MonaVie

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quote:Originally posted by Bat Bat

I have a very outgoing friend who sold MonaVie.  She still drinks the stuff but she only lasted selling it for about six months.  She said it was a lot harder than the company made it out to be, that the commission structure is screwy and that the Tulsa market is way over saturated.  She told me that while she did make money she spent more money trying to sell it(and buying it for herself) than she brought in.

That is about the time span of most sellers 3-6 months..it is hard to sell unless you have a REALLY close and good upline......drink it..or get with somone and buy in BULK it brings the price down quite a bit..I have gotten to the point I crave my shot everyday I am sure we could have conversations about this all day...but my opinion is unless you know 100 people who trust you without asking and will buy into it..don't get into it..its a hard sell and not for those that really are not "drinking the koolaid"

[Conan71]

My take on MLM's is that the parent company can justify a higher wholesale cost than they could selling to Walgreens and they have virtually no marketing expense, since it's all done on what I call a hand-to-hand basis.

What better recomendation for a product than the word of a satisfied friend, relative, or co-worker?  That's far more effective than store displays, electronic, or print media.

[TulsaTV]

Tropical Plant Database: Acai (basis of MonaVie)

"Much of the new acai fruit demand has resulted from several new product launches in the U.S. It seems the U.S. is in an "acai craze" today as a result of a some high dollar marketing programs touting it as the new, mysterious, power fruit of the Amazon... along with a host of health benefits - from weight loss, to increased energy and lower cholesterol. This type of marketing strategy isn't new however. It is a direct result of other "exotic" fruit products like noni and mangosteen netting billions in U.S. sales through network marketing companies and direct retail sales playing on the exotic flair of some common tropical fruit but that isn't well known in the U.S. Since noni's profitable appearance in the U.S. market several years ago, many enterprising companies have been searching for the next and newest (highly profitable) noni-replacement from an "exotic" tropical fruit.

"Ironically, Brazil's 'poor man's juice' seems to have temporarily filled the bill as the new high-dollar 'rich man's' health drink in the U.S. Brazilian heads are shaking at this recent American acai craze (as well as the high prices!) but they are certainly trying to increase production of acai fruit so they can capitalize off it as well. Various acai products are now widely available (and heavily marketed) in the U.S. natural products market - from liquid fruit drinks and freeze-dried or powdered juice extracts in capsules and tablets, to ingredients in natural energy bars and snacks. As with any product with a high-dollar marketing campaign behind it promising all the usual 'lose weight, stay young, prevent disease and have more energy' impulse desires of most Americans... consumers still need to question the claims, do their own research, and try to choose a product with a money-back guarantee in the likely event that the product doesn't live up to it's far-reaching claims.

"Acai is an interesting fruit and highly popular as a low-cost beverage where it grows, but it has never been marketed or sold in Brazil or in the Amazon for any health benefits whatsoever. (And remember, in one Amazon city alone, over 400,000 pounds of acai fruit is sold daily!) It makes one wonder... could an enterprising American launch an 'exotic' cranberry juice drink to Amazonians who'd never heard of or seen a cranberry and get them to pay $40 a quart for it? Who knows... at least cranberries have some medicinal uses for urinary tract health!"