Host a launch meeting and begin building your team.

It is time to market your products and build your team.  Before you approach anyone practice and review the inviting scripts with your upline expert.

Schedule Your Private Business Reception

Your Private Business Reception is an announcement and an event to kick-off your new EcoMates business in a professional and time effective manner.

Secure a date with your upline expert to present the opportunity at your home.   If your upline expert does not live in your area, you can still host an “in-home” presentation.  Secure a speaker phone or have your contacts gather around your computer screen for a webinar. [Scroll down for details.]

If your home would not be effective for any reason then an alternate location can be chosen, i.e. Clubhouse, office building, or a private room in a restaurant. Typically this will be within 7 days of your application date. The expert is committing their time and energy to help you launch your business.  In return you are making an absolute commitment to the process of having a successful meeting as outlined below:

This is the best way to JUMP start YOUR business!

You should only expect 50% of those that say they will attend to show up! Your goal is to have a minimum of 10 quality prospects. [If some one says they "might come" or "maybe", those responses really mean “no” I will not be there.]

Keep it nice and simple and remember this is a business meeting, NOT a party.

Confirm all guests 24-48 hours before launch.  Be specific. Your verbal invitation should tell guests to arrive at 7 p.m. (or what ever time you select) and that you will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. and that they should, whenever possible bring their spouses.  Spouses are very important to the decision making process.  When spouses recognize the trends driving EcoMates, the credibility of your business partners and when the income potential is explained to them they will be at least supportive and in many cases interested in participating in the business as well.

Again be sure to over invite.  Even when we are having a party not 100% of our guests show up – a business briefing is not any different.  A percentage will come, a percentage will join you in your business venture and yet others will become your first customers, and then later they may even join you too!

Set up:

• Control distractions; keep the TV off, your children and pets in a quiet room.
• Have some soft music playing as guests arrive
• Do not set up extra chairs in advance.  Grab extra seating only as you need it.
• Keep refreshments simple to start. You don’t want your guests distracted while listening to the presentation.  Ice water and perhaps a pot of coffee is good to start with.
• Keep the set up simple and expenses down so that your guests can see themselves duplicating what you have done.  If you put out a “big spread” it may be a deterrent to your contacts, they may not see themselves being able to do the business if they think they have to do the same thing.
• Have third party documentation, industry articles, and product available for every one to purchase, testimonials and distributor applications and/or a computer handy so that you can sign your new distributors up.

Focus the speaker and your upline on your key guests.

Presentation and follow-up:

• Host welcomes guests, brief introductions (2 minutes)
• Introduce and edify speaker (2 minutes)
• Speaker talks about their background, why they got into the business, success earned.
• Speaker distributes handouts, he or she will ask guest to follow along.
• TIP: Copies of the 5-point Power Point presentation printed landscape mode, 4 slides to a page, even in black and white along with a pen or paper are a great way for your guests to follow along and take notes.
• The speaker will review the market trends, product, company, leverage and early innovator timing.  (30 minutes)
• The speaker will answer a few questions. (5 minutes)
• Walk through the process to become a distributor and enroll guests who are ready to make a decision.  Sort through the rest, I’m in, I’m out, or I need more information.  If they like what they’ve seen but are not ready to make a commitment suggest that they try the product and invite them to the next event or conference call.
• Break up for light snacks (Snacks are not necessary, you want to keep it very simple so others can see themselves duplicating what you have done.)
• Record the presentation whenever possible as a training tool for you and your team.
• The next day, follow-up by putting your most interested prospects on the phone with your upline expert/senior partner.
• Your upline expert will guide the conversation.

As a new distributor your contacts will not initially have confidence in your abilities but your upline expert will be able to say – for example: “I am here for you, I want to work with you personally and show you how to build a successful business.”

Lead by example. Plan your next private business reception date with your upline and help your new distributors to duplicate.  Help them set a date for their first private business overview in their home.

Voice Private Business Launch

You have the opportunity to be involved on the ground floor of EcoMates, in the formulation and concentration stages of this business before this company hits critical mass and enters momentum and as a result there not yet leaders in all areas.  You have the chance to step up to the plate and capture the bulk of future growth in your geographic area.

A personal voice private business reception/launch or private webinar launch is an event that can be conducted over the phone, or online, when you don’t have local upline support in your market or when you are opening a new city and is a great way to build a large enough group to warrant your upline expert traveling to your area.

Your personal voice meeting is executed in the same way as your traditional personal home meeting.  You will still use the “peaking process” using three-way calls with your upline expert.  You will set a date, invite guests to one of the recommended meeting locations and use, rent or purchase a speaker phone so that all your guests will be able to hear the presenter.  OR set up a webinar and gather around a computer.

Prep your presenter.  Get him/her on a speakerphone so that your guests can listen to the presentation and ask questions.  You will manage the room and all the handouts.  As always, keep distractions to a minimum – your guests will have to listen carefully.

Again, keep it simple so that your contacts can see themselves following in your footsteps.

As a leader you will help others duplicate these same steps.