ViSalus Sciences is…“Building Relationships through Social Media”

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.”

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!

Originally posted by Robert Bailey, Star Write at the The Jamaica Star : ViSalus Boost for PLCA

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.

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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.

The products that the clubs will receive are the Vi-Shape nutrition shake mix and Neuro smart energy drink.

Edward Seaga

Edward Seaga, chairman of the PLCA, said he was delighted for the sponsorship.

“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.

I have been on the Body by Vi Challenge and have been drinking my ViSalus Vi-Shake for breakfast for the last 42 days.  Oh wait, I just realizes I haven’t missed one morning shake yet!  Gold star for me!

I just finished watching this video which makes me even more excited that I am drinking my shakes each morning!!  If this isn’t an eye opener, I don’t know what is!  So before you venture through another drive-thru on the way to work in the morning, please watch this!

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My stomach is still turning from watching this video.  I used to eat fast food once in a while.  I don’t think I would even want to know how lunch or dinner would compare!

Are you ready to become a healthier person?  I watched this video the other day and this is very informative too.  See how we as a society today compare to the 1960′s.

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Are you ready NOW?  Great!  Click on the banner below to get started today to a better you!

I read this blog post the other day and wanted to share it with you.

Losing Weight – Fast or Slow?

Original Blog Posted on Thursday September 10, 2009 5:14 pm on Vi-Net by

Audrey Sommerfeld, SVP of Marketing for ViSalus Sciences

On the product education call recently, we had one of the best questions asked about our Body By Vi Challenge™. The question was: “I hear that the quicker you lose weight, the quicker you put it back on. Is the Body By Vi Challenge™ a quick, or slow and steady way to lose weight?”

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There are many questions in that question, so let’s begin with the first one: Losing weight fast.

There are many programs out there that can have you lose weight fast, only to regain it back quickly. For example, if you cleanse, or drink those cayenne pepper type of drinks you will lose weight quickly. The challenge is you may be losing water weight, and eliminating waste to feel lighter, fast. When you go back to eating normally again, you will gain back the water weight because our diets are so high in sodium. The average American consumes as much as 8x more sodium per day than needed. These fast weight products can also cause you to lose life enhancing muscle, slowing your metabolism and weakening your long term health.

The Body By Vi Challenge™ is different. It is designed to have you see quick results to keep you motivated, and it also provides optimum nutrition to help you lose steadily, and safely. The core of the program is our amazing Vi-Shape® Nutritional Shake, followed by all the other products. Our Shake gives you nutrition that is not easy to get from foods alone. The nutrients found in the shake can compare to those found in over $100 dollars of groceries, including 1.5 cups of broccoli, 1.5 cups of frozen yogurt, 18 ounces of tomato juice, 13 eggs, 15 slices of wheat bread, and more. How can we do this? With concentrated nutrition, and perfectly balanced nutrients. One shake contains the digestive support from enzymes equal to those found in 3 whole pineapples. This helps your body break down the protein, and helps it absorb it for maximum muscle and hunger support. This is just one reason why our shake helps support a healthy heart, healthy digestion, healthy elimination, healthy bones, healthy blood sugar, and more.

Our Balance kit helps those who simply want great nutrition, to get started. By replacing one shake per day in place of a typical breakfast of a bagel with cream cheese, orange juice and coffee you can shave 300-500 calories per day, and fuel your body. This may result in ½ to 1 lb. per week of weight loss if you are overweight, or can help you maintain your healthy weight level once you have achieved your goal.

Our Shape kit helps those who want great nutrition, and better shaping support. By having 2 shakes per day in place of regular meals, along with healthy snacks (10 almonds, protein, fruit or vegetables) you will see weight loss and shaping faster. This is because one pound of fat is the size of a large grapefruit. As you lose fat (and our shake helps you maintain lean muscle) you will see and feel inches dramatically melting away.

Our Transformation kit really helps those that want a dramatic change, to see and feel results. This kit includes our shake, along with additional products to support boosting your metabolism and curbing hunger. This powerful 1-2-3 combination will help your body melt fat, fast. The ViSalus Neuro™ will help keep you hydrated and full of energy. Why is this important? Well, a little over 1/3 of us confuse thirst for hunger, so keeping hydrated helps with hunger. We also know that when we cut calories, we may feel tired and sluggish, so Neuro helps support healthy energy for the body and brain. Lastly, we know that keeping hydrated can improve our metabolism. The Essential Oils in the transformation kit also help you on your way to the body of your dreams with healthy and robust Omegas. These support joint flexibility as you work out, along with a healthy heart. And because you’ve got the special oils your body needs to function, it will support your efforts to burn fat, build lean muscle, and get in great shape.

Along with the products, the best part of the Body by Vi Challenge™ is that if you join it with 3 other people, your product can be FREE. When you are embarking on a new way of eating, it is helpful to have others share the journey to keep you motivated, supporting long term weight loss.

Lastly, we have maintenance. Many programs that have you lose weight quickly, see you gain it back because they don’t offer a maintenance program. The Core Kit has all you need to maintain the shape you worked hard to achieve, fueling your body with the ultimate in fun, flavorful, and easy to take nutrients.

So share the program, share your results, and have fun losing weight quickly, steadily, and help maintain your health with Body By Vi.

Hungarian Folk Dance practice starts again tomorrow night!!!!  I found this article that gives a brief history of Hungarian Folk Dance for those interested in learning more about it.

I wanted to share a video of one of our dance practices when we had to learn a new Gomori choreography in two weekends with only 6 practices!  You can find more videos and photos on my dance groups blog!  This was filmed in February 2009 at our last practice.  I am the one in the black top and maroon skirt.

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These Friday night practices will add 2 to 2.5  hours of exercise to my challenge which will help me reach my goal and I will have a blast at the same time!

What are your goals?  Do you want to live a longer healthy life?

Get fit, get healthy and lose weight today!

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Exciting news about my Body By Vi Challenge!!!  Yes indeed!

I decided to weigh myself after putting on a pair of pants this morning that felt a bit loser than usual.  Stepped on the scale and it told me that I weighed 141.5!  That’s 3 lbs since I started on August 13th and only on the Balance Kit!  Wonder what my progress will be on the Transformation Kit that I will start on Wednesday.  That reminds me got to log in to Vi-Net and  check on my order to make sure it is still on schedule.

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It was hot and humid but well worth every step I took about an hour ago!

I had to get my son to take his afternoon nap way earlier than yesterday (3 pm) so we can get to a afternoon Hungarian Folk Concert at 3 pm.  I grabbed his stroller out of the car though I could have easily taken his for a car ride instead.  I chose not to take the easy way out and to incorporate some exercise into my Body By Vi Challenge!

Breaking a sweat sure makes me feel great!  I feel like I have accomplished something and my legs can use the exercise to get ready for my Hungarian Folk Dance practices that start again this Friday!  I can’t wait for that because that will be an additional work out!  Some of those dances are like an aerobic workout with great music and company!

Loving my morning shakes!  I still can’t believe there is <1 gram of sugar in it! Those  Slim Fast Shakes have 35 grams of sugar!  Yikes!

Join the Challenge and get back into shape!

I have been religously making my Body by Vi TSS shakes for the past week.  I am very happy that I am not starving by the time I get to work and can make it through to lunch, no sweat!  I feel fuller, quicker when I am eating lunch.  I am good about only eating what I feel is enough and have been asking for less when the give me my lunch!

I am going to start incorporating exercise into my routine a few times a week.  I have been on hiatus from my Hungarian Folk Dance group all summer which starts up again next week and want to start getting a bit in shape for that cardio work!  Sometimes I leave feeling like I just left an aerobics class and not a dance practice!  Some dances from one region can be full energy with a lot of jumping!  Others can be mellow non-jumping dances from other regions!  But that’s for another blog for another day!

Now I am off to bed to get a good nights sleep which is a huge part of getting fit and healthy!

Until next time…keep motivated and stay strong!

You Can Do It!

When I joined the Body by Vi Challenge I decided to make time for ME each morning to make a TSS Shake for breakfast before running out the door.

Between getting myself ready and my son, the time in the morning goes by very fast!  With two scoops, 8 oz of milk and fresh fruit or the chocolate mix-in, my TSS Shake is ready in 30 seconds!  Ok so maybe 1 minute if I have to wash the fruit of the day.  Bananas are the easiest because you just have to peel it!  Love having a Magic Bullet even more now!

This morning my two year old son decided that two bites of the banana I peeled for him was enough for him for breakfast so I used it in my shake.  He wanted to taste the “smoothie”, as he likes to call it, and kept coming back for more!  Wait until he gets a taste of the chocolate mix-in TSS Shake!

I am not one to keep drinking or eating something if I don’t like the taste.  I was pleasantly surprised at just how great the TSS shake tastes.  Great tasting with a killer website to help you keep track of your progress which you can access from anywhere there is internet and a computer!  Talk about easy access!

So if you are fighting with a few pounds or a lot of pounds and want to make a change so that YOU look and feel good, then try the Body By Vi Challenge and get your body in Balance, into Shape or Transform yourself to the person YOU want to be!