What do you buy the person who has everything? You give a Charitable Donation in their name! You can donate 60 meals to Children in Need in the USA for just $24, and get a certificate to give the ‘person who has everything’ telling them you made the donation in their name – perfect!
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Exercise keeps me on top of my game. Keeps my mind sharp, helps me to stay in good health and good spirits. In fact, I think I might just crawl up into a ball and cry myself to sleep if it wasn’t for my regular endorphin rush. Sound a little extreme? Well, this is my personal blog – and I can give you my personal experience, right?
This healthy addiction to exercise began at around age 16 with a desire to be fit and beautiful ~ as most young women strive to be. Thankfully I really liked food, so starving myself was never part of my regimen. Instead I studied healthy eating and began to exercise regularly. At 18 I would drive over to Philadelphia to go into the dance clubs and dance from the time they played the first song to close. I’d dance for 4 or 5 hours straight ~ drinking nothing but ice water and riding the endorphin rush. Sound wacky? Don’t care ~ this is MY reality.
Throughout college I kept sane by hitting the gym a few times a week, and hitting the trails behind the campus. I know these workouts helped to keep me from gaining a ridiculous amount of weight – cause remember… I like to eat!
There is a good correlation between those who regularly exercise and a healthy diet as well. If you are hitting the gym and running, you KNOW you must fuel your body properly. You feel absolutely horrid otherwise.
So fast forward to Mom of two and gonna be 35 in just a few hours… and I can tell you that if it wasn’t for my workouts I would not be where I am today! I’m home, self employed, living life by design.
Today, I head to the gym 4 or 5 mornings a week to do some sort of fun exercise like Zumba, kickboxing, and even the not so fun womens strength training. I often head in there with racing mind and a body that is holding onto the stress of the day before. By the time I am halfway through I feel the endorphins flood in, and the happy thoughts begin to flow. The creative problem solving part of my mind kicks in and divine inspiration begins to download into an open, happy mind. Some of my most profitable ideas were conceived while in the middle of a Zumba class … who woulda thought?
I’m still dancing…
If I sit in front of my computer, my mind and creativity begins to stagnate. If I workout, I return to work enthusiastic about the task at hand.
My point of this long, personal post about why I simply must workout, or my life falls apart??? To inspire you ~ If you feel that the words ’stagnate, blue, depressed, bored, or unhealthy’ resonate with you and your current lifestyle ~ try incorporating some exercise into your life.
The human body is not at all designed to sit ~ to be lazy. It is meant to move and do physical work. Our entire physiology was created in such a way that if we do gentle exercise and eat healthily, we can live an optimum life.
If you know you are on the other extreme, start with moving some – on a regular basis. If you are eating junk ~ its because your mind really craves the endorphin rush and you are getting it from the foods you are eating. If you give it the endorphins in a regular workout – you can begin to SHIFT your diet to one that will actually add years to your life, instead of killing you slowly.
Why do I care? Because I truly do want to see all people fit, healthy and happy – as we were designed. Your potential really is squashed if you aren’t exercising – and you were designed for greatness.
Hey, its almost my birthday. Give me a present and tell me you have committed to getting in shape. You don’t have to be like I was at 18… dancing hours on end. But commit to something. Cause You Love You
ViSalus wants to help you take care of everybody on your list this Holiday Season, and make you the best Holiday Shopper in your community with some special limited time offers.
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The AMAZING tasting ViSalus Sciences Nutra-Cookie™ that is good for you!
These delicious, all-natural, cookies are the perfect mini meal the whole family can enjoy! Made with ViSalus Sciences exclusive Tri-Sorb™ protein system, prebiotics and fiber, and antioxidants, these cookies support a healthy immune system, healthy digestive system, and help curb your appetite. Eat one cookie for a healthy snack, or two cookies for a meal replacement that won’t leave you hungry or feeling unsatisfied.
Our cookie has 9 grams of a proprietary Tri-Sorb™ protein system designed to curb your appetite and control your hunger. A patent pending blend of proteins and branch chain amino acids are helpful for immune support and muscle health; and to support the di-sulfide bridge for cellular protein absorption.
9 grams of our proprietary Tri-Sorb™ protein system
2.2 Servings of Fruit and Vegetable Antioxidants
5 grams of Fiber with Feeling of Fullness Benefits
Prebiotics & Fiber for Digestive Health
Non-GMO Soy (cultivated without biotechnology), specially processed to remove isoflavones
Who can eat the cookie?
The Whole Family: Great for fighting those pre-dinner cravings. Kids: They may think its a yummy treat, yet it is healthy and sustaining. Sports Enthusiasts: Provides pre-workout fuel, nutrients and protein to sustain your energy levels and post-workout and can speed up recovery time. Dieters: Sustain your appetite with a full serving of fiber. Health Conscious: Those who want a healthy snack without wasting calories eating empty foods.
Great as a Snack: Eat one Nutra-Cookie™ for a delicious protein snack with fiber to help keep you from feeling hungry between meals. It’s the perfect on the go snack!
Meal Replacement: Eat two Nutra-Cookies™ in place of a meal or have one Nutra-Cookie™ with a delicious Vi-Shape® Nutritional Shake mixed with water. For added weight management support add Vi-Slim® to help boost your metabolism and Vi-Trim® to help you control hunger.
Do you have more questions about the Nutra-Cookie? Click here for FAQ’s. Wondering how the Nutra-Cookie compares to other brands in regards to Vegetable & Fruit Antioxidants? Immune Support Ingredients? Full Serving of Fiber?
The Nutra-Cookie™ Available in Chocolate Chip or Oatmeal Raisin! Yummy! Become a Guest of Vi-Net to order yours TODAY!
Wellness Company Sets Goal to Donate 100,000 Healthy Meals to Children in Need
LOS ANGELES, CA – November 18th, 2009 – ViSalus Sciences has made another step towards bringing its mission of Prosperity to families in need. From Fusion Academy, a ViSalus national convention in Tampa, Florida, CEO Ryan Blair announced a new initiative that will leverage the company’s Vi-Shape® Nutritional Shake Mix to provide, healthy nutrition to children from coast to coast. The Body by Vi™ Community Challenge has set a goal of donating 100,000 children’s meals through a network of local Distributors working with charitable organizations in their communities. For as little as 50 cents per meal, ViSalus Distributors and Customers can make a donation to be matched meal for meal by ViSalus.
The Challenge was given a head start towards this goal by Co-Founders Ryan Blair, Nick Sarnicola, and Blake Mallen, who together pledged the first 15,000 meals on stage today. “Our company is founded in name and spirit on the pillars of Life, Health, and Prosperity,” said ViSalus Chief Marketing Officer Blake Mallen. “To us, Prosperity is about much more than financial freedom; it’s about the ability to give back to the people and causes that touch your heart.”
Chief Sales Officer Nick Sarnicola is humbled to have an opportunity to combine the benefits of ViSalus products with the giving spirit of the ViSalus community. “To have great products is one thing,” said Sarnicola. “To have a great product that children can benefit from and enjoy is another. For our community to make this product available for free to the children who need it most is the ultimate form of contribution we can achieve.”
ViSalus Founder Ryan Blair was inspired to take this cause to the masses after a recent trip to Jamaica showed him what a difference the ViSalus community could make. “There are too many children in this world who don’t have a fighting chance because they simply don’t have the means to get the nutrition their bodies need each day. To succeed at school, on the athletic field, or simply to grow up to be healthy, nothing is more important than nutrition, and I hope the children of the world know we don’t plan on stopping at 100,000 meals,” said Blair.
About ViSalus Sciences® ViSalus Sciences®, with headquarters in Troy, Michigan and Los Angeles, CA, is a leading Weight Management and Nutritional Supplement maker utilizing the direct selling channel to distribute its products. ViSalus is the company behind the Body by Vi™ Challenge, a health transformation program helping people achieve their weight loss and fitness goals for a chance to win over $100,000 per year in total prizes.
Leading health and wellness company sets goal to donate 100,000 healthy meals to children in need.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 18, 2009 — ViSalus Sciences has made another step towards bringing its mission of Prosperity to families in need. From Fusion Academy, a ViSalus national convention in Tampa, Florida, CEO Ryan Blair announced a new initiative that will leverage the company’s Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake Mix to provide, healthy nutrition to children from coast to coast.
The Body by Vi™ Community Challenge has set a goal of donating 100,000 children’s meals through a network of local Distributors working with charitable organizations in their communities. For as little as 50 cents per meal, ViSalus Distributors and Customers can make a donation to be matched meal for meal by ViSalus.
The Challenge was given a head start towards this goal by Co-Founders Ryan Blair, Nick Sarnicola, and Blake Mallen, who together pledged the first 15,000 meals on stage today.
“Our company is founded in name and spirit on the pillars of Life, Health, and Prosperity,” said ViSalus Chief Marketing Officer Blake Mallen. “To us, Prosperity is about much more than financial freedom; it’s about the ability to give back to the people and causes that touch your heart.”
Chief Sales Officer Nick Sarnicola is humbled to have an opportunity to combine the benefits of ViSalus products with the giving spirit of the ViSalus community. “To have great products is one thing,” said Sarnicola. “To have a great product that children can benefit from and enjoy is another. For our community to make this product available for free to the children who need it most is the ultimate form of contribution we can achieve.”
ViSalus Founder Ryan Blair was inspired to take this cause to the masses after a recent trip to Jamaica showed him what a difference the ViSalus community could make. “There are too many children in this world who don’t have a fighting chance because they simply don’t have the means to get the nutrition their bodies need each day. To succeed at school, on the athletic field, or simply to grow up to be healthy, nothing is more important than nutrition, and I hope the children of the world know we don’t plan on stopping at 100,000 meals,” said Blair.
About ViSalus Sciences
ViSalus Sciences, with headquarters in Troy, Michigan and Los Angeles, CA, is a leading Weight Management and Nutritional Supplement maker utilizing the direct selling channel to distribute its products. ViSalus is the company behind the Body by Vi Challenge, a health transformation program helping people achieve their weight loss and fitness goals for a chance to win over $100,000 per year in total prizes.
I was sent this email earlier today that I had to share with you…
The following article is an excerpt from a speech given by a direct seller at a local meeting. We are told she was asked to speak on how direct sales/network marketing compares to working a “regular” job. It was submitted to us, and although the original author is unknown, we wish to thank her for her thoughts and insights. We have forwarded it to share with you as you embark on a brand new opportunity to count the many blessings we have in this business.
Is Network Marketing Difficult?
Lately, I have heard so many people say how difficult direct sales/network marketing is. “It’s hard.” “I can’t get bookings.” “This just isn’t for me.” “I didn’t know how difficult it would be.”
Well, I am a single mom of three who, before joining the direct sales/network marketing family, held down two jobs. I would get up at 4:00 in the morning and not get to bed until midnight most nights, after returning from my part-time retail job, packing lunches, checking homework and relieving my mother, who helped out with the kids.
That, my friends, is difficult.
It is difficult always having to lower your dreams to meet your means. It is difficult to miss your son’s football game because you have to work. It is difficult knowing the rust bucket you call a car is eating you alive in maintenance, but you can’t afford a new one. It is difficult to realize that someone else is going to watch your daughter take her first step or have your son say mama to the preschool teacher.
It is difficult knowing that you have spent 40 years of your life working for someone else, only to realize that you will be retiring on one-third of what you can live on today. Or, worse yet, it is difficult knowing that you have diligently worked all your life, only to be given an early retirement and be replaced by someone younger, more capable.
I will tell you what is difficult. It is difficult waking up one morning and realizing that your children, the most precious things imaginable, no longer need bottles, diapers, have tea parties, or are shorter than the baseball bat they are trying to swing. It is difficult realizing it is too late and that the time frittered away can never be retrieved. It slips through our fingers one second at a time.
It is also difficult watching the spark in your partner’s eyes fade because both of you realize the house you have been wanting is just a dream because someone else is controlling your finances.
We have nasty habits about rationalizing, procrastination and skirting important things, rather than facing the issues. Too often we allow others who do not pay our bills, who do not share our dreams, to direct our futures.
As children we have absolutely no freedom; we rebel in our teens and scream for freedom. We reach adulthood and are finally free, only to relinquish that freedom because we think it is too difficult. We do not want to take responsibility. We do not want to make a wrong decision, so we obligingly give that awesome power to someone else. We wake up too late. We hear ourselves uttering phrases like: “I wish I had only…” And “If I could do it over again…”
You have no one but yourself to blame. You had the chance. Perhaps the Opportunity was presented many times and each time you elevated the trivial to a higher priority than yourself.
Let me ask you: Is direct sales/network marketing really difficult?
Is it so traumatic to show someone an exciting product or idea? Is it so difficult to understand that if you work this marketing idea for three to five years, you just might finally be able to send your children to a college chosen by excellence, rather than one chosen by price? That you could finally put your family in the home of their dreams?
Would you work really hard for eight to ten years, so you could mold a lifestyle of your choosing, so your family could live a lifestyle of their dreams, rather than trying to live how someone else thinks you should live?
How difficult is it to pick up the phone and call your business partner? How difficult is it to pack up your kit and meet some new friends? How difficult is it, really, to share what you love with others? Think about it.
Realize the awesome power you have in your hands with direct sales/network marketing. There are people out there working three jobs. There are people drowning in debt; or agonizing through bankruptcy, realizing they only needed a couple hundred more dollars per month. That is difficult!!
This business you have chosen has the ability to change lives. Direct sales/network marketing cannot do anything. But YOU can change lives with it. You are the one with the life-changing ability. What are you waiting for?
There is difficulty and pain in success, and there is difficulty and pain in failure. Difficulty and pain in success will last a short period of time but pain in failure lasts a lifetime. Which one is really more difficult?
You will pay a price for your actions and your choices.
Chose a company that gives you the tools you need to build your business. If you have been searching, search no more! ViSalus is a community of amazing people all striving for Life, Health and Prosperity.
ViSalus Sciences has developed a ground breaking new meal replacement product, the Nutra-Cookie™.
The ViSalus Nutra-Cookie™ is more than your ordinary protein snack, it is packed with nutrition to help your body support a healthy immune system, a healthy digestive system, a healthy heart, while fueling your body with energizing protein, fiber & other nutrients to keep you feeling full. Ideal for anyone who wants a healthy snack on the go or a boost of energy for the day ahead! Our Nutra-Cookie™ can also be a nutritious and delicious mini meal the whole family can enjoy.
Great as a Snack: Eat one Nutra-Cookie™ for a delicious protein snack with fiber to help keep you from feeling hungry between meals. It’s the perfect on the go snack!
Meal Replacement: Eat two Nutra-Cookies™ in place of a meal or have one Nutra-Cookie™ with a delicious Vi-Shape® Nutritional Shake mixed with water. For added weight management support add Vi-Slim® to help boost your metabolism and Vi-Trim® to help you control hunger.
What Makes It Different? Our cookie has 9 grams of a proprietary Tri-Sorb™ protein system designed to curb your appetite and control your hunger. A patent pending blend of proteins and branch chain amino acids are helpful for immune support and muscle health; and to support the di-sulfide bridge for cellular protein absorption.
What’s in the ViSalus Nutra-Cookie™? • 9 grams of our proprietary Tri-Sorb™ protein system • 2.2 Servings of Fruit and Vegetable Antioxidants • 5 grams of Fiber with Feeling of Fullness Benefits • Prebiotics & Fiber for Digestive Health • Non-GMO Soy (cultivated without biotechnology), specially processed to remove isoflavones
Who can eat the cookie? The Whole Family: Great for fighting those pre-dinner cravings. Kids: They may think its a yummy treat, yet it is healthy and sustaining. Sports Enthusiasts: Provides pre-workout fuel, nutrients and protein to sustain your energy levels and post-workout and can speed up recovery time. Dieters: Sustain your appetite with a full serving of fiber. Health Conscious: Those who want a healthy snack without wasting calories eating empty foods.
1. What is the ViSalus Nutra-Cookie™? The ViSalus Nutra-Cookie™ is a guilt-free ‘mini-meal’(snack) that can be used to curb hunger, and fuel your body with protein, antioxidants, fiber, pre-biotics, and more! The rich and chewy cookie is packed with 9 grams of protein, a full serving of 5 grams of fiber, yet tastes like a home-baked treat! It is available in two delicious flavors of Oatmeal Raisin, and Chocolate Chip.
2. What are the benefits of Nutra-Cookie™? »» Portable, convenient and portion-controlled snack »» All Natural, with a great taste the whole family can enjoy. »» Ideal part of a healthy weight management plan. »» One cookie is a great hunger busting snack to be used between meals. »» Two cookies, or a shake (in water) and a cookie are great meal alternatives for those days where you don’t have time to stop. »» Supports a healthy digestive and immune system with prebiotic, antioxidants, and fiber, supports a healthy metabolism with power packed protein, healthy antioxidants from fruits and vegetables. »» Nutrition energy for busy lifestyles, with healthy antioxidant protection from harmful free radicals generated by exercise. »» Provides low fat protein »» Helps promote & maintain lean muscle mass »» Helps support healthy energy levels while cutting calories »» Provides fiber benefits for health protection »» Supports healthy metabolism
3. Why were the cookies developed? The ViSalus Nutra-Cookie™ was designed to be a healthy between meal snack for those on either our Body by Vi™ Weight Loss Challenge, or for those who simply want a healthier snack to help curb hunger. Eating healthy snacks between meals can help support healthy metabolism, and curb hunger so you can stick to your weight management program and lose weight. The cookies are also great alternatives to higher sugar, lower quality snacks that many adults and children eat today.
4. Are the cookies kosher? Yes, the cookies are certified OU-D kosher.
5. Can the cookies be used by pregnant, lactating, or nursing mothers? Yes, the cookies may be consumed by pregnant women or nursing mothers.
6. Can children use the cookies? Yes children can eat the cookies.
7. How do I use the cookies? What is the serving size? One cookie is 9 grams of protein, a serving of fiber, a serving of fruit & vegetable antioxidants. Each cookie is 150 calories. a. Snack: One cookie is a great, on the go snack! Eat between meals to help you feel full and satisfied. b. Meal: Eat two cookies in place of a meal, or have one cookie with a delicious Vi-Shape® Nutritional Shake mixed with water. By doing this you are getting between 18-20 grams of protein.
8. What is Tri-Sorb™ Protein? Tri-Sorb is our unique blend of proteins, designed to be absorbed into the body to fuel your day. Our blend includes non-GMO soy protein (not genetically modified or bio-engineered). The soy was specially processed to remove the isoflavones, to alleviate concerns about impacting estrogen levels. We use soy because it is a complete protein, and is heart healthy too. We also use a combination of whey proteins. These proteins help you feel full, and help your body maintain healthy blood sugar levels.
9. What is the price? How does this compare to other products on the market?ViSalus Nutra-Cookie Competitor Comparison There simply is no other product like the ViSalus Nutra-Cookie™, so it is hard to compare it! Our cookie is priced at $34.00 per box of 14 cookies, or $2.42 per cookie. When you purchase 4 boxes for $125.00 the price is now $2.23 per cookie. The ‘average’ snack cookie is about $1.79, but does not have the antioxidant, pre-biotic and fiber, or the same type or quality and amount of protein. Many cookies on the market are also higher sugar, higher carbohydrate. So when comparing the nutrition, ours simply can’t be beat!
10. What’s the best place to store the cookies? To ensure the best quality, store unopened packages in a cool, dry location. As with any cookie, heat, humidity, exposure to air, and leaving the cookie package open can affect its quality. Our cookies last up to one-year in unopened packets.
11. Who should use this product? Anyone interested in losing or maintaining their weight, and those who want a good alternative to sugary snacks or high carbohydrate/low nutrition foods.
12. How many can I have per day? If you are on the Body by Vi™ Challenge, or trying to lose weight, then having 1-2 per day between meals is the recommended amount. If you are already at your ideal weight, or just want great nutrition, then you can have more but just need to keep in mind how many calories you are eating per day in order not to gain weight.
13. What are the cookie flavors? Nutra-Cookies™ are available in two of the most popular flavors: Oatmeal & Raisin and Chocolate chip.
The last 2009 ViSalus Sciences Fusion Academy Live Training is THIS weekend in Tampa, Florida. This is an event not to be missed! The Friday night Red Carpet Event will kick off the weekend with entertainment and a party where some of the most fit and positive people from across the country will dance till all hours.
On Saturday and Sunday, the training will equip the ViSalus business builders who attend with a success blueprint to take their ViSalus business to the next level and beyond. The training will cover the fundamentals of Network Marketing with ViSalus and will encompass all of the training modules covered in the Fusion Academy. It will also cover in depth how the ViSalus marketing system, the Vi-Net , integrates directly with social media like twitter, Facebook and MySpace and how you can use our online marketing system to generate endless free leads for your ViSalus business using smart social media marketing. You will learn that our company is literally years ahead of every single company in our industry when it comes to online marketing. Our Vi-Net and our training on how to market effectively online, is unmatched!
New Bimmer Club Members To Be Recognized in Tampa!
ViSalus Sciences will award the 21 newest Regional Directors (second level in the company) with their BMW ‘Told You So’ plates, plus $1000 cash bonus for reaching that level in October! This is incredibly exciting and I’m attending Fusion Academy Tampa Live this weekend to learn exactly how to help YOU earn YOUR BMW!
This is where YOU fit into this weekend. You still have time to start your ViSalus business and register for Fusion Academy. The training this weekend WILL give you the complete success blueprint for you to succeed in your ViSalus business. Our team would like nothing more than to have you sit in the team’s row, so that you can get the training you need to get yourself into a BMW by the New Year! It is absolutely possible and this weekend is going to prepare you for an incredible future.
The Fusion Academy training is truly unique, and incredibly effective. The top earners in ViSalus had no prior MLM experience and are succeeding wildly because of the training that has been put in place. What will YOU do when given this blueprint for success?
You have the opportunity to get to
Tampa, November 13-15, for Fusion Academy Training LIVE!
ViSalus Sciences is holding its last Fusion Academy Live Training on 2009 this weekend in Tampa Florida. This event is going to be simply stellar! The Red Carpet Event on Friday night will kick off Fusion with entertainment and a party till late where some of the most fit and positive people from across the country will dance till all hours. The training on Saturday and Sunday will equip the entrepreneurs who attend with a success blueprint to take their ViSalus business to 7 figures and beyond.
The training this weekend will cover the fundamentals of Network Marketing with ViSalus and will encompass all of the training modules covered in the Fusion Academy. It will also cover in depth how the ViSalus marketing system, the Vi-Net , integrates directly with social media like twitter, Facebook and MySpace and how you can use our online marketing system to generate endless free leads for your ViSalus business using smart social media marketing. You will learn that our company is literally years ahead of every single company in our industry when it comes to online marketing. Our Vi-Net and our training on how to market effectively online, is unmatched!
21 New Bimmer Club Members Recognized!
ViSalus Sciences will award the 21 newest Regional Directors with their BMW ‘Told You So’ plates, plus $1000 cash! This is incredibly exciting, because I am one of those people! I qualified for the Bimmer Bonus in October! I qualified, and I’m attending the Fusion Academy to learn exactly how to help others earn their BMWs.
That is where YOU fit into this weekend. You see, there is still time for you to start your ViSalus business and register for Academy. The training this weekend WILL give you the complete success blueprint to succeed in ViSalus. I would like nothing more than to have you in my team’s row, so that you can get the training you need to get yourself into a BMW by the New Year! It is absolutely possible – and this ‘entrepreneur’s university’ is going to prepare you for an incredible future.
The Fusion Academy training is truly unique, and incredibly effective. The top earners in ViSalus had no prior MLM experience, yet succeeded wildly because of the training in place. What will YOU do when given the blueprint for success?
For an industry built on relationship marketing, the advent and proliferation of social media raises a lot of questions—and opportunities. The relationship between a direct seller and its prospects is a long way from the ones found on Match.com or eHarmony. But they do have things in common.
On every social media site or blog, everybody hopes they find people with mutual interests, and in the best of all possible worlds, you strike up long-term relationships.
But it’s a delicate balance in our industry. We’re learning that there’s no payoff in a “Join my company!” or “Buy my product!” approach. Instead, relationships in the virtual world are built in much the same way as they are face to face. They evolve slowly and intentionally. But whether the relationship develops over a cup of coffee or a keyboard, the relationship itself is the key to having people know, like and trust you.
Best of Both Worlds
For 4-year-old ViSalus, the decision to encourage distributors to build relationships through social media was a no-brainer. It was a matter of efficiency, as well as vision.
“Network marketing is about creating relationships and communication and working together,” Chief Marketing Officer Blake Mallen says. “The new social media tools are the most effective platform to communicate.”
The wellness company so strongly believes that social media marketing is the future of the industry that it has coined the term fusion marketing, which takes the tried-and-true traits of traditional direct selling and unites them with today’s technology.
The cornerstone is Vi-Net, an invitation-only online community of distributors—and customers—on ViSalus’s Web site. Vi-Net is the company’s go-to place for online training, sales tips and business-management tools. It’s home to blogs, pictures and chats among the ViSalus community. But here’s the differentiator: Vi-Net also provides instant connections with key social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter. Anytime a member updates Vi-Net, the system automatically updates their sites on Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and others.
The effect of Vi-Net on ViSalus’s growth has been amazing, Mallen says. “We’ve seen retention go up and new enrollments increase. But the biggest thing is that it’s just fun. It brings out people’s personalities and creates an awesome culture that helps bring people together and make them feel like they’re part of something. It’s all about fostering relationships.”
For ViSalus Sciences, in an industry built on relationship marketing, the advent and proliferation of social media raises a lot of questions—and opportunities. The relationship between a direct seller and its prospects is a long way from the ones found on Match.com or eHarmony. But they do have things in common.
On every social media site or blog, everybody hopes they find people with mutual interests, and in the best of all possible worlds, you strike up long-term relationships.
But it’s a delicate balance in our industry. We’re learning that there’s no payoff in a “Join my company!” or “Buy my product!” approach. Instead, relationships in the virtual world are built in much the same way as they are face to face. They evolve slowly and intentionally. But whether the relationship develops over a cup of coffee or a keyboard, the relationship itself is the key to having people know, like and trust you.
Best of Both Worlds
For 4-year-old ViSalus, the decision to encourage distributors to build relationships through social media was a no-brainer. It was a matter of efficiency, as well as vision.
“Network marketing is about creating relationships and communication and working together,” Chief Marketing Officer Blake Mallen says. “The new social media tools are the most effective platform to communicate.”
The wellness company so strongly believes that social media marketing is the future of the industry that it has coined the term fusion marketing, which takes the tried-and-true traits of traditional direct selling and unites them with today’s technology.
The cornerstone is Vi-Net, an invitation-only online community of distributors—and customers—on ViSalus’s Web site. Vi-Net is the company’s go-to place for online training, sales tips and business-management tools. It’s home to blogs, pictures and chats among the ViSalus community. But here’s the differentiator: Vi-Net also provides instant connections with key social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter. Anytime a member updates Vi-Net, the system automatically updates their sites on Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and others.
The effect of Vi-Net on ViSalus’s growth has been amazing, Mallen says. “We’ve seen retention go up and new enrollments increase. But the biggest thing is that it’s just fun. It brings out people’s personalities and creates an awesome culture that helps bring people together and make them feel like they’re part of something. It’s all about fostering relationships.”
My first 90 day challenge is coming to an end on November 11th. Throughout my challenge I have learned even more about this amazing company that I want to tell everyone about these products and to try these products too!
I not only look great, I feel great too! I can fit into pants I haven’t worn in quite a few years! I am enjoying my challenge because of the amazing taste of the shake mix that takes seconds to make.
This is so perfectly formulated that anybody with any body can lose weight. They were designed to help EVERYBODY lose weight.
Not only does it help people lose weight, others are maintaining their weight! Some are using the products to increase their performance for sports and marathons! People are getting healthy too!
I already decided on what my next challenge will be! My next challenge will be to keep the weight off that I lost through the holidays !
Are you ready for your 90 transformation? Improve your body, improve your health!
Why not start that new year resolution now! Save money, feel great, lose weight, get fit and make this holiday season a great one!
Make YOU your priority for the next 90 days! Good luck to you on your Body by Vi Challenge!
Remember, if you invite 3 friends who join the Challenge with you by purchasing a Challenge Kit of equal or greater value to your own, yours will be free the following month!
The Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) has received a $45 million sponsorship package from California-based wellness company ViSalus Sciences.
Blake Mallen, co-founder and chief marketing officer of ViSalus Sciences, made the announcement yesterday at a press briefing which was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston. The three-year sponsorship will see each Premier League club getting an equal share of the $12.5 million worth of products and the $2.5 million in cash.
“We are definitely very excited about this relationship … I believe the mindset and the philosophy of the PLCA as well as ViSalus and our community are definitely in line,” said Mallen.
Core mission
“We are a community that has been existing for the past four and a half years and our core mission is going out there and raising the consciousness of health … challenging people to make their health and their body a priority in their lives,” he said.
Edward Seaga, chairman of the PLCA, said he was delighted for the sponsorship.
Edward Seaga
“Whenever you think about football, you think of players that are expending a lot of energy on the field and who are entertaining us with their skills and a lot of goals,” Seaga said.
“What we are doing now is linking with a firm that is relatively new, but which has the ingredients and the experience to package supplements that provide a lot of that missing energy and other missing elements in the needs of the players,” said Seaga.
The deal now brings the PLCA’s sponsorship for the top football competition to over $100 million for this season.
In undertaking the ViSalus 90 Day Body By Vi Challenge, I expected to undergo changes. Changes to my weight, my body shape, my cardiovascular health and strength. But one thing I hadn’t expected was that the “Challenge” that I had begun would become a HABIT that I am unlikely to break for YEARS to come.
I have always done regular exercise 3 or 4 times a week. I prided myself in being ‘pretty fit for a mom of 2′. I wasn’t overweight by any standard formula… but I knew what I weighed before I had baby #2. I knew it was possible- but had no real reason to push to lose those last pounds and inches… Until the Challenge.
As part of my Challenge I made the decision to work out a full 5x per week and increase the amount of weight training in my exercise regimen.
If you look at the earlier posts on this blog, you will see that I was incredibly excited to take on the Challenge, and I blogged and took abundant videos. It was exciting to spend this time on ME and my Transformation. I wanted to document this journey from beginning to end. But about a month into the Challenge what I was doing stopped being new and exciting and became the ‘norm’. It became a part of my everyday life – a Habit.
I think ViSalus Sciences knows that the Challenge will result in really healthy habits for YOU. Ones that will improve the quality of your life, and ultimately increase your longevity.
My new habit is to hit the gym at least 5x a week. To hit the weights at least 2x a week and incorporate sculpting into my workouts most other days. On days that I don’t hit the gym, I am cognizant of the fact that I haven’t exercised. My muscles feel different, like they want to MOVE. I find myself dropping to do push ups, sit ups and dips in my living room. I lace up my running shoes and head out the door. My habit is a STRONG, energetic body. I sleep incredibly well and feel fantastic. I am a better ME. The Challenge has made me a better me!
Others who have joined me on the Challenge have spoken about other healthy habits that have formed since beginning their challenge, and I couldn’t be happier for them.
You see, the Challenge is as individual as the people who will embark on it. As you look at the before pictures and goals of the thousands of people who have undergone the Challenge in the ViNet, you will see every health goal imaginable. There are people who have goals to lose 60 pounds, drop their cholesterol levels, lower their blood pressure, manage their diabetes and more. There are also incredibly fit people who have goals to lower their BMI or do a couple of triathlons. There is incredible variation in the goals – but a common thread of determination runs through the posted pictures, videos and blogs. They have the strength of an entire community behind their health goals, and because they are plugged into the ViNet community they are far more likely to achieve those goals than if they were to try to move forward on their own.
The support of the “Body By Vi Challengers” goes beyond that of the other people on the Challenge in the ViNet. ViSalus also has a Body By Vi Facebook Application so that people can ask their own friends and family to support them in their health goals. With their goals posted and their update photos up for all to see, they are far more likely to stick to the Challenge. If everyone is watching, its the ultimate accountability!
Gratitude abounds for the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge and the healthy habits it will help people to instill all across this nation.
What are you willing to take on as a Challenge, that will ultimately become a habit? Post your intentions in the comments below.
Are you really hell-bent on gaining unhealthy pounds, clogging your arteries and giving yourself type II diabetes? I can’t imaging anyone would answer ‘yes’ to that question, but based on what the average American actually consumes on a daily basis, I’d say that’s exactly what they are doing. Purposely sabotaging their health.
Its so easy, so convenient to kill yourself slowly. You don’t have to drive far to get your ‘fix’. You’ve got your fast food joints like McDonalds right along your path to work. And even those who know McDonalds = poison are likely to forgo the heart attack on a plate joint for the hip Starbucks stop instead. We’ll gladly pay more for the breakfast perceived as healthier – but watch what you order… your choice makes all the difference!
What – you think you are above all this? You choose to stop at the local Jamba Juice hut instead? Watch it! Diabetes can be sipped slowly too – watch what you are drinking.It may seem a smarter choice to go for juice – and if you are home with your juicer pumping out the fresh fruit and veggie juices, it can’t be a bad thing. But do yourself a favor and look at the sugar content of your favorite juice or smoothie. You may find that you are getting just as much sugar from it as you would from a Coke! And you wouldn’t dare choose a Coke for breakfast, would you? If so, you need far more of a healthy living education than just this blog post!
I used to be a Smoothie King junkie. I’d stop for my protein shake before heading to the gym. Now, I’d put my $1.70 Vi-Shake up against a $5 excuse for a smoothie from the ‘king’ any day. I wouldn’t even put out the money for the inferior taste & nutrition they deliver – seriously. If you are stopping daily for one of those blended concoctions, I Challenge you to try one of my recipes for the Vi-Shake mix with frozen fruit. You’ll never go back – and your body and bank account will thank you!
Edward Seaga 
