San Diego is about to welcome some of North America's most impressive entrepreneurs and dreamers — people who know firsthand what it's like to have a dream and work hard to make it come true. And those of us at Amway NA headquarters just can't wait to celebrate the achievements of Amway Independent Business Owners!
Achievers promises to be one of the best ever … and no, I didn't say that last year. At least I don't think I did. Even if I did, last year was fabulous — and this year is going to be even more fabulous. Why? It's all about you and for you.
I've been working on event communications and scripts with so many different people over the last few months – in the company, outside the company, on the Board — and in the field. I am so amazed and impressed by how talented, creative, and dedicated Amway IBOs, employees and contractors are. Everyone has something to contribute to add value– and this Thanksgiving I am thankful for that. I am also thankful I get to go to San Diego — just being at Achievers and New Platinum Conference with IBOs is energizing. I learn so much! And every IBO who attends is bound to learn more about where the Amway North America is headed including new enhancements and new programs in 2011 to support balanced business success.
Find out what's ahead for you at Achievers and at New Platinum Conference at Amway.com … look for a daily schedule, buy-in and childcare opportunities, and a link to the San Diego Visitor's Bureau.
Or, read on for highlights!
At Achievers: Amazing entertainment, exciting guest speakers, IBO Talent Show finalist performances, American Hero Award presentation, Frank Luntz Messaging Bootcamp, IBO instructor-led training, gourmet cuisine, fun-filled activities, and an incredible expo. Get ready to be inspired and motivated! I know everyone at Amway is looking forward to celebrating with you!
At New Platinum Conference: Outstanding training, motivational speakers, ability to mingle with IBO leaders and Amway executives, gourmet cuisine, exciting entertainment, and fun-filled activities. Reaching Platinum level is a major milestone and a sure sign your business is bound for a bright future. Without a doubt, this will be a memorable experience for every new Platinum that attends — and every staff member who has the pleasure to meet each of you!
If you're not attending this year, make it a goal for 2011 or 2012. In 2011, Achievers and NPC will be in magical Orlando! Hope to see you there!
When you feel confident, it's amazing what you can achieve — and that's part of the beauty of ARTISTRY brand and the products. They're designed to make a woman look good and feel confident. And, Ultimate Confidence, the Summer and Fall 2010 beauty-focused retail campaign is specifically designed to encourage you, the IBO retailer, to feel confident in selling ARTISTRY, satisfying your customers, and reaching your sales goals. This campaign will undoubtedly lend confidence to your ARITSTRY customers too. After all, ARTISTRY is a premier beauty brand with skin care and cosmetics based in science. In case you didn't know, it's sold in 80 countries and territories worldwide and it holds over 200 patents and patents-pending in the skin care field. The skin care stuff is clinically tested and guaranteed to perform! (Personally, I give ARTISTRY as a gift frequently — and my friends love it. They often ask for more!)
If you're thinking you haven't sold ARTISTRY before and this campaign isn't for you, think again! The Ultimate Confidence Mini Catalog can help you introduce customers to the exclusive ARTISTRY products offered through your business.This catalog boasts topics and tips from experts — from the best methods to care for your skin to capturing the latest beauty trends to giving the perfect gifts – all related to brands and products you offer to customers through your business. Inside the mini catalog, customers will learn about the newest ARTISTRY products as well as best-sellers, including the Fall Trend Colour Collection and ARTISTRY Creme LuXury. They’ll also be introduced to brands such as NUTRILITE®, LEGACY OF CLEAN™, PERSONAL ACCENTS™, and Ribbon. Special limited-time offers are also highlighted in the mini catalog and these great offers are a way to attract new customers and entice your regulars to try something new or buy even more!
Inspire and grow interest among customers wit new products, special offers, and more as part of the Ultimate Confidence Campaign, running August 1 through December 31, 2010.
Ready to feel good and sell confidently? (who isn't?) Get powered to retail with retailing resources you’ll be proud to use and share:
- Start with the Professional Confidence Get Started Guide! It's your road map to Ultimate Confidence success.
- The Ultimate Confidence Mini Catalog for customers is available as a 10-pack with a printed Get Started Guide for just $4!
- ARTISTRY Order Forms (25-pack). These fun, easy-to-use forms are all you need to take orders, offer wish-list services, and record important information about customers' beauty needs.
- ARTISTRY Light Up Lip Gloss Calling Cards (24 cards) Beautifully printed, foil-stamped cards look just like an ARTISTRY Light Up Lip Gloss. Add a clear label with your contact info and make an impression that could lead to a sale!
- Campaign Postcards (25-pack) Share exciting special offers and stay in touch with your customers. Also great as a party invitation, thank you card, or even an order stuffer.
- ARTISTRY Page Markers (25-pack) Add some WHIZ! BANG! WOW! to the shopping experience. Give customers a set of page markers with a mini catalog and let them flag the products they can’t live without, would love to gift, or wish to receive.
- Ultimate Confidence Special Offers Flier. It's a PDF you can print and share with your customers to remind them of all the limited-time special offers they can take advantage of through your business.
- Ultimate Confidence Campaign Mini Poster you can print cause it's a PDF to download. Here's your chance to share Ultimate Confidence visually at events and parties without it costing an arm and a leg.
- Ultimate Confidence Campaign Packet. Highly recommended for those who want to get a taste of the campaign and move forward slowly. Chances are, you'll love the stuff, build up your confidence, and start speeding up — ordering more mini catalogs, order forms, and page markers shortly after ordering this packet. It includes one mini catalog, one Get Started guide, one postcard, one sheet of page markers, and one order form.
Got questions? Find more info online in the Business Center on Ultimate Confidence Campaign. Ask your upline or ask Customer Support at customer.support@amwayglobal.com … or comment her and I'll answer or find someone who can answer for you!
Best wishes for your success with Ultimate Confidence!
and are you and your customers ready with gifts or Ribbon gift cards?
There's a special offer running right now for Amway Global's Personal Accents collection — great for dads and/or grads. Don't forget brides-to-be.
All you do is spend $100 of qualifying Personal Accents products and you get Amanda sterling silver earrings or a Will bracelet for just $10! I think they're valued at something like $40 or $50 so it's a great deal.
But offers this great don't last forever! This one runs through June 30 or while supplies last.
So don't delay!
Think about the dads and grads in your life — and remind your customers that Personal Accents jewelry and accessories — and Ribbon Gift Collections — make great Father's Day and Graduation Gifts. And so do colognes and fragrances.
Oh, here are a few details you should know:
Order by June 8, for free shipping in time for Father’s Day on June 20. Or, upgrade to expedited shipping for an additional charge.
Limit one special Personal Accents offer per IBO or customer address in the United States. Offer is not available outside of the U.S.
And Happy Father's Day! Happy Gift-giving! Happy Selling to all of you …
How do you do that? Show, sell, and purchase Personal Accents. And now's the perfect time for purchasing! Why? If you order $100 in Qualifying Personal Accents products, you can purchase the Aimee bangle bracelet for ONLY $5. It's a $29.99 retail value. Being such a fab deal, I expect they'll go fast — the promo started yesterday, April 5 and runs until Mother's Day on MAY 9 or while supplies last.
What are you waiting for? Get the word out to your family, friends, current customers, potential customers — and get your Mom's Day order in too. This Aimee bracelet offer is for the U.S. only.
Keep in mind, you will need to order by April 27 for FREE (yes, I said FREE!) shipping in time for Mother's Day. For those of you who wait until the last minute like I often do, you can upgrade to expedited delivery but you'll have to pay a delivery fee for that.
Wondering if the qualifying products are Mom-perfect? You bet! I am eyeing the Rebecca necklace and coordinating earrings … I think they're stunning and I think my wonderful and deserving mother would agree.
Check out the Personal Accents jewelry online now. There's bound to be the perfect gift for your Mom, your Mother-in-law, your Grandma … maybe a little somethin' sparkly for you too!
Happy Shopping!
Have you visited the new website yet? It's AmwayGlobal.com in the U.S. and AmwayGlobal.ca in Canada . The new site officially launched on March 8 in North America.
Interested in taking advantage of all the new features on the site, but not sure where to begin? Log in as an IBO and click on The Business Center at the top. Once you're at the Business Center Dashboard, a large banner reads Making the most of the new AmwayGlobal.com. Click on it to view the training video.
You may need to install the latest version of Silverlight to watch the video — I know I did! — but it only took a minute. Once you have that installed, you just re-open your browser and you can watch the overview. I highly recommend doing this — just to get acquainted. After viewing the video, I suggest browsing the Dashboard — the Resource Center — the product pages. Be sure to read About Amway — some good stuff there! Makes you proud to be a part of this business.
Remember, you can add ratings and reviews on product pages — in fact, we'd love it if you do this!
If you haven't set up your Personal Retail Website (PRW), you can do that in the Business Center. You're going to love the slick new PRWs — makes you and your business look good. And that's great!
We truly hope you enjoy the new website now and in the future as we continue to enhance the features and functionality based on your feedback.
This new website was designed with you and your customers in mind! If you have ideas or suggestions on how we can make it even better, please share.
Get a glimpse of what takes place at Executive Diamond Club and Diamond Club. It's a phenomenal event filled with fun activities in a extraordinary place.
These daily webcasts are available to IBOs for viewing daily, February 22 through February 26, at 10 p.m. ET.
The first live webcast airs on Monday and will feature a recap of the Executive Diamond Club conference (taking place February 18 through February 21.) On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, you'll get to see activities like the Nutrilite family luau or a team-building golf scramble. If there's time, we'll interview Miss America during her visit to Diamond Club. The final webcast from Diamond Club on Friday, February 26 will feature a business update from Amway Global executives and the IBOAI board plus a recap of the four-day event.
Don’t miss these live webcasts — they'll give you a special glimpse of the type of luxurious accommodations, amenities, and outstanding activities you’ll enjoy when you achieve Diamond level someday.
Mark your calendars!
Daily, February 22 through 26, 2010:
5 pm. HT 7 p.m. PT
9 p.m. CT 10 p.m. ET
Busy most nights? No need to worry!
You’ll also be able to watch the webcasts on demand throughout the month of March. Click here to register. Return to this same link every evening to view the live webcast or view the webcasts on demand.
Live at Five Webcast from Diamond Club begins Monday, February 22.
On March 8, the exciting and efficient new AmwayGlobal.com officially launches for IBOs, customers, and visitors. In preparation, IBOs are going to be able to create a profile online and set up their Personal Retail Website (PRW).
So, where do you start? Beginning February 15 at 8 a.m. ET through February 28 at 6 p.m. ET, you (as an IBO) can go to beta.amwayglobal.com and follow these easy steps:
Click on Business Center in the top navigation of the home page after you log in with your IBO number and password.
Select Personal Websites on the drop down menu or left navigation. The screen will list what you need to get started:
- Make sure you have a working email address, so visitors and customers can contact you.
- If you have a photo and bio in My Account, review them. You’ll have the option to include them on your PRW.
- Every IBO can create one personal retail website or two PRWs, if you have a business partner.
To develop your site, click on the button tab that says Create.
Automatically, you’ll go to Step 1 – and then click through just seven simple steps to create the a PRW that makes sense for your business.
Then, select Publish Website to save your site! Or, click the tab Cancel if you’d like to start over.
Throughout the process, you will preview the look of your site as you make additional selections. Keep in mind, the images displayed are only a preview of your PRW. The look of your finished website may vary slightly from the version displayed on the screen during your setup but it will give you a good idea of what you're going to have in the end.
Seems pretty simple, doesn't it? You're correct! It’s easy, especially compared to all the advantages it provides you as an IBO – and the benefits it offers your customers and prospects. You have a professional, personalized site that offers all the features and functionality of AmwayGlobal.com. Your customers get to enjoy the new brand experiences, the new product pages, and ecommerce capabilities that increase the efficiency and ease of the site, plus FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders placed through your PRW. (Customers will still receive FREE SHIPPING on qualifying DITTO® scheduled orders.)
Spread the word to your downline IBOs. By creating your own PRW prior to site launch, you’ll be ready to move your business forward and into the future that much faster! Keep up to date with what's going on by checking What's New online periodically.
P.S. When you visit the beta test site, please note:
- It’s a test website and is limited in what features are available.
- Functionality will feature IBO bio and photo uploading, PRW setup, LOS viewing, PV/BV inquiry, Product Ratings and Reviews, and the Resource Center.
- Although this is a test site and functionality is limited, the bio, photo, ratings and reviews, and PRW setup you do will be LIVE when the website officially launches in March. In other words, it is “real” – what you create in February will be up and running as soon as the website officially launches.
- Rely on the current AmwayGlobal.com for all ordering until the full launch of the new website on March 8.
Color Me Healhty is a brilliant campaign … and one that's sure to capture the attention of your customers and prospects. Want to hear more about how you can use the materials and promotions to help boost your retail sales?
Tune in tonight –
Wednesday, February 3 at 9 p.m. ET
Steve Lieberman, Managing Director of Amway Global North America, will host the live webinar on retailing with the new limited-life health-focused campaign – Color Me Healthy. View this from the comfort of your home or office. You may want to ask other IBOs to join you so you can discuss the campaign following this broadcast.
Download campaign materials before the webinar.
During the live webinar, Steve will be joined by a panel of distinguished corporate and IBO guests. This expert panel will answer your questions on the Color Me Healthy campaign during the second half of the broadcast, so be sure to email your related questions before or during this webinar.
To register and ask a campaign-related question for the guest panel, click here. At 8:55 p.m. ET on Feb. 3 (tonight!) return via the same link to participate in the webinar.
Unable to watch tonight?
Please note: The webinar will be conducted in English and Spanish on February 3. It will be posted live on demand 24 hours later in English and Spanish. As soon as Closed Caption and French versions are available, they will be posted live on demand as well.
I'll be at the webinar behind the scenes — hoping our panel gets a great question from you (yes, you!) on retailing Nutrilite products!
You've heard it, seen it, and hopefully, shared the news that Miss America will be the proud endorser of Artistry brand — and that the new Miss America will be crowned this Saturday evening (January 30) in Las Vegas. (Watch it on The Learning Channel (TLC) at 8 p.m. ET).
This sponsorship is sure to lend credibility and generate some excitement around Artistry and Amway Global. Without a doubt, it's worth mentioning to customers and prospects. A prestige beauty brand that's being used by Miss America contestants and endorsed by the organization? I think that could pique some interest, even if a prospective customer has never heard of Artistry brand before!
To add to the excitement, the Miss America 2010 Pageant is going to be judged by a diverse panel — from a successful comedian to an Olympic gold medalist to an accomplished actress. We asked a couple of the the judges (a few) questions so we could get a snapshot of who will be selecting the next Miss America. After all, she'll be endorsing Artistry skin care and cosmetics so we're more curious than the average viewer.
I am fortunate enough to share the responses of American Idol finalist from Season 7 — Brooke White. This talented singer and thoughtful young woman is so beautiful inside and out, it's no wonder she isn't in the pageant herself! She is an inspiration to young women everywhere and serves as an excellent example of someone who is following her dream and achieving her goals. I checked out her website (http://www.realbrookewhite.com/) and suggest you do too. Not all of us may be American Idol fans, but we probably admire people like Brooke who are hard-working, humble, commited, and compassionate. (There are so many IBOs who could be described with the same adjectives — and the same words describe so many of the Miss America contestants!)
Question: How has "American Idol" shaped your future?
I often get asked the similar question, "How did American Idol change your life?" and the way I can most accurately respond is by saying "How did American Idol NOT change my life?". While the road ahead is still appears long and uncertain, Idol gave me the opportunity to connect with millions of people in their living rooms across America, as well as around the world. Having that exposure and connection with so many people has helped me to build a solid fan base that I have grown to know and love, those whom I can count on to support my artistic endeavors even beyond picking up the phone to cast their votes. In addition to that exposure, I have been able to establish and maintain incredibly valuable relationships within the industry. The networking opportunity that the show provides is unlike any other avenue, being a "people person", I've just truly enjoyed the chance to meet and get to know so many talented, hardworking and respectable individuals. Because of the goodness of these people, I get to continue to live out my dream, for that I am grateful. None of us get very far on our own…
Question: If you hadn't been one of the finalists in Season 7, do you think you would have continued to pursue your music career?
I would like to think that I would have persisted and while I know that music will always play a permanent role in my life, I think that had I not progressed on American Idol, I was definitely going to re-think the order of my priorities and not have pursued it with the intensity that I had. Having gone farther in the competition than I could have ever imagined, I am pleasantly surprised by the drive and ambition that I have since developed from the show, as well as a stronger work ethic. This business is a tough one, to think I have sustained this far has been a blessing and a testament to my own personal growth. While I someday also look forward to taking the time to be a mother and having a family, I'm thankful that I've also had a real chance to discover, develop, and pursue my talents … it has been a dynamic and challenging learning experience that has changed the course of my life forever.
Question: You come from fairly humble beginnings. Now you're a star. How do you stay grounded?
I always joke that I'm still just a twinkle… not quite a star:) Though I know I most likely have done a little changing, and have experienced some growth, I still feel very much like the same girl because of the support group around me. While I'm not suggesting that my family is perfect or that we've got it all figured out, they are everything to me, my relationship with my parents has been a constant in my life, they have given me their unconditional love, have instilled valuable principles that have yet to let me down and provided me with a solid foundation that I could never forsake. They sacrificed so much for my siblings and I so that we could have every opportunity to develop and fulfill our potential. My faith and my relationship with God is also a strong anchor in my life, giving me a sense of worth, purpose and accountability. And of course my marriage is another essential piece of the puzzle. Being the overly emotional and intense artsy fartsy gal that I am, requires a strong counter part to help me achieve balance and rationality… my husband Dave being my calm and level headed compliment is absolutely the one I can turn to, to help me find stability amongst the madness, reminds me not to take myself too seriously… he's the man.
Question:How would you define "success"?
I'm not sure that I have an all encompassing or profound definition of success, though I'd like to think that I have experienced it… more than once, more than twice… all the time. For me success is found in the moment I'm truly present in my life and being proactive. When I have just simply had a thought about something I wanted to achieve and then persisted and turned that thought into an action until it came to fruition. Whether it be the little things like clean out the fridge, run for 20 minutes on a treadmill, or the big stuff like audition for American Idol, write a song, record an album – they are all opportunities to make a decision, commit, and follow through… to me this is success. I'm not sure if there is ever this grand ending in sight called "success" … it's within reach along the way for the rest of time, and that is good news to me.
Question:Lots of people have ambitions they haven't yet realized. What advice do you have for them?
Not sure if I'm qualified to give advice, but if I had any it would be first, TRY… nothing happens until we try, and we have to try all the time. Figure out what your strengths and talents are by taking advantage of every opportunity. Then make decisions, set goals and pursue them with passion, be true … and lastly, be patient.
Brooke White on success. (Click here if the video does not appear in your browser.)
Is it time you say I do to Nutrilite Vitamin D?
Maybe so!
Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium for strong bones and teeth AND new research shows that it also supports breast, colon, and immune system health. This has my attention! Bet you could share this with customers and get their attention too.
Studies show that most people don’t get enough of this beneficial nutrient, and it’s hard to get enough vitamin D through diet alone unless you eat a lot of fish – salmon, sardines, mackerel, or herring.(Now, I can't say I crave sardines or herring — not ever, to be honest.)
You've probably heard the buzz! Many health pros are now recommending an increase to the Recommended Dietary Allowance for vitamin D, suggesting that you get a minimum of 2,000 International Units (IU) each day.
That's alot!
But one tablet a day of Nutrilite Vitamin D3 2000 IU plus vitamin K2 gives you that.
Beats drinking 20 glasses of milk a day to get the same amount of the
naturally occurring form of vitamin D your body produces when exposed to sunlight.
D3. It's available now! Why wait? With all the media coverage lately on Vitamin D, the timing is right to promote this product.
Go for it!