“My name is Ernest France. I work my business part-time, retired from Verizon after 9/11. I was introduced to Plannet Market in 2016, Currently, I am a One-Star Director. I recently attended Las Vegas and London Conventions. I am having the best time of my life, and I am truly excited about my future in Plannet Marketing!”
WELCOME TO THE 40/40 CLUB RACHEL RUSSELL!
Congratulations to One-Star Director Rachel Russell on achieving membership in the prestigious 40/40 Club. Rachel was recently featured in the March 3, 2017 PlanNetNow! Blog as a new One-Star Director. Click HERE to read more about Rachel!
WELCOME TO THE 20/20 CLUB TRACY MCCAIN LOWERY!
Welcome to PlanNet Marketing’s 20/20 Club Tracy McCain Lowery! Tracy is from Charlotte, NC and her husband Meko is a United States Marine. She is the mother of four and a yaya of three! Tracy shares, “All I can say is Wow! I am a lover of God; He makes all the good in my life happen. I also love to travel; I love the beaches of the world. I am a big fan of water, from the beaches to the jacuzzi...I love the water!”
She shares her success: “I stay plugged in to all calls throughout the day. Since I fired my boss and made this my full-time job, I stay plugged in. My day starts at 6:30 with the prayer call to after midnight with the Midnight Madness calls when available.
“I wish everyone who joins this business could see the VISION. It’s a great place to be and 20/20 is just a pit stop. I say to myself daily…next level! It’s not stopping anytime soon. I will continue to share this business on social media, off social media, with church family, my family, my friends, your friends - anyone I come in contact with will hear of this great company called PlanNet Marketing!” #icanchangeyalife
WELCOME TO THE 20/20 CLUB MARQUITA LOMAX!
Welcome to the 20/20 Club Marquita Lomax (better known as Kita)! Kita is 26 and was born and raised in Greenville, SC, and currently resides in Piedmont, SC (Greenville area). She tells us, “I enjoy playing tennis; music is my go to for peace and Zen; I often tutor in algebra and Spanish (but can’t speak it fluently - crazy right?); I also enjoy food, and gaining knowledge on travel and increasing my business.”
Kita relates that her travel experiences were slim to none, which was another reason why she got into the business. Her first flight was to the Convention in Vegas in April. Anywhere she has ever been has been by car. Being from Greenville, she has been to places like Charlotte, Atlanta, Myrtle Beach, and Charleston. She has visited DisneyWorld twice; Virginia Beach; Savannah,GA; Dollywood and Pigeon Forge, TN; and Cincinnati, OH, which was the one place that definitely caught her by surprise and is one of her favorite places to have visited, with so much culture in the area and so many places to eat!
Kita says, “My success comes from my coaches and facing my fears! My sponsor, Natalie Graham, stressed to me before on all the potential I had and how far I could go, but I didn’t have the sense of urgency. Once I reached Gold, I got comfortable (BIG MISTAKE). In January I reached my first year anniversary and I felt like I had nothing to really show for it. I spent my first year building up my clientele, which is great, but I still hadn’t taken an extravagant trip or anything. And then I went through a traumatic time so it brought that sense of urgency I had been missing in my business because I needed a distraction. I needed to pour all my time and energy into something positive and productive, and I did so with my business. I started back by booking trips and pouring out positive vibes to everyone I crossed paths with, especially my team. It was like once they saw me doing more, it motivated them to do so as well on the Rep side. This year, I have brought in more people in the first quarter of this year than I did in 2016 alone!”
“I hear often how this is a numbers business, but it’s also about your mindset. You have to be confident in you. The confidence in the product is inevitable because it is what attracted you to the business, but your mindset and confidence in yourself is what builds your business. The foundation is already put in place. My upline, my mentors, my business partners in our direct organization - that is my foundation. It’s solid. But my mindset and confidence in myself is what I have control over and once I grasped that concept, there was no stopping me. I am picky with whom I want on my team. I am able to build and lead with the mindset that my team needs. I strive to be a leader. I am not where I want to be yet but I know with the foundation, mentorship and mindset that I now have, my team and I will all be walking across the stage at the next convention as Directors.
PLANNET BLACK CARDS 35% OFF THRU MAY!
Go to your VO home page, scroll down on the right side,
and click on the Black Business Card to order today!
CUSTOMER SUPPORT Q&A
Q: How do I make needed changes to my tax information for PlanNet?
A: Any changes needed for tax information, including tax name and/or tax number, must be submitted with a W-9 form. This form is located in your Virtual Office under Information Center, then Resources. If you should have further questions regarding this, please contact Support at 470-443-9330 or support@plannetmarketing.com.
~Sarah Muscarella, Manager of Customer Support
COMPLIANCE CORNER
PlanNet Marketing has been getting lots of questions about how our Reps can maximize their Black Business Card or “Black Card” as it’s affectionately known. I thought I’d make it easy for everyone and give you a few tips and hints.
1) These cards are for your PlanNet Marketing Rep business ONLY. Make sure any and all information you put on these cards is PlanNet Marketing related. Please don’t put your InteleTravel website address or travel agency name on your PlanNet Marketing business card. (Visit your InteleTravel Virtual Office to order business cards for your travel agency).
2) These cards are created to be easy. We want you to have various materials you can use to promote your PlanNet business without having to worry about design or compliance. To order your Black Card, login to your Virtual Office, enter your name and contact details, and you’re done. No uploading pictures, no thinking of catchy slogans. Simple.
3) The cards are perfect, just as they are! It’s not that we don’t love your personal creativity, we do – believe me! But we’re asking you to reserve that creativity for other projects. The Black Card was created with you, your business, and PlanNet’s Policies and Procedures in mind. That means you can’t add anything to the back of your Black Card.
4) Order them ASAP! Whether you’re planning to attend PlanNet Marketing’s National Convention in September or just handing these bad boys out to your friends and neighbors – you want to get your Black Card sooner than later! And they’re 35% off through May! Easy ordering from your Virtual Office!
For any other questions or concerns about the Black Business Card, please email Support@plannetmarketing.com or give us a call at 470-443-9330. For compliance questions you can email me at Compliance@plannetmarketing.com.
-- Policies and Procedures Section 4.2, located in your Virtual Office in the Information Center (go to Resources, then Policies and Procedures).
~Amanda Restivo, Manager of Compliance -- arestivo@plannetmarketing.com
MARKETING MATTERS
Looking for the most up-to-date and accurate PlanNet Marketing Presentations? They are all located in your Virtual Office. After you log in to your Virtual Office, go to Information Center > Presentations. There you will find all of our PlanNet Marketing Presentations available to review, download and print.
The information is up-to-date and easy to access to help you succeed in your PlanNet business - it’s just a few mouse clicks away.
~ LisaMarie Klinger, Vice President, Marketing Administration
As most of you know we underwent scheduled maintenance on Monday, May 22nd. In order to continuously improve the site for you, our Reps, we switched over to a new server that can handle our heavy traffic. If you are having any issues getting to the site, please be sure to clear your browsing history and cache. If you need help doing this or have any questions, feel free to call Support at 470-443-9330. We are here and happy to assist you Monday - Friday 9 am-6 pm ET. Just a friendly reminder, we will be closed Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day. Have a great weekend.
~LeAnn Troeckler, Chief Operations Officer
Race to Director - They're On Their Way!
and on their way to One-Star Director!
2. Vincent Green
3. Shekethia Claiborne
4. Elliott George
5. Roger Lillard
6. Shaketta Giles
7. Harold Leverett
8. Errol & Vilma Polinaire
9. Jimease Bailey
10. Marcus & LaFlower Bowie
Fast Approaching Two-Star Director!
2. Nathan Newman
3. Lawrence Hawkins
4. Kwanya Martin
5. Rasheba McGowan
6. Trudel Scott
7. Kaseen & Judy Penn
8. Remus & Alisha Blair
9. Alfred Ingram
10. John Dacosta
GREAT WORK, TEAM!
LET'S ALL SHOOT FOR THE STARS!
GREAT WORK, TEAM!
LET'S ALL SHOOT FOR THE STARS!
ANNOUNCING THE RACE TO THREE-STAR DIRECTOR!
These Two-Star Directors will soon reach 500 balanced active ITAs
and earn another prestigious Director Gold Star!
BOOK ATLANTA CONVENTION ROOMS NOW AT SPECIAL RATES!
Great news! PlanNet Marketing has made special arrangements with the Marriott Marquis, 265 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta, GA for our PlanNet Marketing 2017 International Convention Atlanta event. You may make your Marriott Marquis room reservations at PlanNet Marketing's special rates (double occupancy) and there are several options and room rates for your selection. There are a limited number of rooms available so BOOK TODAY before they sell out! Visit your Virtual Office for more information on registering for Convention and to reserve your room. See you in Atlanta!
DIRECTOR 1.5 ACHIEVEMENTS
Chairman Donald Bradley has introduced a program to recognize One-Star Directors when they achieve the 150 mark in their team building and are on their way to Two-Star Director. Mr. Bradley will work closely with each Director 1.5 to help them reach the Two-Star level!
CONGRATULATIONS CINDY BRUGGEMAN FOR ACHIEVING ONE-STAR DIRECTOR!
WELCOME TO THE 40/40 CLUB TWO-STAR DIRECTORS GREG AND CARLA SCOTT!
Welcome Two-Star Directors Greg and Carla Scott to the PlanNet Marketing 40/40 Club! The couple resides in Upper Marlboro, MD and are the proud parents of two children, ages 13 and 24. This power couple has been in the travel and direct sales industry for over ten years. In the beginning they wanted to take advantage of the benefits of being travel professionals. While they wanted to travel the world, they also realized that it would be wise for them to create a “Plan B” to add to their financial portfolio. The Scotts knew it just made sense for them to take advantage of a business opportunity that would allow them to have multiple streams of income in one of the largest industries in the world…TRAVEL!
Greg and Carla work very demanding full-time careers with the Federal Government that has caused them to work together to balance those demands with family life, church obligations, and other responsibilities. Greg focuses on the marketing side of the business and Carla is the travel expert. As they focus on their individual areas of expertise, their business is growing with new business partners and travel clients at the same time. Over the course of time, several of those travel clients have made the transition to becoming business owners.
Greg and Carla started out with PlanNet Marketing on the day the company launched. They had a clear understanding that this was a ground level opportunity. As true pioneers for the company, they realized that the journey was not going to be easy. They were willing to roll up their sleeves and take a leap of faith for the good of their future. The decision to come to PlanNet Marketing was tied directly to their personal and professional relationship with the company’s Founder and true visionary, Donald Bradley.
Being a 40/40 Club Member was never a goal that Greg and Carla put in front of themselves. They had a clear understanding of the timing and positioning that PlanNet Marketing could afford anyone who was serious about their future. As a result, they were going share this business opportunity with as many people as possible. They never wanted it to be said by anyone who they came in contact with or had a relationship with that they never told them about PlanNet Marketing. From the time that PlanNet Marketing launched, Greg and Carla Scott have personally sponsored well over 40 individuals who have come under their leadership. Getting that many people in their organization directly was a result of the relationships and the respect that others had for them. It was also accomplished as a result of the many sideline relationships that they have fostered with other leaders in the company over the years.
They contribute their success in the industry to helping people reach their goals. What it comes down to for them is putting people before profit. They are excited about their future with PlanNet Marketing. Their goal is to continue to help as many families as possible who really want it, to reach their financial goals, change their lives, and create an above-average lifestyle.
WELCOME TO THE 20/20 CLUB LATASHIA ALEXANDER!
New 20/20 Club member Latashia Alexander, her husband of almost 16 years, and their two children reside in Grand Prairie, TX. Latashia is originally from Birmingham, AL.
Latashia’s interests are varied - she loves all things adventure, anything that helps her save a dollar or two or a thousand(!), spending time with her family, and helping others achieve their maximum potential. She tells us that in 2006 she gave birth to a little girl as a gestational surrogate mother and had penned two books to help surrogates and intended parents understand the process.
Latashia is a United States Army Disabled Veteran. Being former military, she was stationed in Germany, but since that time her travels have all been stateside. It was not until the launch of her travel business that she and her husband took their first trip to Mexico! She says, “Since starting this business, I am in the air at least four times a month!! I know social media is tired of me!!”
When asked how she has achieved success at PlanNet Marketing, Latashia shares, “Zig Ziglar said it best that ‘You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want’. From the very inception of my involvement with this business, I had no intent to focus on ranks or how to get there. My focus has, and will always be, showing people the value in the product (travel) and that the marketing side is the cherry on top. In one month of ‘being an example,’ traveling, and consistency, I welcomed 20 business partners! Honestly I had no idea what silver or gold meant when I started! The one tip I would pass along is the more you focus on ‘outward recognition’ and ranks, the less time you have to actually give people what they want! The unselfish act of focusing on others and growing your business by giving value will result in success! See you at the top!”
WELCOME TO THE 20/20 CLUB CRYSTAL ARMSTRONG
Welcome to the 20/20 Club Crystal Armstrong! Crystal is from Dallas, TX and owns a boutique marketing consulting firm specializing in public relations and branding. She will celebrate 11 years in business this July! She tells us her interests include “traveling (of course), reading, and trying new adventures - I’m currently enamored with zip lining! A little fun fact about me is that I really enjoy the challenge of DIY home projects, and recently installed a new shower head and faucet! I’m totally a fan of HGTV!”
Crystal‘s most recent travel experiences are Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (January 2016); Los Cabos, Mexico (June 2016); and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (December 2016). The UAE was her most life-changing travel experience to date! “It’s the longest non-stop flight I’ve taken - 14.5 hours going and 16 hours returning, and I absolutely loved the culture! I learned so much during my two week visit and met some amazing people whom I still maintain contact with today! It is a place I plan to visit annually to explore other emirates and see all of the new development in Dubai!”
Crystal shares that she achieves success at PlanNet Marketing by setting S.M.A.R.T. goals for herself, leveraging relationships with business partners to optimize each opportunity to share the business, being supportive of her team, and assisting them with building their businesses. She is open to recommendations to grow her business and will try proven methods to test if they will also work for her. She says, “One of the greatest attributes of this opportunity is being able to partner with people I choose to work with and collaborating to help all of us rise together!
“I achieved success so quickly because I made a decision to put forth the effort! I prayed for direction from God and asked Him to order my steps, and to send the right people into my life as business partners! People started to contact me and follow up from previous interactions, and I invested the time and effort to build my team. Not everyone you share the opportunity with will join you, and some who join you will not stay, but those who are meant to be here will come to stay and make positive contributions! Surround yourself with like-minded people who aspire to achieve the same or similar goals, and who will encourage you while holding you accountable!”
WELCOME TO THE 20/20 CLUB CHRISHANA & SAM GRANGER
Welcome to the 20/20 Club Chrishana and Sam Granger! Chrishana is from Philadelphia, PA, but spent her high school years in Mobile, AL. Sam is from Birmingham, AL. The couple and their two children, Savannah and Sam III, reside in Athens, AL. They have been together for 16 years and just celebrated their 10-year wedding anniversary this past November. They enjoy spending time at the beach with their family, listening to live music, college football, tailgating, going to theme parks, attending concerts and mentoring youth. They have traveled to numerous destinations all over the world, including Ireland; London; Cancun, Cozumel and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Orlando, FL (Walt Disney World); Nassau, Bahamas; Maui, HI and San Juan, PR.
Chrishana loves dance and has been the Head Dance Coach for Alabama A&M University for eight years. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Sam is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Sam is a huge New England Patriots fan and because of the PlanNet Marketing opportunity, he had the chance to experience his first game at Gillette Stadium two weeks after they started their business!
Chrishana shares, “Our success at PlanNet Marketing has been surreal. We entered the industry as inexperienced networkers/entrepreneurs but our ambition and unwavering drive was just what we needed to succeed. Our children are the driving force of everything that we do, so giving up or not putting forth the necessary effort was not an option. The success we’ve experienced thus far is also a direct reflection of our learning how to trust the process, remaining coachable and open-minded, plugging into every opportunity call or meeting that we could take advantage of, and committing ourselves to learning the value of our investment by studying it daily.”
When asked how they achieved success so quickly, Chrishana said, “This could easily be summed up into one word: Posture! We are completely confident about what this investment can do for people because we’ve witnessed it first-hand. So when we talk about it, our passion is evident and our posture is intentional. There were times when we were definitely stretched outside of our comfort zones (lol) but in the end, we realized that those things were also designed to help us accomplish our goals. We challenge all new business partners to set their goals up front and make themselves accountable and dedicated to learning about their investment. We believe that learning the product is the first step in achieving success and here’s why:
> Learn your product and your posture will change (tell people about it, don't sell them on it).
> Learn your product and your conversation will change because you won't be afraid to talk about it!
> Learn your product and you'll attract those ideal clients and business partners!
PLANNET MARKETING BLACK CARDS 35% OFF THRU MAY!
Go to your VO home page, scroll down on the right side,
and click on the Black Business Card to order today!
COMPLIANCE CORNER
Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life.
Social media is an extremely popular and often effective way to get the word out about your PlanNet Marketing business. We just want to make sure that when you're connecting and sharing - people know who they're talking to. We want them to connect and share with YOU (and know it's you.)
Starting Monday, May 15, 2017, we have updated policies for social media, Facebook, email addresses and domain names. Take a look and let me know if you have questions.
NO USE OF “PLANNET MARKETING” - You cannot use or register domain names, email addresses, and/or online aliases that could cause confusion, or be misleading or deceptive, in that they cause individuals to believe or assume the communication is from, or is the property of PlanNet Marketing by showing up as the sender of an email, website, Facebook account, and other media. It is not permitted to use the name “PlanNet” or “PlanNet Marketing,” or any derivative thereof in domain names, email addresses, and/or online aliases.
You may not intend to mislead or confuse others, but by using the PlanNet Marketing name in the above ways, people may believe that they are posting and emailing directly with the Corporate office of PlanNet Marketing.
Effective Immediately please remove the following:
** ➤ The name "PlanNet Marketing" from any social media sites you maintain.
➤ Any combination of "PlanNet Marketing" and/or "InteleTravel" on your social media sites.
➤ Any reference to "PlanNet Marketing Travel Agent" or "Travel Agent" on your social media site. (PlanNet Marketing is not a Travel Agency.)
➤ Any reference to "InteleTravel" must be approved by them. **
Any questions about this or any of our policies and procedures can be directed to Compliance@plannetmarketing.com or by phone to our Support Team at 470-443-9330.
-- Policies and Procedures Section 4.4 located in your Virtual Office in the Information Center (go to Resources, then Policies and Procedures).
~Amanda Restivo, Vice President, Compliance -- arestivo@plannetmarketing.com
CUSTOMER SUPPORT Q&A
Q: Where do I find documents such as the Policies and Procedures or the Privacy Policy on the PlanNet site?
A: These documents, among others, can be found in your Virtual Office under Information Center, then Resources. All documents in this section are in PDF format and are able to be downloaded. If you should have any questions regarding these forms, please contact support by phone at 470-443-9330 or email us at [support@plannetmarketing.com][1].
[1]: mailto: support@plannetmarketing.com
~Sarah Muscarella, Manager of Customer Support