The Religion of Network Marketing
by Greg Mangin
I'm not sure why I thought of this, perhaps some kind of guilt thing for not attending church regularly, but have you noticed the similarities between organized religion and most network marketing programs? Here's the analogies I see.
The religion is capitalism, or the desire to achieve monetary immortality. What are we seeking when we participate in organized religion? We are seeking grace, or forgiveness, or blessings, a place in heaven or avoidance of hell. Depending on the organized religion you're talking about, there are some variations on the beforementioned goals and desires.
In network marketing, we are seeking something better than what we have. More income, more financial security, more leisure time, etc. etc. In a nutshell, a better way after our current way of trading hours for dollars. The goals of the two are similar in that the participants are seeking something better.
Let's confine this comparison to Christianity, for ease of discourse. There are many branches of Christianity when you consider Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Evangelical, Charismatic, Presbyterian, and on. Even within those branches, there are subsets such as Southern Baptist. These can all be considered "the opportunities", or the biz-opps you work to get into heaven.
Each religion has a head and each church has a preacher, church, minister, etc. The person that starts a new biz-opp is like the founder of a new church or religion. He recruits various gurus in the internet marketing industry to be the preachers of each of his branch churches.
Most MLM and network marketing programs hold regular "services", that being conference calls. Some are once a week, some are daily. Not too different than church services and variations there.
The process of repitition of a message to the masses is to develop a "like mind". Many people all having the same thoughts and all with a desire to get other good people involved in the good things at their "church".
I may expand on this later, but for now I urge you to pick a "church" and attend regularly.
http://dailyearner.com/pips.html
Greg Mangin, April 2008
I'm not sure why I thought of this, perhaps some kind of guilt thing for not attending church regularly, but have you noticed the similarities between organized religion and most network marketing programs? Here's the analogies I see.
The religion is capitalism, or the desire to achieve monetary immortality. What are we seeking when we participate in organized religion? We are seeking grace, or forgiveness, or blessings, a place in heaven or avoidance of hell. Depending on the organized religion you're talking about, there are some variations on the beforementioned goals and desires.
In network marketing, we are seeking something better than what we have. More income, more financial security, more leisure time, etc. etc. In a nutshell, a better way after our current way of trading hours for dollars. The goals of the two are similar in that the participants are seeking something better.
Let's confine this comparison to Christianity, for ease of discourse. There are many branches of Christianity when you consider Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Evangelical, Charismatic, Presbyterian, and on. Even within those branches, there are subsets such as Southern Baptist. These can all be considered "the opportunities", or the biz-opps you work to get into heaven.
Each religion has a head and each church has a preacher, church, minister, etc. The person that starts a new biz-opp is like the founder of a new church or religion. He recruits various gurus in the internet marketing industry to be the preachers of each of his branch churches.
Most MLM and network marketing programs hold regular "services", that being conference calls. Some are once a week, some are daily. Not too different than church services and variations there.
The process of repitition of a message to the masses is to develop a "like mind". Many people all having the same thoughts and all with a desire to get other good people involved in the good things at their "church".
I may expand on this later, but for now I urge you to pick a "church" and attend regularly.
http://dailyearner.com/pips.html
Greg Mangin, April 2008
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