Posted on March 12, 2010 by Sara
Have you ever wondered how the Blue Mountains in Sydney got their name? The Blue Mountains are so named because of the blue haze that surrounds them caused by the Eucalyptus oil mixing with the atmosphere.
The most famous attraction of the Blue Mountains are The Three Sisters which are over 3000 feet above sea level! The Australians have a very interesting legend about these Sisters, claiming that these used to be 3 beautiful young ladies who fell in love with 3 men from a different tribe. This caused a major tribal battle and these three sisters were turned into stone to protect them from any harm. However, the person in charge of turning them to stone died before he could reverse the spell and so they remain there till today in their magnificent rock formation as a reminder of this battle.
Keep checking this space to find out more about the Blue Mountains attractions!
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Posted on March 10, 2010 by Mush
Top three distributors of February were Thailand with over 14k units, Gulf with over 12k units and India with almost 10k units!
Top individuals were Pancy and Joey from Hong Kong with 1287 and 971 units, respectively! And Sarah and Amador (June) from the Gulf with 951 and 838 units, respectively! Their stories will follow soon.
YTD, Thailand is leading in top sales, followed by India and the Gulf. India is leading in top sales growth (21%!), followed by Thailand (13%) and Indonesia (4%). There’s a tie between India and Thailand for the Asia Cup, followed by Indonesia, Gulf and Hong Kong. Individual competitions are getting more exciting too; please see download links here.
Filed under: Awards & Incentives, Inspiration & Motivation, Success Stories | Tagged: Asia Cup, February highlights, India, Thailand, Top Sales | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 7, 2010 by Mush
Age certainly doesn’t matter to the Philippines’ vibrant, lively, and always on-the-go Annie Hizon. Annie is undoubtedly one of the strong pillars of her team. Producing more than a hundred units per week, she is the unstoppable force that drives her team towards success!
Her positive energy and persuasiveness are two of the many qualities that have brought her to where she is right now. But we are sure that her passion and dedication will take her to more places than one could ever imagine – Sydney would definitely be one of them! Kudos to Ms. Annie Hizon for her 440 units for the month of February!
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Posted on March 6, 2010 by Mush
Three days in Dubai, Jeddah and Riyadh were so full of inspiration! And I’d like to share some:
- The ladies team in Dubai has not only become one of the best teams in the Gulf, but in Asia. This small team of five SCs developed by Ketaki, and now managed by Kanchan, has been consistently averaging 2,000 units a month. In February, they were the best team with 2,200 units from just six SCs!
- Four top sellers of February: Sarah from Dubai did 951 units; June, Julius and Arnold from Riyadh did 855, 584 and 543 units, respectively! That was almost 2,000 units from the small team of three in Riyadh! For June, this was the third month in the company, and the 855 units came from just 20 dems and 13 orders!
- What’s the secret? A few actually:
- Extensive one-on-one training to teach the proper dem before a new recruit starts
- Daily role-play and reinforcement to help SCs master the dem [all three area managers I met had been downloading the training videos every night, and watching and role-playing with their teams every morning]
- Dems only given to parents with kids under the age of six, and usually to both parents together in the evenings and weekends
- Most importantly, they use the same sales kit with the same method and script – no variation, no localization.
All of this may not be applicable to other sales team, but there’s a lot to be learned from their focused and disciplined approach!
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Posted on March 5, 2010 by Sara
5 most interesting facts about the symbol of Australia; The Sydney Opera House
- The design of the building was chosen by way of an international competition which received 233 entries from 32 countries
- It took 7 years to build the model, and 17 years to actually complete the building!
- The power supply to run this building is equivalent to the needs of 25,000 people
- It averages 3,000 events each year and over 200,000 people take a tour of the Sydney Opera House each year.
- The Sydney Opera House was amongst the 20 finalists in the New Seven Wonders of the World.
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Posted on March 1, 2010 by Mush
Posted on February 28, 2010 by Mush
Joseph Abraham joined Learning Time in 1996, and helped set up the Sharjah office in 1997 – which triggered the expansion and growth of the company in the rest of the Gulf. Joseph’s personal sales record of 800+ units in a month remained unbeatable for almost a decade!
Over the years, Joseph has trained and developed many leaders in the Gulf, including Anwer Naushath who manages UAE and Oman. Joseph is currently managing Kuwait and Qatar, but continues to lead from the front. During January, he visited the team in Qatar and personally sold 540 units in 10 days! Now, that’s leading by example – making it impossible for anyone in the team to come up with any excuses.
In the words of Jamal, one of the directors of the company: Joseph is a man of commitment and honor, and surely belongs to the league of extra-ordinary gentlemen.
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Posted on February 27, 2010 by Mush
“The Total Development Program is the best thing that happened to my kids. And ETL is the best thing for me! The teachers of my 7-year old are impressed by his reading and other skills. And for my 20-month old, everyone says, ‘he is ready to school!’ The whole of TDP is too good. Thanks to ETL!”
(Nikita Gupta, India. February 2010)
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Posted on February 26, 2010 by Mush
Tavanrat Noipoung joined the Minor team in November 2009, and saw the career opportunity right away. So she started selling, recruiting and building a team all at the same time, right from the start. And the results have been nothing short of spectacular:
In December, she achieved group sales of 758 units (363 personal and 395 from recruits)! And in January, she was in the top five UMs with 4 active salespeople and 1121 units from the team (452 personal and 669 from recruits)!
In Thailand, salespeople can choose to follow any of the three models, or sometimes a combination of: seminar sales, exhibition sales, home dems through appointments or cold calling. Tavanrat prefers home dems, mostly through cold calling (door knocks) in the upcountry. She says, this way she can choose her prospects. She aims for 5 dems and 1 order every day, and loves to sell CFL and ET. Her motto: “Make today your best day!”
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Posted on February 25, 2010 by Sara
We all know about the Sydney’s Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, but there’s so much more to discover in Sydney!
Did you know that The Taronga Zoo opened in 1916 and this 26-hectare park is home to more than 2,600 animals and is one of the world’s most modern zoos! Taronga Zoo offers many wonderful tours to see the unique animals, but in my opinion the best one seems to be the Twilight Tour! This tour starts one hour before sunset and ends in darkness after the zoo has closed for regular visitors! According to all the info the Koalas, Kangaroos, Wallabies, Platypus and all other unique animals are most active at dusk and dawn, so you can catch them out at the best time with this tour! Which animal would YOU like to see the most?!
Venue for ETL Annual Conference 2009-10: Sydney, Australia. See you there!
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Posted on February 22, 2010 by Mush
“My daughter is using the Total Development Program, with emphasis on activity books from Learning Math with Albert. I find that the math series align with the current MOE Primary 1 Mathematics of Singapore, and can be used and understood by bright young kids at a very early age of 3 years.
My daughter has been admitted at the age of 3 years to MENSA Singapore and is one of the youngest members of MENSA International.” (Stella Tan, Singapore. February 2010)
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Posted on February 21, 2010 by Mush
ETL India team participated in the Delhi Book Fair in a big way this year! Instead of a small booth to collect leads, they went all out and had one of the biggest and best booths to do on-the-spot dems. Over 400 dems were done to achieve 26 orders (1400 units) and 18 recruits during the 9-day event! Plus 500 quality leads! This is an excellent achievement, considering this was the first time for the team to do book fair selling. It was a result of successful implementation of the ‘book fair basics’ combined with the skills and motivation of the team:
- Beautiful backdrop with big, bold images and logos!
- Adding color and child-friendly look through lots of balloons and buntings!
- Excellent TDP display – they introduced new bookshelves!
- Fun and learn area, with dedicated staff to entertain the kids!
- Attractive special offers for customers and salespeople!
- Most importantly, a highly motivated sales team – and in a beautiful uniform!
Please join us in congratulating Anu, Renu and the Delhi team! See some more photos here.
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Posted on February 19, 2010 by Mush
Walter is a source of great information, teaching my child something new every day! The best part is, it not only teaches my daughter but even I learnt some interesting facts through A Child’s First Library of Learning. I look forward to getting more products from Educational Technologies in the future!
(Lolie Cabingabang, Philippines. February 2010)
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Posted on February 15, 2010 by Mush
The Online Training Videos went live last night, and had 179 views in just the last 12 hours! We are very encouraged by the comments and emails.
- Please see updates here.
- For any problems with login or viewing, please email us.
- And the best place to leave your comments after viewing is here.
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Posted on February 12, 2010 by Mush
The Online Training Videos will start broadcasting on Monday 15th February, 00:01 AM Hong Kong time, at http://www.EducationalTechnologies.com/SalesTraining.
If you have already registered, please follow these (not so) simple steps:
- You should login using this link (http://www.EducationalTechnologies.com/User)
- Upon successful login, you will automatically be redirected to the home page (http://www.EducationalTechnologies.com) where you will see Sales Training Videos link near the top right corner of the page, just above Total Development Program block.
- That link will take you to the page with the training videos (http://www.EducationalTechnologies.com/SalesTraining)
- There will be 15 short videos uploaded here during 15th February and 1st March, covering all the steps of selling, from prospecting and appointment to closing and referrals.
- All those who login at least 15 times during 15th February and 15th March, will be eligible for:
- Online Sales Training Certificate from ETL
- A DVD with all 15 training videos
- Participation in the lucky draw for eight iPods pre-loaded with all the training videos!
- And surely, better selling skills which means you can get more orders and help more families!
- If you have registered but can’t access the sales training site, please email us with your user name and country name, and we will help reset your account.
If you haven’t registered yet, you have till 14th February:
- Please use this link to register (http://www.EducationalTechnologies.com/User/Register)
- You must use your full name and country name IN YOUR USER NAME to get access.
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