Congratulations to Jessica Wood!!!

Our team has a new Supervisor! Jessica Wood joined Usborne last December as a way to have a source of income but also be home with her adorable son, Jackson. She sacrificed 3 days away from her sweet son to come to convention this past summer because she knew the impact it would have on her business. Although we had talked many times on the phone, convention was our first time to meet in person. She was so brave to come to convention even though she didn't really "know" anyone else there. She had an amazing week and set the goal to promote to Supervisor this fall. This is a picture of her signing her name on the Usborne Achievers team wall as a way to show that she planned to return to convention next year as a Supervisor.

One thing I have learned about Jessica is that she is an extremely hard worker...when she sets her mind to do something, she is not going to give up! Jessica is the perfect example of what you can do with this business if you just decide you are going to do it and persevere! I am SO PROUD of her and all that she has accomplished this year! Congratulations, Jessica...you are going to be an AMAZING Supervisor!

Weekly Highlights

This has been one of the most exciting fall selling seasons for our team! I am so excited about the growth that is happening in our team right now! DON'T FORGET...if you have an IMN eNewsletter subscription they are being sent out on Wednesday, November 23rd! So, be sure to have added ALL your customer emails by the 22nd. The eNewsletter will include info on the Black Friday Sale, and you don't want any of your customers to miss out on that! If you do not have an IMN subscription, be sure to email ALL your customers about the Black Friday Sale which begins at12 AM on Friday, November 25 and goes until Monday night at midnight. This sale is going to be HUGE!!!

Here are a couple of highlights from this week...

• Felicia Self (Winfield, AL) had her kick-off party, her first preschool book fair, AND earned Success Kit 1!

• Brandy Forsyth (Weaver, AL) is going to be joining us at the Lake Training in February!
  

• Julianne Carney (Collierville, TN) had a new consultant join her team...welcome Melinda Thompson (Batesville, MS)!

• Julianne's team also had some very successful booth events this past weekend. Here is a really cool story that Julianne share on Facebook about an experience at one of her booths...

Sweet moment at Holiday Mart yesterday...one of my customers was a young mom who was so excited to find the Twas the Night Before Christmas recordable book bc her husband was going to be deployed before Christmas and he could record himself for his son to hear on Christmas. After we both teared up I thanked her for their sacrifice and gave it to her as a gift. Thankful.

On that note, I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. We have SO MUCH to be thankful for! One of the blessings I am thankful for is YOU!!!

Weekly Highlights & Reminders

Gals...we are rockin' this fall!!!! I am SO PROUD of you guys! There are so many exciting things going on with our team right now. Before I share a few, I wanted to remind you of some important things...

• Because of Thanksgiving, the deadline for faxing in consigned inventory orders is Monday, November 21!!! So, be sure to get all your inventory faxed in by the end of that day.

• We are having a HUGE Black Friday Sale from 12:00 AM on Friday, November 25 until midnight on Monday, November 28!!! At ALL your events between now and then be collecting email addresses from everyone so you can email them to let them know about the sale. You can go ahead and post the website for the sale on Facebook: http://www.myubam.com/ecommerce/BlackFriday.asp?sid=YOURCONSULTANTID#. I have had a lot of web sales during this weekend in the past...start spreading the word to your customers NOW!!!

• Don't forget to talk with your hubbies about our team Lake Training the weekend of February 3-5. It is going to be AWESOME and totally worth the sacrifice to get there! If you are planning to come, email me asap and get your $20 check in the mail.

Now, without further adieu...a few highlights from this week...

• Jessica Wood (Leighton, AL) had her first elementary book fair this week and it was a HUGE success!

• Krista Landenwich (Bay Minette, AL) earned Success Kit 1! Way to go Krista!

• Julianne Carney (Collierville, TN) has been planning an author visit with Jane Hampton Cook, author of What Does the President Look Like?, for the 5 elementary schools in Collierville in February! Julianne has already secured 2 corporate sponsors for the event, including the Marriott Courtyard...they are going to provide FREE accommodations for Jane Hampton Cook!

• Kimmer Plunk (Germantown, TN) earned Success Kit 1, had 4 school library appointments, scheduled a Reach for the Stars for the Spring, AND has 5 booths and 2 home parties in the next 3 weeks...WOW!

• Tara Maple (Opelika, AL) has booked 4 book fairs for the week after Thanksgiving!
  

• Kimmer, Felicia Self (Winfield, AL), Martha-Ryburn Stainton (Jackson, MS), and Molly Smith (Helena, AL) are all coming to the Lake Training in February...who is going to join them? :)
  

Team LAKE TRAINING 2012!!!!

The Supervisors on our team are having a training weekend just for our consultants February 3-5! This will be a FANTASTIC weekend of training, motivation, encouragement, and FUN! You do not want to miss this weekend! But, space is going to be very limited...so check your calendars asap and let me know if you can attend. Read all the details below...

What? A FULL training weekend geared towards consultants. Topics covered will include: knowing your “why”, setting goals, promoting to Supervisor, preschool book fairs, home parties, school & library sales, earning trips, and much MORE!!!

When? Around 4 on Friday, February 3 – noon on Sunday, February 5

Where? Beautiful Lake Martin in Alexander City, Alabama…about 1 ½ hours south of Birmingham

Why? This training is to help YOU learn how to take your business to the next level. Our goal is for you to leave motivated, excited, and with a wealth of knowledge & new ideas! This weekend will be just a taste of the amazing training that we receive every summer at National Convention in Tulsa. J

Cost? Just $20 to pay for meals for the weekend…this includes dinner Friday night, all 3 meals on Saturday, and brunch on Sunday.

How to sign up? Check your calendars & email me asap to let me know whether or not you are planning to attend. Then, put a check for $20 made out to Kelly Akers in the mail. Mail it to me at:

2529 Oneal Circle
Hoover, AL 35226

Once I receive your check, you are officially signed up! Please do this as soon as you can…before all the spots fill up! We are very excited about this! You are going to get GREAT training for a GREAT price!!!

(Long overdue) Weekly Highlights

I am so so so sorry for the spotty weekly highlights this fall! I have just been SO BUSY! Every fall is busy, but this has by far been the busiest! There are SO MANY awesome things going on with our team right now...there is no way I can name them all, but here are a few...

• Julianne Carney (Collierville, TN) had a new consultant join her team...welcome Martha Ryburn Stainton (Jackson, MS).

• Jessica Wood (Leighton, AL) had a new consultant join her team...welcome Felicia Self (Winfield, AL).

• Jessica also has her first elementary school book fair this week!

• Kimmer Plunk (Germantown, TN) had 7 school library appointments in ONE week!!!

• Beckie Field (Weaver, AL) and I had Kane Miller author/illustrator, Michelle Nelson-Schmidt, come visit 2 of each of our listed schools last week!

• Brandy Forsyth (Weaver, AL) earned Success Kit 1!

• My Central Group was #7 in net sales for the month of October...WAY TO GO gals!!!
  

Remember, we have about a month and a half of Christmas shopping left. Take advantage of this awesome time of year for sales! Also, remember that there are A LOT of people out there who could really use an extra stream of income...offer the business opportunity to EVERYONE you come in contact with at your events this fall. You never know how this business could be a blessing in another person's life unless you ask! :)

Cards for a Cause

Are you talking to your friends & customers about our new fundraising option, Cards for a Cause (CFAC)? This is a FANTASTIC fundraising option that is simple and allows organizations to keep 43% in cash of the total sales. There are 2 30-card greeting card boxed sets that are available: a kid's boxed set and an all-occasion boxed set. The boxed sets are $30, which comes to only $1 a card...such a deal compared to the $4 you will spend on a card in stores. And, these cards are WAY cuter than any cards you see in stores. The fundraiser is so simple because there are only 2 options to choose from. Any organizations can participate in this new fundaraiser...schools, preschools, sports teams, scout troops, youth groups, Relay for Life teams...any groups that are trying to raise money! We now have a website that we can direct our customers to for CFAC info: http://www.cardsforacausefundraisers.com/yourconsultantID. You can find all the info you need to download to take on a CFAC appointment on the CIA portion on your consultant site. Click on the round CIA button on the right side of your consultant site and scroll down to the Cards for a Cause section. Spread the word!!!! Organizations are always looking for new & exciting fundraising options!

Weekly Highlights

I am so sorry for the lack of weekly highlights last week. We had some family stuff going on, so things have been a little crazy. It was NOT for lack of highlights, because let me tell you...there are A LOT of exciting things going on with our team right now! You gals have hit the ground running this fall...it is so exciting! There are so many fun things to share, that I am probably going to leave something out...forgive me if I do!

• Beckie Field (Weaver, AL) had a new consultant join her team...welcome Brandy Forsyth (Weaver, AL)!

• Brandy has already had her kick-off party & already has several events on her October calendar!
  

• Julianne Carney (Collierville, TN), Kimmer Plunk (Germantown, TN), and Audrey Fuller (Memphis, TN) had a very successful booth at Hope Square Market in Memphis last week!

• Kimmer had her kick-off party this past week and got 2 bookings!
  

• Holly Armitage (Drummonds, TN) also had her kick-off party this past week!

• Krista Landenwich (Bay Minette, AL) had her first library appointment today...she walked away with a library order AND a personal order from the librarian!
  

• Ashley Roberts (Northport, AL) entered her first home party today. She has 2 more parties to close out tomorrow & another home party next week!

You gals are doing awesome! The fall season is the BEST time of year for sales...continue to make the most of it!