Lean Tools, Training, and Systems

Affiliate Promotions

to earn money as an Affiliate of Systems2win

Promotional Materials

Brochure
Coupon
Referral Form
Banner Ads
Text Links
Link Exchange
Social Media

Bookmark = brochure

Brochure

Print, Fold, and Stamp

Download
Always download the latest version
Print
Double sided, using a color printer
Fold
into a tri-fold brochure
Stamp
Stamp the back with your own stamp

Perhaps both: 1) your usual stamp, and 2) your Affiliate coupon code

Hand them out

In your office
In your classrooms
In your trade show booth
In your sales presentations
In each kick off meeting for each new team

Bookmark = coupon

Your Coupon Code

Memorize your coupon code

Most promotional materials encourage your client to

"Ask your consultant for a coupon for free training"

When you were approved into the Systems2win Affiliate Program you received your Affiliate ID, which doubles as your Coupon Code

If you lost it, you can request to resend

When your client orders their templates

Remind them to use your coupon code, which gives them:

A one penny discount off from their order
(just to make it obvious that your coupon code was applied)
A free 'Leadership Kickoff Training' session
(see next section)

Systems2win templates for process improvement

Soon after your client receives their templates

You schedule and conduct a 'Leadership Kickoff Training' session

with your client's senior leader(s)

Apply what you learned in the free 'Consultative Selling' training that you received from Systems2win that taught you how to lead this session to ensure that your client gets off to a successful start with their tools.

This give you you a terrific opportunity to get to know your client better, and to offer your helpful services to help them successfully navigate the next phases of their lean journey.

If you haven't yet received your free training, schedule it now.

Receive your reward

The primary deliverable from your 'Leadership Kickoff Training' session is completion of the 'Systems2win' sheet in the Training Matrix template

which itemizes who needs to be trained to become competent using which tools

Email a copy of that (at least partially) completed Training Matrix to Systems2win

Remember, the terms of the Affiliate Program require receipt of this Training Matrix as the final step before you earn your reward for your referral.

Bookmark = refer

Referral Form

Use it early and often

The purposes of the Referral form are:

To ensure that you receive credit for the clients that you refer
To efficiently provide all relevant information

Don't take chances

If you rely on your client to use the coupon code

they might forget

It is your responsibility to notify Systems2win

of the clients that you refer

Refer a client now

As per the terms of the Affiliate Program, if Systems2win has not received notification of a referral within 1 week following the sale, then Systems2win is no longer obligated to pay a commission.

If you use the Referral form, this will never happen.

Bookmark = banner

Banner Ads

If you have a web site

a banner ad is another way to let you clients and visitors know that you have something special to offer them.

Simply download this text file: Systems2winBannerAds.txt then copy and paste the code to your web site

These 120 x 240 pixel banner ads have been designed to look similar to banner ads for Amazon.com

(as you can see by comparing to the Amazon ad in the middle)

The two ads look identical, but you actually have two choices:

The ad on the left is an image ad
Advantages: It can be easily added to any web site or blog

regardless of whether your web site is edited using HTML or WordPress
The ad on the right is an iframe ad
Advantages: Multiple links

Rather than a single link for the entire image, notice that there is a separate link to the trial download page.

An iframe ad can only be added to an HTML site; not WordPress

or if a horizontal banner ad fits your page better...

Image ad above... iframe ad below

To see the banner ads, you might need to change your Ad Blocker to allow ads on this page...
(and you will want to provide a similar reminder for banner ads on your own site)

Bookmark = text

Text Ads

In addition to (or in place of) the banner ads, you can easily create your own text ads anywhere on your web site.

Example:

150+ Word and Excel templates
for lean six sigma, kaizen process improvement.
Excel templates for continuous improvement

Use coupon code AF1234567 for free training

The link can go to the Systems2win home page or any product landing page.

Text Links

You can also sprinkle text links anywhere in your website or any email.

Here is what a text link might look like...

Check out the value stream mapping template from Systems2win.

Bookmark = YourAd

Link Exchange

See Your Ad on the Systems2win Site

As a Systems2win Affiliate, there are two ways to get your ad published in the Resources Directory section of the Systems2win site

(which benefits the SEO search engine ratings for both sites)

Option 1) Publish a Cross Link in your site

Step 1) Publish a link to our site on one of your pages

Option a) Publish a banner ad

as instructed above

Option b) Publish a text link on the link exchange page for your site

Social Media

Talk it up !!!

Let people know that you are a valuable resource

to help them explore and discover better tools for process improvement

to help them get started using their first tools

to help them master tools that will take their lean journey to the next level

Where you might talk it up

Social forums
Tweets and posts
Your blog
Your newsletter
Your classrooms
Your client sites

How you might talk it up

People don't want to hear a sales pitch.

They want to discover meaningful content.

Get creative...

How might you incorporate the message that you are a valuable, skilled Systems2win Affiliate?

Ask that question each time that you prepare to:

Visit a client (or a prospective client)
Post 'What's on your mind?' in your favorite social media network
Publish a case study (even a short informal one shared only with your inner circle)
Publish an informative article or white paper
Lead a seminar, webinar, presentation, or training class

If you don't talk it up...

How are people going to know what you can do for them?

Get Credit

Use the Referral Form
to ensure that you get credit
for the clients that you refer