree seed today, you do not expect it to be fully grown by tomorrow morning ready for eating. Do you?

The same applies to our marketing career, we need to be able to wait for our results. So as a leader you need to
be able to teach them, patience solves a lot of things. It produces the harvest we want.

- Planning: Like they say 'failing to plan is planning to fail', this comes true to some point. Thanks to SFI, each month we are given a chance to set our monthly goals. This enables one to accomplish his/her own set goal/s before even attempting to do it.

- Research: This is another skill you need to teach your downlines, they need to be able to research on their own and ask questions to themselves which call for action. Some questions are like, on what are the best selling products? Where are we growing? How best can i implement this information?
Where am i getting satisfactory results for my SFI business? How best can i use my research results?
What does the market want?

- Communication: Your downlines must be able to do this, it will help them be able to deliver information clearly and for the intended purpose. This can boost their advertising skills.

- Positive thoughts always: Yes we really need this. Our thoughts determines our outcomes.
Having the right mentality is a key which unlocks your success in marketing.
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Hi David L,

The most valuable marketing skills to teach downlines in my own point of view, i have outlined them below:

-Patience: Most marketers often neglect this but it contributes a lot to our success. For example if you plant an orange fruit tree seed today, you do not expect it to be fully grown by tomorrow morning ready for eating. Do you?

The same applies to our marketing career, we need to be able to wait for our results. So as a leader you need to
be
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Affiliate since: 06/09/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Olufolake 's 206 other Ask SC answers

Hi Dave,
I will group the valueable marketing skills that you can teach your downline into 7 groups or categories.
These categories are the core that enhances productivity, sales and results in their business, which are:
1. Ability and the how to create sign ups.
2. Teaching on how to create or generate sales through their SFI/TC gateways.
3. Marketing skills on how to do effective advertising.
4. How to lead and build their team.
5. How to promote and create their blogs and websites and make it effective.
6. Effective communication to their downlines as well.
7. Marketing Technique:
here, how to do effective marketing matters which includes:
a. Effective advert
b. Content marketing technique
c. Warm marketing technique.
d. Social Media marketing technique
e. Sales Technique
All these marketing categories are very vital to their SFI business.
Remember that skills is developing raw knowledge into use. Training them through the above may take time, but with constant practise, they become masters of it.
The above marketing skills are what i share with my team.
All the best.
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Hi Dave,
I will group the valueable marketing skills that you can teach your downline into 7 groups or categories.
These categories are the core that enhances productivity, sales and results in their business, which are:
1. Ability and the how to create sign ups.
2. Teaching on how to create or generate sales through their SFI/TC gateways.
3. Marketing skills on how to do effective advertising.
4. How to lead and build their team.
5. How to promote and create their
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Affiliate since: 12/18/2011, Power Rank: 63 | Read Manohar's 240 other Ask SC answers

Dear David

Marketing skills is a vast subject. Marketing, as suggested by the American Marketing Association, is "an organizational function and a set of processes for creating, communicating and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholders".

In order to be successful in the marketing world, you must possess two key qualities: patience and consistency.
Another definition, perhaps simpler and more universal, is this:

"Marketing is the ongoing process of moving people closer to making a decision to purchase, use, follow...or conform to someone else's products, services or values. Simply, if it doesn't facilitate a "sale" then it's not marketing."

Philip Kotler in his earlier books defines as: "Marketing is human activity directed at satisfying needs and wants through exchange processes". Add to Kotler's and Norris' definitions, a response from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). The association's definition claims marketing to be the "management process of anticipating, identifying and satisfying customer requirements profitably". Thus, operative marketing involves the processes of market research, new product development, product life cycle management, pricing, channel management as well as promotion.

Marketing-"taking actions to define, create, grow, develop, maintain, defend and own markets". An approach to business that seeks to identify, anticipate and satisfy customers needs.
Al Ries and Jack Trout defined marketing as simply "war" between competitors.

There are basically two types of Marketing Skills that you can teach your down line:

1. ON LINE MARKETING SKILLS
2. OFF LINE MARKETING SKILLS

Online Marketing involves:
a) Social Media Network Platforms
b) Safe List Marketing
c) E-mail Marketing
d) Ad Exchange Programs
e) Banner Posting
f) Website Hoisting
g) Blogs Advertising etc.

OFF LINE MARKETING

Making SFI/Triple clicks posters & inserting them in New Papers,
Making posters & sticking them at public places like bus stands, movie halls, restaurants etc.
Distributing flyers in the market, buses, trains, friends, relatives, doctors, dentists,
Distribute e cards physical/digital

Hope it helps
Have a Good Day !

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Dear David

Marketing skills is a vast subject. Marketing, as suggested by the American Marketing Association, is "an organizational function and a set of processes for creating, communicating and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholders".

In order to be successful in the marketing world, you must possess two key qualities: patience and consistency.
Another definition,
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Affiliate since: 02/01/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Fay's 30 other Ask SC answers

The most valuable marketing skills that you should teach your downline are as follows:

1. Communication.
It is important to make contact with your prospects to divulge information, answer questions and concerns.

2. IT skills.
It is important to have basic computer skills.

3. Drive and Ambition.
A sponsor can only do so much and no more. Affiliates should be motivated to succeed and set goals for himself/herself.

4. Teamwork skills.
Affiliates should be able to laison with their peers (A2A, Forum).

5. Work ethic.
It is non- productive to log in twice per month and build a successful business.

6. Knowledge.
You can only share facts about SFI that you know or otherwise you will provide erroneous and misleading data.

7. Creativity and Imagination.
It is important to use your intellect to change this around to make it more appealing to prospects.

I hope that the information provided will enhance the future of SFI.


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The most valuable marketing skills that you should teach your downline are as follows:

1. Communication.
It is important to make contact with your prospects to divulge information, answer questions and concerns.

2. IT skills.
It is important to have basic computer skills.

3. Drive and Ambition.
A sponsor can only do so much and no more. Affiliates should be motivated to succeed and set goals for himself/herself.

4. Teamwork skills.
Affiliates
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Affiliate since: 07/08/2018, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ufuomaoghene's 238 other Ask SC answers

Good day David,

The most valuable marketing skill that I would teach my downlines are categorised as follows:-
1. Understanding your customers.
2. Customer Segmentation.
3. Marketing Communication.
4. How to make Tripleclicks stand out.
5. Social Media Marketing.

Understanding your customers:- In business generally, it is understood that eighty percent of sales come from twenty percent of your customers. This essentially means that you have to recognise where your profits comes from and specifically target those customers. It is important, as your marketing and advertising budget should take account of this, or you will be wasting time, effort and resources.

Customer Segmentation:- With this, one has to understand the different types of customers you deal with and tailor your approach to them. There are different ways you can segment customer. For instance, we can segment based on their age, how they make purchases on tripleclicks even their
geographical location. Once you have segmented your customers into groups, you can develop strategies for the best way to deal with them.

Marketing Communications:- Communication is everything in marketing. If you can’t get your messages out to an audience, your business will shrivel and die.

Marketing communications is about understanding the needs of your customers and finding the best way to talk to them. It may be a mix of
face to face visits, email marketing, newsletters and press advertising, or it could be something far more simple. Good marketing communications tell a story and use emotion and personal examples to stimulate interest.

4. How to Make Tripleclicks Stand Out:- Most markets are saturated with similar products and services, and the way to beat the competition is to make Tripleclicks or your company stand out .

A very small difference could put you streets ahead. The obvious
approach is the cheapest, but customers are more sophisticated
nowadays, and other strategies can work better. To promote Tripleclicks, we can add a signature to our e-mail as most modern e-mail browsers allow you to set up a "signature" that gets automatically appended to every e-mail you send out.

Social Media Marketing:- Sites and services like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are now part of our daily life, and they are incredibly powerful marketing tools if used in the right way. Social media can be used to identify
and market to very specific customer groups for very little cost by Refering friends and family to specific URLs of individual products . Or by clicking the
"Share It!"button on each product's details page and follow the
instructions. Be sure you're logged into TripleClicks.com, so your SFI
ID will be attached to your shared information and you will receive
credit for sales.

Sites like Facebook also allows you to develop conversations with customers and prospects, and you can capture feedback and ideas in an instant.

Also, Social media allows you to develop Tripleclicks brand and to establish yourself as an expert in unique and interesting ways.

5. Other marketing methods includes sending TripleClicks.com E-Cards to friends and family members.
6. Distribute TC Gift Cards to friends, family, and the public as an
enticement to become members and sample TripleClicks's offerings.
7.Give out this TC X-Card to friends, family members, co-workers,
associates, etc.
Put this TC X-Card in every outgoing piece of mail you send out .

That said, as a Sponsor, based on the above approach and success, it's easier to communicate with you downline so as they can duplicate your actions

All the best.

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Good day David,

The most valuable marketing skill that I would teach my downlines are categorised as follows:-
1. Understanding your customers.
2. Customer Segmentation.
3. Marketing Communication.
4. How to make Tripleclicks stand out.
5. Social Media Marketing.

Understanding your customers:- In business generally, it is understood that eighty percent of sales come from twenty percent of your customers. This essentially means that you have to recognise
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