From totalbeauty.com
If there's one hair care secret I'd like everyone to know it's this: you don't have to spend a lot of money on shampoo to have healthy hair. True, there are great salon and high-end shampoos out there that are more than worth their price. But, for most of us, we can get along just fine using a quality drugstore shampoo.
Please note however that I said a quality drugstore shampoo. Because plenty of them just aren't good enough for your hair. Take, for example, the shampoos below. TotalBeauty.com readers tried them and found they left their hair dirty, dry or greasy -- ugh! Peruse the products below, and toss any coupons you may have for them, they're totally not worth it.
No. 10: Pantene Pro-V Nature Fusion Smooth Vitality Shampoo, $8.33
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 5.8 (out of 10)
Why: Most readers weren't impressed by this. "I don't think this shampoo and conditioner did anything out of the ordinary for my hair," one reader says. Another reader says it gave her "the weirdest breakouts on my upper arms."
No. 9: Suave Professionals Radiant Brunette Shampoo, $3.48
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 5.8
Why: Most readers did not find that this enhanced their hair color. Instead it "left my hair rather tangled" and one reader says it actually "stripped away the color!" Others complain that this left them with "straw-like [and] dull" hair. One reader says, "I had colored my hair [and] it went a little too dark. I went to a salon … this is what they used to strip my hair of the color. LOL!"
No. 8: Sunsilk Anti-Caida (Anti-Fall) Shampoo, $4.59
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 5.6
Why: The verdict: "This stuff dried my hair out and made my color run." Other readers agree, saying even though "I love the Sunsilk brand … this dried my hair out." The final word: "BAD."
No. 7: TIGI Bed Head Self Absorbed Shampoo, $10.50
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 5.5
Why: Readers feel a bit "blah" about this shampoo. "[Hair] wasn't stripped, but it wasn't very soft or shiny," readers say. While most readers had a so-so experience, one reader says, "my hair [was] so dry and tangle-y that my fingers got stuck in it when I tried to rinse the shampoo out." One reader laments, "Now I have 1 liter of this sitting around. It wasn't completely terrible but I don't use it."
No. 6: John Frieda Radiant Red Color Captivating Shampoo, $5.49
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 5.5
Why: This was a double-whammy disappointment, readers say. One complaint: "[It] made my soft, silky hair rough and tangled … unmanageable." But the biggest problem: "it did not seem to preserve my color at all," readers say. One reader was so sad that "all it did was stain my fingernails and towels red."
No. 5: TIGI Bed Head Moisture Maniac Shampoo, $10.50
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 5.4
Why: While readers do concede that this "smells good," they still can't endorse it. Why? "After using it my hair is rough and hard to brush," one reader says. Readers generally agree that this shampoo is "not nearly as moisturizing as its name leads you to believe."
No. 4: Burt's Bees Rosemary Mint Shampoo Bar, $5.99
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 5.1
Why: While this may work for short hair, readers with long hair say, "you'll do what I did and give up in the shower the first time." One reader says, "it was pretty difficult to get enough lather to completely get my hair clean, and I ended up in the shower for way longer than I wanted to be." The ultimate un-endorsement: "It made my hair look and feel like pubic hair," one reader says. "Nuff said."
No. 3: TreSemme ColorThrive Brunette Shampoo, $3.99
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 5
Why: Our readers' major complaint with this was its lack of cleaning power. "I have fine, oily hair and must shampoo daily. With this product, I find myself wanting to wash my hair twice a day," one reader says. Another agrees, saying "my hair doesn't feel as clean after I rinse." Other annoyances: "the smell isn't that great" and "three times after I had used it, my scalp was all itchy," one reader says, adding "I'm not [usually] allergic to any shampoo."
No. 2: TreSemme Vitamin B12 & Gelatin Anti-Breakage Shampoo, $6.99
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 4.9
Why: This left readers perplexed: "You'd think that a product that's supposed to inhibit breakage would help moisturize hair, but this really didn't at all," one says. She adds, "This ? actually seemed to dry my hair out even more." Other readers didn't like that "it left my hair feeling waxy (from the gelatin in it) and dry."
No. 1: Samy Smooth Shampoo, $5.99
TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 4.3
Why: Smooth? Not so much, readers say. Instead, "it completely left my hair feeling heavy and dry," one reader says. Another adds, "It doesn't smooth, and it leaves hair funky feeling and dry." Fine, oily haired readers didn't like it either. "Made my fine hair greasy," and "made my hair limp and unmanageable, and it always felt dirty," readers say.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Another great article I found on Network Marketing!
Gabrielle Bernstein
Speaker, Author, Coach, Founder of www.HerFuture.com
Posted: October 20, 2009 04:33 PM
Creative Abundance
When my brunch conversations shifted from job loss to passive income, I knew my girlfriends were onto something good. The shift occurred when they got hip to the network marketing machine. What was once considered a pyramid scheme has now turned into a recession busting profit center. Network marketing is a structure designed by corporations to turn brand loyalists into distributors. This smart business model is the perfect money maker for proactive, out of work New Yorkers, those looking to rebuild their savings or entrepreneurs who rely on payment upon services rendered.
Due to numbers of new celebrity distributors, network marketing has become a trendy way to make money. Celebrities such as Donna Karen, Christie Turlington, Rodney Yee, Dr. and Christiane Northrup are now distributors for companies they love.
The hippest part of all is that it's young women who are the big players in the network marketing machine. Leave it to the ladies to bring abundance back! Neurobiological expert Louann Brizendine hypothesizes that women speak over 20,000 words a day. If we're spending that much time talking we better have something to sell. And now we do! New York City's finest female self-starters are stimulating our economy one conversation at a time.
I've featured four of my fabulous friends who are making major moves in the network marketing business. I'm confident their stories will help you further understand the benefits of this creative profit center.
Acupuncturist, Physical Therapist, Certified Aromatherapist and wellness enthusiast Bianca Beldini had been successfully using Young Living products on herself and her patients for the past five years. In January of 2009 she stopped buying products retail and became a wholesale distributor. She was inspired to make this shift after taking advice from her YL mentors and becoming aware of the possibility of creating a steady paycheck. "My first intention was to get my own monthly personal products paid for. One of my motivations for this was that I'm an entrepreneur. As an acupuncturist, unlike corporate employees, I have a fee for service business and if I don't go to work, if I get sick or go on vacation, I don't get paid. Utilizing this model afforded me an opportunity to get a monthly check in the mail that I could rely on. I get to enjoy and encourage the colleagues in my organization, I believe in the products and I've created an additional revenue stream. The best part of it all is that I am able to empower each individual in my organization to create the perfect trifecta: Health, Wellness and Financial Abundance!" says Beldini.
Though she may be young she is far from new to the networking marketing arena. Co-founder of Team Northrup Kate Northrup Moller has built her entire business model around the Usana network marketing supplement company. Kate was 18 years old when she began working out of her mother's living room. She has since partnered with her mother, Dr. Christiane Northrup, and together they've created an organization thousands strong that spans seven countries. "For me building a business in the network marketing industry means freedom -- I am the only 20-something I know who could potentially take a year or more off and not need to work. I continue to expand Team Northrup because I adore what I do and the fact that I not only have the financial stability to live the life I want to live, but also the freedom to choose to work on something that I love is such a blessing."
My friend Kelly Lynn Adams has used multilevel marketing business as a launch pad for her entrepreneurial future. Five years ago Kelly was looking for botanical & herbal skincare products to help her problematic skin. That's when she was introduced to Arbonne International. She soon discovered that Arbonne was not only a product line she loved but a way to move out of the 9 to 5 rat-race. "I love my extra check every month from Arbonne and continue building my team while still working a full time job. What could be better than choosing who you work with, talking about products that you love and believe in and not having to trade your time for money? I have finally found the perfect career! I am most passionate about the fact that I am able to empower, motivate and inspire each person on my team to have whatever it is in life that they want. "
In addition, the products these ladies are selling are perfectly aligned with recession theories on spending in a downturn economy. When times are tough we buy lipstick! The Lipstick Theory proposes that during a recession women will purchase inexpensive indulgences such as lipstick. This theory implies that we still want to treat ourselves, even when we can't afford more extravagant purchases. Furthermore, vitamin products and non-pharmaceutical healing aids such as essential oils will thrive during a recession. The thousands of people without health insurance can't afford to get sick. Therefore, they load up on vitamins for immunity.
The recession offers many opportunities to think without a box and follow your passions. Consider network marketing and turn those passions into profit centers.
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabrielle-bernstein/creative-abundance_b_327643.html?awesm=fbshare.me_MeG
Speaker, Author, Coach, Founder of www.HerFuture.com
Posted: October 20, 2009 04:33 PM
Creative Abundance
When my brunch conversations shifted from job loss to passive income, I knew my girlfriends were onto something good. The shift occurred when they got hip to the network marketing machine. What was once considered a pyramid scheme has now turned into a recession busting profit center. Network marketing is a structure designed by corporations to turn brand loyalists into distributors. This smart business model is the perfect money maker for proactive, out of work New Yorkers, those looking to rebuild their savings or entrepreneurs who rely on payment upon services rendered.
Due to numbers of new celebrity distributors, network marketing has become a trendy way to make money. Celebrities such as Donna Karen, Christie Turlington, Rodney Yee, Dr. and Christiane Northrup are now distributors for companies they love.
The hippest part of all is that it's young women who are the big players in the network marketing machine. Leave it to the ladies to bring abundance back! Neurobiological expert Louann Brizendine hypothesizes that women speak over 20,000 words a day. If we're spending that much time talking we better have something to sell. And now we do! New York City's finest female self-starters are stimulating our economy one conversation at a time.
I've featured four of my fabulous friends who are making major moves in the network marketing business. I'm confident their stories will help you further understand the benefits of this creative profit center.
Acupuncturist, Physical Therapist, Certified Aromatherapist and wellness enthusiast Bianca Beldini had been successfully using Young Living products on herself and her patients for the past five years. In January of 2009 she stopped buying products retail and became a wholesale distributor. She was inspired to make this shift after taking advice from her YL mentors and becoming aware of the possibility of creating a steady paycheck. "My first intention was to get my own monthly personal products paid for. One of my motivations for this was that I'm an entrepreneur. As an acupuncturist, unlike corporate employees, I have a fee for service business and if I don't go to work, if I get sick or go on vacation, I don't get paid. Utilizing this model afforded me an opportunity to get a monthly check in the mail that I could rely on. I get to enjoy and encourage the colleagues in my organization, I believe in the products and I've created an additional revenue stream. The best part of it all is that I am able to empower each individual in my organization to create the perfect trifecta: Health, Wellness and Financial Abundance!" says Beldini.
Though she may be young she is far from new to the networking marketing arena. Co-founder of Team Northrup Kate Northrup Moller has built her entire business model around the Usana network marketing supplement company. Kate was 18 years old when she began working out of her mother's living room. She has since partnered with her mother, Dr. Christiane Northrup, and together they've created an organization thousands strong that spans seven countries. "For me building a business in the network marketing industry means freedom -- I am the only 20-something I know who could potentially take a year or more off and not need to work. I continue to expand Team Northrup because I adore what I do and the fact that I not only have the financial stability to live the life I want to live, but also the freedom to choose to work on something that I love is such a blessing."
My friend Kelly Lynn Adams has used multilevel marketing business as a launch pad for her entrepreneurial future. Five years ago Kelly was looking for botanical & herbal skincare products to help her problematic skin. That's when she was introduced to Arbonne International. She soon discovered that Arbonne was not only a product line she loved but a way to move out of the 9 to 5 rat-race. "I love my extra check every month from Arbonne and continue building my team while still working a full time job. What could be better than choosing who you work with, talking about products that you love and believe in and not having to trade your time for money? I have finally found the perfect career! I am most passionate about the fact that I am able to empower, motivate and inspire each person on my team to have whatever it is in life that they want. "
In addition, the products these ladies are selling are perfectly aligned with recession theories on spending in a downturn economy. When times are tough we buy lipstick! The Lipstick Theory proposes that during a recession women will purchase inexpensive indulgences such as lipstick. This theory implies that we still want to treat ourselves, even when we can't afford more extravagant purchases. Furthermore, vitamin products and non-pharmaceutical healing aids such as essential oils will thrive during a recession. The thousands of people without health insurance can't afford to get sick. Therefore, they load up on vitamins for immunity.
The recession offers many opportunities to think without a box and follow your passions. Consider network marketing and turn those passions into profit centers.
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabrielle-bernstein/creative-abundance_b_327643.html?awesm=fbshare.me_MeG
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Subject: Attorney Ditches Court Room for Arbonne (front page Toronto Star)
Toronto Star
CAREER SHIFT
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JIM RANKIN/TORONTO STAR
Lawyer Jennifer Maron, mother of three, is quickly climbing the ladder at Arbonne, a skin-care line that’s marketed like Tupperware.
Ditching courtrooms for cosmetics, lawyer embraces direct marketing
Aug 29, 2009 04:30 AM
David Graham
Fashion Editor
Bay Street lawyer Jennifer Maron worried how her colleagues might react to the news she was abandoning the rough-and-tumble world of the courtroom to sell skin-care products.
The 43-year-old mother of three was turning her back on a successful career to become an independent consultant for Arbonne International Inc. – a little-known line of beauty and nutrition products sold through a direct marketing program similar to Tupperware.
She took the plunge into direct sales in March, but the decision was a struggle.
"I'm a litigator, a trained professional and a health law specialist," she recalls thinking at the time.
Maron had trouble shaking the cliché of the annoying aunt who pressures beleaguered relatives and friends into purchasing things they don't particularly want or need.
"As a lawyer, I always felt I was in a prestige occupation. But there's a stigma associated with direct sales."
The transition began a year-and-a-half ago. While on maternity leave with her third child, someone introduced her to Arbonne. Until then, she used expensive, designer brands. "I thought I'd get better results if I spent more money," Maron says.
She was impressed with the product's natural and botanical properties as well as its environmentally conscious packaging.
But she never imagined herself in sales.
When the recession hit and news of budget cuts and layoffs dominated headlines, Maron wanted to help her family by going back to work. The same friend who got her using Arbonne suggested she come on board as a consultant.
"I was very critical in the beginning. I wasn't going to do parties."
Maron organized her first party in March, then a second and a third. Turns out, she's a natural.
Her success also benefits the friend who recruited her. Generally speaking, direct sales representatives earn commissions on the sales of those they recruit. At some companies, the levels are infinite, and that's when the earnings of those at the top reach astronomical numbers.
In her book The Women's Millionaire Club, Maureen Mulvaney chronicles the success of 21 women who earn as much as $20 million (U.S.) annually through home-based businesses. Maron says three of those women are associated with Arbonne.
Hard times are good for direct marketing companies to swell their sales staff. Apparently, in a depersonalized world of big box merchandisers and e-tailing, there's still room for Old School salesmanship.
And companies like Mary Kay, Avon, Tupperware and Pampered Chef are actively recruiting.
Lured by the potential income, flexible hours and the promise they will be their own boss, some men and (mostly) women are trying their hands at direct sales. Like Maron, they struggle to get past the embarrassment factor – the fear they will annoy people with their persistent pitches.
Certainly, in the beginning, family and friends will buy something because they feel obliged, says Ross Creber, president of the Direct Sellers Association of Canada.
But you have to get past the first hurdle and make the leap that turns an amateur into a professional.
The trick, Creber says, is to keep going.
According to the association, 81 per cent of direct sellers are married and 88 per cent are women, though Creber says more men are getting in on the action.
"There are no entry restrictions in this business – no age or education requirement. It's open to anyone who wants to give it a try. You get out what you put into it. If you treat it like a hobby, you will earn a hobbyist's income."
Of the 64 million direct sellers in the world, he says, 600,000 are in Canada.
Creber says 54 four per cent of the companies in his association report an increase in sales in 2009 over last year as well as an increase in recruitment, although direct marketing sales in the U.S. are reportedly down.
"Canada is a good market for direct sellers, particularly in rural areas."
Pampered Chef, the 30-year-old kitchen product direct marketer owned since 2002 by Warren Buffet, has new recruits host a 30-minute cooking show in which they prepare and cook an "easy but wow" dish and showcase the Pampered Chef tools used in its execution.
As well, they must buy starter kits of products to launch their careers, says Janice Gerol, vice-president and general manager of Canada and Mexico for the company.
"This is not a get-rich-quick scheme," she says.
Because earning potential is directly related to the effort put in, she says her company has a formula – "two shows a week will earn you $1,000 a month, four shows a week will earn you $4,000 a month."
It works out to about $25 an hour, she says, but concedes that four shows a week is a lot of work.
Creber admits that only very committed, ambitious people make six figures. Most people who enter the direct sales arena do not treat it like a serious business, he says.
"About 10 to 15 per cent of direct sellers are involved on a full-time basis."
Maron says she has what it takes.
She went into law because she wanted to make a difference. She stayed for the money. Likewise, now she's selling Arbonne because she believes in the product – and, like in her law career, she expects a solid return.
But she won't specify. All Maron will say about her income as a lawyer is that she was very successful.
Arbonne's appeal, she says, it that the products have to be replenished, so the potential for return customers is enormous.
She is networking aggressively and has already signed up a few spas. She participated in an Arbonne kiosk at the Rogers Cup and at the CNE, giving out free hand massages, samples and, of course, a follow-up phone call.
Maron is an executive district manager and wants to be an area manager by October, all of which means she is earning a small percentage of the sales of those under her.
By March, a year after giving her first party, she wants to be a regional vice-president. That would mean an expensive perk.
Regional vice-presidents in the Arbonne world drive white Mercedes Benz – any model, any year, buy or lease, as long as the cars are white – for which the company ponies up $1,000 a month.
Maron is keeping an eye trained on the recent dealings of none other than Donald Trump, who has said publicly that, if he had to do it all over again, he would not waste his time on real estate and instead go directly into direct sales.
His new Trump television network launches this fall, with a beauty line that Maron suggests is remarkably similar to Arbonne.
CAREER SHIFT
http://media.thestar.topscms.com/images/1b/e4/43f51e1f4027b43ab19f87f21808.jpeg
JIM RANKIN/TORONTO STAR
Lawyer Jennifer Maron, mother of three, is quickly climbing the ladder at Arbonne, a skin-care line that’s marketed like Tupperware.
Ditching courtrooms for cosmetics, lawyer embraces direct marketing
Aug 29, 2009 04:30 AM
David Graham
Fashion Editor
Bay Street lawyer Jennifer Maron worried how her colleagues might react to the news she was abandoning the rough-and-tumble world of the courtroom to sell skin-care products.
The 43-year-old mother of three was turning her back on a successful career to become an independent consultant for Arbonne International Inc. – a little-known line of beauty and nutrition products sold through a direct marketing program similar to Tupperware.
She took the plunge into direct sales in March, but the decision was a struggle.
"I'm a litigator, a trained professional and a health law specialist," she recalls thinking at the time.
Maron had trouble shaking the cliché of the annoying aunt who pressures beleaguered relatives and friends into purchasing things they don't particularly want or need.
"As a lawyer, I always felt I was in a prestige occupation. But there's a stigma associated with direct sales."
The transition began a year-and-a-half ago. While on maternity leave with her third child, someone introduced her to Arbonne. Until then, she used expensive, designer brands. "I thought I'd get better results if I spent more money," Maron says.
She was impressed with the product's natural and botanical properties as well as its environmentally conscious packaging.
But she never imagined herself in sales.
When the recession hit and news of budget cuts and layoffs dominated headlines, Maron wanted to help her family by going back to work. The same friend who got her using Arbonne suggested she come on board as a consultant.
"I was very critical in the beginning. I wasn't going to do parties."
Maron organized her first party in March, then a second and a third. Turns out, she's a natural.
Her success also benefits the friend who recruited her. Generally speaking, direct sales representatives earn commissions on the sales of those they recruit. At some companies, the levels are infinite, and that's when the earnings of those at the top reach astronomical numbers.
In her book The Women's Millionaire Club, Maureen Mulvaney chronicles the success of 21 women who earn as much as $20 million (U.S.) annually through home-based businesses. Maron says three of those women are associated with Arbonne.
Hard times are good for direct marketing companies to swell their sales staff. Apparently, in a depersonalized world of big box merchandisers and e-tailing, there's still room for Old School salesmanship.
And companies like Mary Kay, Avon, Tupperware and Pampered Chef are actively recruiting.
Lured by the potential income, flexible hours and the promise they will be their own boss, some men and (mostly) women are trying their hands at direct sales. Like Maron, they struggle to get past the embarrassment factor – the fear they will annoy people with their persistent pitches.
Certainly, in the beginning, family and friends will buy something because they feel obliged, says Ross Creber, president of the Direct Sellers Association of Canada.
But you have to get past the first hurdle and make the leap that turns an amateur into a professional.
The trick, Creber says, is to keep going.
According to the association, 81 per cent of direct sellers are married and 88 per cent are women, though Creber says more men are getting in on the action.
"There are no entry restrictions in this business – no age or education requirement. It's open to anyone who wants to give it a try. You get out what you put into it. If you treat it like a hobby, you will earn a hobbyist's income."
Of the 64 million direct sellers in the world, he says, 600,000 are in Canada.
Creber says 54 four per cent of the companies in his association report an increase in sales in 2009 over last year as well as an increase in recruitment, although direct marketing sales in the U.S. are reportedly down.
"Canada is a good market for direct sellers, particularly in rural areas."
Pampered Chef, the 30-year-old kitchen product direct marketer owned since 2002 by Warren Buffet, has new recruits host a 30-minute cooking show in which they prepare and cook an "easy but wow" dish and showcase the Pampered Chef tools used in its execution.
As well, they must buy starter kits of products to launch their careers, says Janice Gerol, vice-president and general manager of Canada and Mexico for the company.
"This is not a get-rich-quick scheme," she says.
Because earning potential is directly related to the effort put in, she says her company has a formula – "two shows a week will earn you $1,000 a month, four shows a week will earn you $4,000 a month."
It works out to about $25 an hour, she says, but concedes that four shows a week is a lot of work.
Creber admits that only very committed, ambitious people make six figures. Most people who enter the direct sales arena do not treat it like a serious business, he says.
"About 10 to 15 per cent of direct sellers are involved on a full-time basis."
Maron says she has what it takes.
She went into law because she wanted to make a difference. She stayed for the money. Likewise, now she's selling Arbonne because she believes in the product – and, like in her law career, she expects a solid return.
But she won't specify. All Maron will say about her income as a lawyer is that she was very successful.
Arbonne's appeal, she says, it that the products have to be replenished, so the potential for return customers is enormous.
She is networking aggressively and has already signed up a few spas. She participated in an Arbonne kiosk at the Rogers Cup and at the CNE, giving out free hand massages, samples and, of course, a follow-up phone call.
Maron is an executive district manager and wants to be an area manager by October, all of which means she is earning a small percentage of the sales of those under her.
By March, a year after giving her first party, she wants to be a regional vice-president. That would mean an expensive perk.
Regional vice-presidents in the Arbonne world drive white Mercedes Benz – any model, any year, buy or lease, as long as the cars are white – for which the company ponies up $1,000 a month.
Maron is keeping an eye trained on the recent dealings of none other than Donald Trump, who has said publicly that, if he had to do it all over again, he would not waste his time on real estate and instead go directly into direct sales.
His new Trump television network launches this fall, with a beauty line that Maron suggests is remarkably similar to Arbonne.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Press Release Announcing New Arbonne CEO
For Immediate Release
Arbonne Appoints Katherine Napier as New CEO
Former senior marketing and operations executive at McDonald's and Procter & Gamble tapped to lead global growth initiatives and strengthen the company's position as a leader in the direct selling industry
Irvine, CA - Arbonne International, LLC (Arbonne) today announced Katherine "Kay" Napier has joined the company as its new Chief Executive Officer. Napier will lead all key facets of Arbonne's global business while reinvigorating the company's focus on its core principles, established almost 30 years ago: To create products that are pure, safe and beneficial. Arbonne creates opportunities for people seeking meaningful financial, social, cultural and intellectual rewards; and encourages all members of the organization to contribute locally, nationally and internationally to the improvement of our ecological, social and cultural environment.
"Kay brings the vision, experience and insight required to lead Arbonne through its next phase of growth," said Ira Kleinman, Arbonne's Chairman. "Kay impressed us with her ability to leverage and build upon organizational strengths to drive success. While Kay has deep grounding in marketing and development, she also brings a high level of operating experience, which will be critical to Arbonne's long-term growth. We are very pleased to welcome her to the team."
"I consider it a privilege and a great opportunity to lead Arbonne's employees and Consultants worldwide at this important time for the company. There has never been a better time for the terrific combination of pure and beneficial products shared by motivated, talented women," said Napier.
Napier most recently held the position of Senior Vice President, Marketing for McDonald's. While at McDonald's, she led the reinvention of its Happy Meal business, directed the development of its "go active" product and marketing initiatives, and deepened the brand's connection with women and families through the roll-out of information about healthier living and the development of healthier product choices. Both were key elements of a highly-successful global repositioning effort. Critical to the success of those initiatives was Napier's close collaboration with McDonald's highly-developed network of independent franchisees. While at McDonald's, Napier also led the company's renewed growth in Europe, which resulted from stronger marketing direction, greater communication and collaboration across the continent and the development of new product offerings that better positioned the company on the leading edge of key consumer trends.
Prior to McDonald's, Napier retired from Procter & Gamble as Vice President, North America Pharmaceuticals and Corporate Women's Health and Vitality, culminating a 23 year career at the consumer products leader. Among her many accomplishments, Napier spearheaded the development and marketing of Procter & Gamble's Actonel osteoporosis drug, which transformed the company's pharmaceutical business. Napier also encouraged the company to place greater focus on women's health and well being, establishing a major retail women's health program and building business across product lines in health, beauty care, feminine protection and nutrition. Throughout her career, Napier has been guided by the principle that educated, driven women represent enormous untapped potential. The sales force she led at Procter & Gamble consisted of over one thousand representatives, with many women in leadership roles. Napier also credits much of McDonald's business turnaround to the leadership of the women's franchisee network, with whom she shared a close collaboration.
Napier earned a Masters of Business Administration from Xavier University and a Bachelor of Arts in economics and studio fine arts from Georgetown University. She currently sits on the Board of Trustees of Xavier University, as well as the Boards of Directors of both Hill-Rom Holdings and the Exact Sciences Corporation. Napier has also served on the Board of Directors of Alberto Culver, a beauty company, for the last three years.
About Arbonne
Founded in 1980, Arbonne's mission has been to develop and distribute skin care products with a Swiss heritage that are pure, safe and beneficial. Known for its best-selling, revolutionary anti-aging skin care products, Arbonne has grown to include a full line of personal care products, all available through its network of Arbonne Independent Consultants. Arbonne markets its products exclusively through Arbonne Independent Consultants doing business in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.
For more information, please visit www.arbonne.com.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Arbonne Appoints Katherine Napier as New CEO
Former senior marketing and operations executive at McDonald's and Procter & Gamble tapped to lead global growth initiatives and strengthen the company's position as a leader in the direct selling industry
Irvine, CA - Arbonne International, LLC (Arbonne) today announced Katherine "Kay" Napier has joined the company as its new Chief Executive Officer. Napier will lead all key facets of Arbonne's global business while reinvigorating the company's focus on its core principles, established almost 30 years ago: To create products that are pure, safe and beneficial. Arbonne creates opportunities for people seeking meaningful financial, social, cultural and intellectual rewards; and encourages all members of the organization to contribute locally, nationally and internationally to the improvement of our ecological, social and cultural environment.
"Kay brings the vision, experience and insight required to lead Arbonne through its next phase of growth," said Ira Kleinman, Arbonne's Chairman. "Kay impressed us with her ability to leverage and build upon organizational strengths to drive success. While Kay has deep grounding in marketing and development, she also brings a high level of operating experience, which will be critical to Arbonne's long-term growth. We are very pleased to welcome her to the team."
"I consider it a privilege and a great opportunity to lead Arbonne's employees and Consultants worldwide at this important time for the company. There has never been a better time for the terrific combination of pure and beneficial products shared by motivated, talented women," said Napier.
Napier most recently held the position of Senior Vice President, Marketing for McDonald's. While at McDonald's, she led the reinvention of its Happy Meal business, directed the development of its "go active" product and marketing initiatives, and deepened the brand's connection with women and families through the roll-out of information about healthier living and the development of healthier product choices. Both were key elements of a highly-successful global repositioning effort. Critical to the success of those initiatives was Napier's close collaboration with McDonald's highly-developed network of independent franchisees. While at McDonald's, Napier also led the company's renewed growth in Europe, which resulted from stronger marketing direction, greater communication and collaboration across the continent and the development of new product offerings that better positioned the company on the leading edge of key consumer trends.
Prior to McDonald's, Napier retired from Procter & Gamble as Vice President, North America Pharmaceuticals and Corporate Women's Health and Vitality, culminating a 23 year career at the consumer products leader. Among her many accomplishments, Napier spearheaded the development and marketing of Procter & Gamble's Actonel osteoporosis drug, which transformed the company's pharmaceutical business. Napier also encouraged the company to place greater focus on women's health and well being, establishing a major retail women's health program and building business across product lines in health, beauty care, feminine protection and nutrition. Throughout her career, Napier has been guided by the principle that educated, driven women represent enormous untapped potential. The sales force she led at Procter & Gamble consisted of over one thousand representatives, with many women in leadership roles. Napier also credits much of McDonald's business turnaround to the leadership of the women's franchisee network, with whom she shared a close collaboration.
Napier earned a Masters of Business Administration from Xavier University and a Bachelor of Arts in economics and studio fine arts from Georgetown University. She currently sits on the Board of Trustees of Xavier University, as well as the Boards of Directors of both Hill-Rom Holdings and the Exact Sciences Corporation. Napier has also served on the Board of Directors of Alberto Culver, a beauty company, for the last three years.
About Arbonne
Founded in 1980, Arbonne's mission has been to develop and distribute skin care products with a Swiss heritage that are pure, safe and beneficial. Known for its best-selling, revolutionary anti-aging skin care products, Arbonne has grown to include a full line of personal care products, all available through its network of Arbonne Independent Consultants. Arbonne markets its products exclusively through Arbonne Independent Consultants doing business in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.
For more information, please visit www.arbonne.com.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
7-Day Detox Cleanse
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Package Design Magazine Article
FROM THE EDITOR
Eyes on the Prize
Arbonne's FC5™ Line Captures Translucent Allure in Short Order
By Ron Romanik
With nearly one million independent sales "consultants," Arbonne markets its dozens of lines and hundreds of skin care, cosmetic, and nutritional products. Arbonne uses a variety of taglines to promote that its products are unparalleled in quality, purity, safety and beneficial results, such as "pure. safe. beneficial." Fresh off their National Training Celebration in Las Vegas in April, where 8,000 attendees crowded the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the independent sales force is armed with the new FC5 lines of fruit- and vegetable-enhanced hydration products for the skin and hair.
The FC5 line from Arbonne features "Fresh Cell" technology that keeps real fruit and vegetable cell nutrients fresh until applied to the skin or hair. Arbonne listened closely to its independent sales consultants when developing the launch of 14 FC5 products and packages in a short 14-week time span.
The flagship Arbonne line is the anti-aging NutriMinC® RE9® line packaged in orange and gold. Gregory Chambers, v.p. of product quality and package development, explains that whereas the RE9 line helps reverse the signs of aging, the FC5 products help pause the signs of aging.
The brand and packaging were designed to be more fun and contemporary while catering to the expectations of the potential consumer. Though the packages never appear on shelves at retail, the Arbonne staff understands that its packaging still must perform at a high level in every aspect to meet the expectations of its independent sales consultants. "I believe this is much more difficult as far as scrutiny," says Chambers. "It's really magnified."
FC5 = five fresh cell fruits and vegetables
The proprietary science of FC5 captures the potent extracts of five fruits and vegetables—kiwi, strawberry, mango, pumpkin, and carrot—for their specific moisturizing, nourishing, or cleansing properties. Mark Patterson, director of creative services, decided early on to downplay the fruit aspect on the packaging, using only a small image of a single fruit (or vegetable) on the secondary package instead of overwhelming the FC5 brand. "It's a more serious line than that," Patterson explains.
The colors were chosen to express the fresh, cooling sensation to match the experience during use of the product. Patterson explains the colors of blue, teal, and acid green evoke water shades, ocean elements, and vibrant energy. Though the three colors are not necessarily seen together frequently, they are very harmonious while also separate. "It also helps tell that freshness story we're trying to tell," says Patterson.
Mark Dalea, packaging engineer, tested and sourced the packaging components for the launch. The design team went with glossy secondary boxes, but the bottles and tubes have a decidedly matte finish and tactile experience, along with graphics that reflect classic elements refreshed with a modern sensibility. "The packaging really supports the product and the innovative Fresh Cell technology," Dalea explains.
Patterson views the success of the new FC5 package designs as expanding Arbonne's range. "FC5 can appeal to a younger crowd but not turn off the older crowd," says Patterson.
Formulating a plan
With the short time line of the project, many aspects of the launch had to be conducted in parallel. Dalea says the challenge was to look high-end, but still hit a good price point. Patterson agrees, adding, "We had to take advantage of trends already in the marketplace. We weren't going to sacrifice design, and it was my job to make the packaging be as sophisticated and advanced as the science."
One aspect was to line up Arbonne's suppliers, manufacturers, and printers early and make sure they could, as Dalea says, "Get it in the right package for the right price." For instance, the designers traveled to the technical center of Arbonne supplier to nail down how the target blue color and translucence of the jar resin would be achieved.
Usually, it would have been a trial-and-error process over weeks. "Now, we get the team together and get on a plane and go," says Chambers. "We stay there until we get it done."
Similarly, Chambers says that they sought the help of on another component supplier for tooling, decorating, caps, and pump refinement to optimize packaging performance. "We rely heavily on our suppliers," Chambers happily admits, explaining how thoughtful planning easily saved weeks of time and effort in the production cycle. The goal was to make the package production aspect of the launch as foolproof as possible at the end.
"We had one shot to get it right," says Patterson.
Using white as one of the base colors on the FC5 products also made the packages easier to color match. Patterson was pleased with the way the packages alternate, in a fashion, between using white as a base or as an accent. "That way, it's easier to nail it on the first or second time," says Dalea.
A design element not seen here is the printed interior surface of the product boxes. A single pass of a single color was used to create a watery interior, as if the boxes were filled with liquid. Like the exterior of the boxes, the graphic has a wavy water line. The color has a gradation to a more saturated print at the bottom of the box interior. Chambers explains that the cost difference for this added pass was minimal compared to the bonus surprise element experienced by independent sales consultants and consumer end-users.
Marketing a concept
Most of the graphic design strategies are conceived and planned in-house at the Arbonne corporate headquarters in Irvine, CA, while some of the design execution is outsourced to design firms. They back up their design directions with focus groups that confirm that they are going down the right path
For the launch of the FC5 products, Arbonne embarked on a "Road Tour" that hit 25 cities in 10 weeks. They traveled with a 48-foot semi truck with cosmetic booths inside. Linda Melillo, product manager for the FC5 line, worked closely with the marketing team with the first and foremost priority of communicating "hydration" and "fruit and vegetable cell nutrients" that are both fresh and potent.
"This line is all about pausing the signs of aging," explains Melillo. "We wanted to communicate the freshness with the scent." She is pleased with the white radiance and colorful vibrancy of the packaging, and also pleased with the formulation of the all-natural scents. Arbonne tested the scents against major retail brands with hundreds of consumers at the Mall of Americas in Minneapolis, MN, and the response was overwhelmingly positive.
Melillo explains the scent for the hair and body FC5 products as fresh citrus with top notes of Valencia oranges, Satsuma limes, Chinese mandarin, and middle notes of blood oranges, white grapefruit and Italian bergamot. Bottom notes include crystallized ginger and mate tea leaves. The face products have a slightly different scent with added apple notes and reduced mandarin notes. The response from the independent sales consultants, who are predominantly female, has been enthusiastic.
Sustainability with functionality
Arbonne is also taking a proactive approach to more sustainable packaging. The company has long had eco-friendly practices such as no animal testing and vegan-certified products. The FC5 line uses recyclable plastic components, FSC-certified board, and vegetable-based inks.
"We tried hard to listen to the consumers and give them what they want," says Dalea. "We're thinking about the environmental impact as well as the consultants needs. That's a path that we're trying to focus on."
Patterson says that it is the little things that can make a big difference in how consumers respond to the functionality of a package. "We really tried to think about form and function here," he maintains. For instance, the team put shampoo and conditioner in different container shapes with steady bases, so that in the shower it is easier for users to use and tell them apart. Also, every FC5 product has some translucence, so the user knows when it is time to reorder.
The Arbonne design team also compiled a healthy amount of different research findings to determine the appropriate sizes of the packages, including surveying current salon package sizes. The key question became "What are potential customers expecting?" The packages are not any prescribed supply for a specific number of days or weeks, but rather an average of typical usage rates for 30 to 45 days.
The project team went with airless pumps on the pump packages for the benefit of evacuating all of the product. For a quality product, consumers expect that they will be able to access every drop. "The pump was the No. 1 performance issue we had to address," admits Chambers. Once the formula consistency was determined for each product, the supplier refined the pumps to perform optimally.
Ron Romanik
Editor-in-Chief
ron.romanik@stmediagroup.com
Eyes on the Prize
Arbonne's FC5™ Line Captures Translucent Allure in Short Order
By Ron Romanik
With nearly one million independent sales "consultants," Arbonne markets its dozens of lines and hundreds of skin care, cosmetic, and nutritional products. Arbonne uses a variety of taglines to promote that its products are unparalleled in quality, purity, safety and beneficial results, such as "pure. safe. beneficial." Fresh off their National Training Celebration in Las Vegas in April, where 8,000 attendees crowded the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the independent sales force is armed with the new FC5 lines of fruit- and vegetable-enhanced hydration products for the skin and hair.
The FC5 line from Arbonne features "Fresh Cell" technology that keeps real fruit and vegetable cell nutrients fresh until applied to the skin or hair. Arbonne listened closely to its independent sales consultants when developing the launch of 14 FC5 products and packages in a short 14-week time span.
The flagship Arbonne line is the anti-aging NutriMinC® RE9® line packaged in orange and gold. Gregory Chambers, v.p. of product quality and package development, explains that whereas the RE9 line helps reverse the signs of aging, the FC5 products help pause the signs of aging.
The brand and packaging were designed to be more fun and contemporary while catering to the expectations of the potential consumer. Though the packages never appear on shelves at retail, the Arbonne staff understands that its packaging still must perform at a high level in every aspect to meet the expectations of its independent sales consultants. "I believe this is much more difficult as far as scrutiny," says Chambers. "It's really magnified."
FC5 = five fresh cell fruits and vegetables
The proprietary science of FC5 captures the potent extracts of five fruits and vegetables—kiwi, strawberry, mango, pumpkin, and carrot—for their specific moisturizing, nourishing, or cleansing properties. Mark Patterson, director of creative services, decided early on to downplay the fruit aspect on the packaging, using only a small image of a single fruit (or vegetable) on the secondary package instead of overwhelming the FC5 brand. "It's a more serious line than that," Patterson explains.
The colors were chosen to express the fresh, cooling sensation to match the experience during use of the product. Patterson explains the colors of blue, teal, and acid green evoke water shades, ocean elements, and vibrant energy. Though the three colors are not necessarily seen together frequently, they are very harmonious while also separate. "It also helps tell that freshness story we're trying to tell," says Patterson.
Mark Dalea, packaging engineer, tested and sourced the packaging components for the launch. The design team went with glossy secondary boxes, but the bottles and tubes have a decidedly matte finish and tactile experience, along with graphics that reflect classic elements refreshed with a modern sensibility. "The packaging really supports the product and the innovative Fresh Cell technology," Dalea explains.
Patterson views the success of the new FC5 package designs as expanding Arbonne's range. "FC5 can appeal to a younger crowd but not turn off the older crowd," says Patterson.
Formulating a plan
With the short time line of the project, many aspects of the launch had to be conducted in parallel. Dalea says the challenge was to look high-end, but still hit a good price point. Patterson agrees, adding, "We had to take advantage of trends already in the marketplace. We weren't going to sacrifice design, and it was my job to make the packaging be as sophisticated and advanced as the science."
One aspect was to line up Arbonne's suppliers, manufacturers, and printers early and make sure they could, as Dalea says, "Get it in the right package for the right price." For instance, the designers traveled to the technical center of Arbonne supplier to nail down how the target blue color and translucence of the jar resin would be achieved.
Usually, it would have been a trial-and-error process over weeks. "Now, we get the team together and get on a plane and go," says Chambers. "We stay there until we get it done."
Similarly, Chambers says that they sought the help of on another component supplier for tooling, decorating, caps, and pump refinement to optimize packaging performance. "We rely heavily on our suppliers," Chambers happily admits, explaining how thoughtful planning easily saved weeks of time and effort in the production cycle. The goal was to make the package production aspect of the launch as foolproof as possible at the end.
"We had one shot to get it right," says Patterson.
Using white as one of the base colors on the FC5 products also made the packages easier to color match. Patterson was pleased with the way the packages alternate, in a fashion, between using white as a base or as an accent. "That way, it's easier to nail it on the first or second time," says Dalea.
A design element not seen here is the printed interior surface of the product boxes. A single pass of a single color was used to create a watery interior, as if the boxes were filled with liquid. Like the exterior of the boxes, the graphic has a wavy water line. The color has a gradation to a more saturated print at the bottom of the box interior. Chambers explains that the cost difference for this added pass was minimal compared to the bonus surprise element experienced by independent sales consultants and consumer end-users.
Marketing a concept
Most of the graphic design strategies are conceived and planned in-house at the Arbonne corporate headquarters in Irvine, CA, while some of the design execution is outsourced to design firms. They back up their design directions with focus groups that confirm that they are going down the right path
For the launch of the FC5 products, Arbonne embarked on a "Road Tour" that hit 25 cities in 10 weeks. They traveled with a 48-foot semi truck with cosmetic booths inside. Linda Melillo, product manager for the FC5 line, worked closely with the marketing team with the first and foremost priority of communicating "hydration" and "fruit and vegetable cell nutrients" that are both fresh and potent.
"This line is all about pausing the signs of aging," explains Melillo. "We wanted to communicate the freshness with the scent." She is pleased with the white radiance and colorful vibrancy of the packaging, and also pleased with the formulation of the all-natural scents. Arbonne tested the scents against major retail brands with hundreds of consumers at the Mall of Americas in Minneapolis, MN, and the response was overwhelmingly positive.
Melillo explains the scent for the hair and body FC5 products as fresh citrus with top notes of Valencia oranges, Satsuma limes, Chinese mandarin, and middle notes of blood oranges, white grapefruit and Italian bergamot. Bottom notes include crystallized ginger and mate tea leaves. The face products have a slightly different scent with added apple notes and reduced mandarin notes. The response from the independent sales consultants, who are predominantly female, has been enthusiastic.
Sustainability with functionality
Arbonne is also taking a proactive approach to more sustainable packaging. The company has long had eco-friendly practices such as no animal testing and vegan-certified products. The FC5 line uses recyclable plastic components, FSC-certified board, and vegetable-based inks.
"We tried hard to listen to the consumers and give them what they want," says Dalea. "We're thinking about the environmental impact as well as the consultants needs. That's a path that we're trying to focus on."
Patterson says that it is the little things that can make a big difference in how consumers respond to the functionality of a package. "We really tried to think about form and function here," he maintains. For instance, the team put shampoo and conditioner in different container shapes with steady bases, so that in the shower it is easier for users to use and tell them apart. Also, every FC5 product has some translucence, so the user knows when it is time to reorder.
The Arbonne design team also compiled a healthy amount of different research findings to determine the appropriate sizes of the packages, including surveying current salon package sizes. The key question became "What are potential customers expecting?" The packages are not any prescribed supply for a specific number of days or weeks, but rather an average of typical usage rates for 30 to 45 days.
The project team went with airless pumps on the pump packages for the benefit of evacuating all of the product. For a quality product, consumers expect that they will be able to access every drop. "The pump was the No. 1 performance issue we had to address," admits Chambers. Once the formula consistency was determined for each product, the supplier refined the pumps to perform optimally.
Ron Romanik
Editor-in-Chief
ron.romanik@stmediagroup.com
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Arbonne in the news...
Check this out!
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/money/Network_marketing_sales_consultant
Cashing In with Network
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Cashing In with Network
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Updated: Monday, 08 Jun 2009, 7:24 PM CDT
Published : Monday, 08 Jun 2009, 7:24 PM CDT
When the economy took a hit, so did Warren Preis's auto repair shop on Chicago's North Side. "We're definitely down in volume not like what it was." So to make extra money, Preis started selling for Arbonne International.
It's a health and beauty products company that relies on a network of sales consultants who recruit other consultants. The more sales people Preis recruits, the bigger his earning potential.
"I've heard that it's pretty obnoxious, it could be a lot of money it could be 6 digits a year."
If you think this sounds like a pyramid scheme...you're not alone..but UIC marketing expert Charles King says its legit.
"That's a industry that is very powerful, very credible but most of our consumers don't understand anything about it." The business model is called network marketing...or multi-level marketing.
Companies like Amway, Mary Ky and Pampered Chef operate the same way. They allow you to be your own boss. You sell at your own pace and best of all, can never be fired. King believes safety net jobs like these will become an economic necessity.
"I argue that in the next decade were going to be working on a two income model not two family incomes, but two incomes per person."
But before you join a network marketing company do your homework.
Experts advise that you research the company and make sure belongs to the direct selling association. It imposes strict standards for these companies.
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