{"id":10910,"date":"2024-10-21T13:51:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T11:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sellingathome.com\/?p=10910"},"modified":"2024-10-21T14:14:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T12:14:18","slug":"sellingathome-direct-selling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellingathome.com\/en\/sellingathome-direct-selling\/","title":{"rendered":"SellingAtHome : Jennifer’s story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The world of direct sales and the birth of SellingAtHome<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Jennifer Simon : CEO and co-founder of SellingAtHome<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In 2013, Jennifer joined Filiassur, where she worked for 3 years, first in accounting and then in insurance reporting. At the same time, she also worked as a seller for a major home sales company. For almost a year, this was an enriching experience that took her out of her comfort zone. It was during this period that she realized just how cumbersome and time-consuming the seller business processes were: using paper catalogs and manual order forms. It was from this observation that the idea of creating SellingAtHome was born.<\/p>

It was then that Jennifer and Benjamin decided to develop a solution to digitalize all direct sales processes, for both brands and salespeople. The platform is designed to cover every aspect of the business, from recruitment to team management to paperless order management. For 7 years now, the solution has been constantly evolving, integrating new functionalities to meet the specific needs of brands and salespeople, depending on their sector of activity and technological advances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Today, we’re talking to Jennifer to find out more about her experience and vision of direct sales.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Discovering direct sales<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What motivated you to become a seller ?<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cI wasn’t particularly motivated by sales, but rather by the brand. I wouldn’t have accepted to be a seller for another brand because I believed and still believe in the quality of their products. The idea of being able to obtain products by actively participating in sales appealed to me because it was a great opportunity to stock my kitchen while taking on a real challenge. As a non-commercial person, this choice represented for me a great personal challenge, a way of going beyond my limits and discovering a new universe.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What was your vision of direct sales before you started as a seller ?<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cAt the time, I had an old-fashioned image of direct sales. I associated it with afternoon teas between housewives, where the social aspect seemed to take precedence over business. I thought that salesmanship was a must, and that the tools available to sellers made the whole sales process very simple and intuitive. I thought everything was perfectly designed to facilitate the work of saleswomen, with ergonomic software and efficient technical support.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cThe human experience was one of the highlights of my experience. I’ve met a lot of very interesting people, both customers and other seller’s. It’s this relational dimension that gives this job its charm.<\/p>

At first, I started by selling to people close to me, then my network naturally expanded. The team spirit and management were top-notch, which gave me a great experience despite the challenges.<\/p>

On a more practical level, the quality of the products made selling easier. On the other hand, the administrative aspects were more cumbersome and tedious. Here are a few examples :<\/p>