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DIRECT MARKETING
ABOUT AMWAY
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• Amway was founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos
• Entered India in 1995
• 7TH largest market for the company
• Sales were around Rs 100 crore in 1998, Rs 250 crore in 2000 and Rs 500 crore in 2001.
• Reported a turnover of Rs
o Rs 800 crore in 2007
o Rs 1790 crore in 2010
o Rs 2130 crore in 2012
o Rs 2288 crore in 2014
• Has over 42% share of the Direct Selling Market
• Country’s NUMBER ‘1’ Direct Selling FMCG company
• Almost 85% of the products sold by Amway India are manufactured within the country
DIRECT MARKETING
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Direct selling is the marketing and selling of products directly to
consumers away from a fixed retail location. Peddling is the oldest
form of direct selling.
TYPES OF DIRECT MARKETING
1) Telemarketing
2) Email marketing
3) Text marketing
4) Leaflet marketing
5) Social media marketing
6) Direct selling
PRODUCTS OFFERED
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Home Care Products Personal Care Products
Nutrition Products Cosmetics
Amway Multi-level Hierarchy
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Amway’s slogan " We are listening”
Selling of Amway Products
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• Amway practices direct selling which is 'A method of selling goods directly to the consumer
by an independent Distributor’’.
• Sold through a network of Amway Business Owners(ABOs) across the country
 Income is generated by a distributor through:
 The retailing of goods to consumers.
 Additional performance and leadership bonuses.
 Various levels of leadership bonuses, dependent upon the overall size and shape of the
business, paid on achieving different levels of business performance.
RECRUITMENT AND OPPORTUNITY
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• Amway recruited more than 34,000 sales persons-cum-distributors in the very first year of its
operations
• Now there are more than 5,50,000 distributors across the country
• Any adult can enroll as an Amway distributor without any paymentABOs operate independently as
small businesses.
• Flexible & ‘Self-regulatory'
• Generates employment for housewives
• Seventy percent of its distributors are women who prefer to work part time.
Recent trends
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• In India, cosmetics were the showstoppers in direct selling followed by home
products
• Now, nutrition and wellness products have emerged from their cocoon.
• Contributes more than 33% of the total turnover of direct selling industry & 50%
of the total business for Amway
• Nutrilite is the world’s number ‘1’ selling Vitamins and Dietary supplements
brand
• Nutrilite protein powder, launched in 2000, is now a 250-crore brand
• Nutrilite tablets are a 200-crore brand
CONVENIENCE
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Model is designed to enable the 5Es of convenient
operation:
• Ease of Ordering
• Ease of Delivery
• Ease of Payment
• Ease of Return
• Ease of Information
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Premium
pricing
Volume
selling
Lack of sale
of mid range
products
Amway Had to Act Like an FMCG Company
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• Amway started doing category advertising to educate
customers about the brand.
• Amway introduced smaller pack size including single use
sachets for some of its products to generate trial among
customers get them interested.
oThe company wants to build equity around the corporate brand
oThe enhanced corporate image will also attract people to join
Amway as independent business owner
Brand Experience Centers
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• Amway opened ‘Brand Experience Centers'
• Situated within shopping malls and high streets
• Manned by consultants who provide information on the products on
display
• Customers can try the products at the experience centers'
• Staff at these centers' will tell the customers about the ABOs in their
area to buy the products
Conclusion
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Amway intelligently uses the marketing mix business
tool and target the various segments of the market.
Therefore it manufactures and sells various types of
products to attract and retain various types of
customers.
It has become India’s largest direct selling FMCG
company by adapting to the local conditions and being
loyal to its customers.
THANK YOU

Amway - Pioneers in Direct Markeing

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    ABOUT AMWAY 2 • Amwaywas founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos • Entered India in 1995 • 7TH largest market for the company • Sales were around Rs 100 crore in 1998, Rs 250 crore in 2000 and Rs 500 crore in 2001. • Reported a turnover of Rs o Rs 800 crore in 2007 o Rs 1790 crore in 2010 o Rs 2130 crore in 2012 o Rs 2288 crore in 2014 • Has over 42% share of the Direct Selling Market • Country’s NUMBER ‘1’ Direct Selling FMCG company • Almost 85% of the products sold by Amway India are manufactured within the country
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    DIRECT MARKETING 3 Direct sellingis the marketing and selling of products directly to consumers away from a fixed retail location. Peddling is the oldest form of direct selling. TYPES OF DIRECT MARKETING 1) Telemarketing 2) Email marketing 3) Text marketing 4) Leaflet marketing 5) Social media marketing 6) Direct selling
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    PRODUCTS OFFERED 4 Home CareProducts Personal Care Products Nutrition Products Cosmetics
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    Amway Multi-level Hierarchy 5 Amway’sslogan " We are listening”
  • 6.
    Selling of AmwayProducts 6 • Amway practices direct selling which is 'A method of selling goods directly to the consumer by an independent Distributor’’. • Sold through a network of Amway Business Owners(ABOs) across the country  Income is generated by a distributor through:  The retailing of goods to consumers.  Additional performance and leadership bonuses.  Various levels of leadership bonuses, dependent upon the overall size and shape of the business, paid on achieving different levels of business performance.
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    RECRUITMENT AND OPPORTUNITY 7 •Amway recruited more than 34,000 sales persons-cum-distributors in the very first year of its operations • Now there are more than 5,50,000 distributors across the country • Any adult can enroll as an Amway distributor without any paymentABOs operate independently as small businesses. • Flexible & ‘Self-regulatory' • Generates employment for housewives • Seventy percent of its distributors are women who prefer to work part time.
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    Recent trends 8 • InIndia, cosmetics were the showstoppers in direct selling followed by home products • Now, nutrition and wellness products have emerged from their cocoon. • Contributes more than 33% of the total turnover of direct selling industry & 50% of the total business for Amway • Nutrilite is the world’s number ‘1’ selling Vitamins and Dietary supplements brand • Nutrilite protein powder, launched in 2000, is now a 250-crore brand • Nutrilite tablets are a 200-crore brand
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    CONVENIENCE 9 Model is designedto enable the 5Es of convenient operation: • Ease of Ordering • Ease of Delivery • Ease of Payment • Ease of Return • Ease of Information
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    Amway Had toAct Like an FMCG Company 11 • Amway started doing category advertising to educate customers about the brand. • Amway introduced smaller pack size including single use sachets for some of its products to generate trial among customers get them interested. oThe company wants to build equity around the corporate brand oThe enhanced corporate image will also attract people to join Amway as independent business owner
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    Brand Experience Centers 12 •Amway opened ‘Brand Experience Centers' • Situated within shopping malls and high streets • Manned by consultants who provide information on the products on display • Customers can try the products at the experience centers' • Staff at these centers' will tell the customers about the ABOs in their area to buy the products
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    Conclusion 13 Amway intelligently usesthe marketing mix business tool and target the various segments of the market. Therefore it manufactures and sells various types of products to attract and retain various types of customers. It has become India’s largest direct selling FMCG company by adapting to the local conditions and being loyal to its customers.
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