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This blog serves Southwestern Company’s corporate blog. Its purpose is to inform mostly internal, but also external audiences, about news, happenings and events at Southwestern/Great American Inc.’s world headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee.

Business School Using Southwestern Advantage Model for Entrepreneurial Class

Posted by Trey Campbell on 5/1/2012

An article recently published in Inc. magazine had Southwestern Advantage ties. The article titled “Texas Business School Teachi...

Southwestern Advantage Winning New Awards for Excellence in Public Relations

Posted on 4/23/2012

Southwestern Advantage was recognized with awards by the Public Relations Society of America – Nashville Chapter at the 26th Ann...

Southwestern Advantage Corporate Recruiter Nathan Jones in USA Today

Posted by Trey Campbell on 4/2/2012

Nathan Jones (right) receives a "Big Check" after a summer of running his own business with Southwestern Advantage Sou...

Featured Author: Geoffrey Kidney

I was born in Toronto, Ontario but have lived in Nashville, TN since I was 8 years old. I am a music snob, meaning that I like ...

Sales

The Southwestern Company sells stuff! We are the oldest direct selling company in America, with more than 100,000 student participants and 150 years of experience. Southwestern Sales Talk is a collection of our best sales strategies and inspiration from the company that still successfully sells books door-to-door in the internet age.

Selling & Leadership: is there a difference?

Posted by Lee McCroskey on 4/26/2012

In the world of a student manager at Southwestern Advantage, we encounter both sales and leadership training: the first year fo...

The Dirtiest Word

Posted on 4/10/2012

English is a rich language, with a long history and a massive lexicon. According to Wikipedia (that highly-esteemed compendium o...

Be You.

Posted by Lee McCroskey on 4/3/2012

I ran across a sales blog from CBS Moneywatch with a good message for all you Southwestern Advantage recruiters. Perfect for sum...

Featured Author: Lee McCroskey

I’ve spent the last few decades working with college students, training them in the field of life. My history is varied: I was ...

Alumni

The Southwestern Company Alumni site is a community for all graduates of the Southwestern Summer Sales program. Stay up to date on Southwestern Company news, view Alumni spotlights, and join our community to stay informed about what other alumni are doing.

New York Times Best Selling author brings Southwestern Advantage principles to the world.

Posted on 2/17/2012

Congratulations to Southwestern alumnus and Southwestern Consulting Co-Founder Rory Vaden on the success of his new book! The Ne...

Christmas Miracle Prayers needed for Southwestern Alumni Patrick & Julie (Cate) Kelly

Posted on 12/21/2011

Members of our Southwestern family Patrick and Julie (Cate) Kelly need our prayers this Christmas. Patrick & Julie both sol...

SW Alumnus Rick Perry takes time for Southwestern Advantage Dealers

Posted on 12/16/2011

The week Governor Rick Perry announced his presidential candidacy the Southwestern alumni phone line was buzzing with activity. ...

Featured Author: Becky Sudman

Becky is the Southwestern Advantage Alumni Specialist. She maintains an extensive alumni database and administers the Southwest...

Southwestern Difference

SouthwesternDifference.com is an educational resource provided by Southwestern Company for consumers and the general public. It features differences between legitimate direct selling companies and disreputable ones, consumer safety tips, information on the direct selling business model, and the dangers associated with traveling sales crews.

Towns struggle with solititation guidelines

Posted by Trey Campbell on 4/30/2012

Working for a company that trains college students to run their own business selling an educational learning system to families ...

Don’t ever underestimate the value of a book

Posted by Trey Campbell on 4/3/2012

With 244 years gone by, Britannica says good-bye to the print version of their encyclopedias. At Southwestern Advantage, we have...

Do the right thing: Door-to-door full of irony

Posted by Trey Campbell on 3/21/2012

When soliciting door-to-door – you have to have a two things: a sense of humor and an appreciation for irony.According to the Fa...

Featured Author: Trey Campbell

Getting to know me: If you want to really get to know me: my favorite color is green, I drive a 2003 Honda Accord, I have two b...

Campus

In our 150-year history, the Southwestern Company has helped over 100,000 college students earn a lifetime of experience, boost their resume, and pay for college. Dr. Ralph Brigham – Director of Campus Relations for the Southwestern Company – provides valuable information to campus officials interested in learning more about the Southwestern Company.