Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Scentsy to Launch ScenTrend

On January 4, Scentsy will launch ScenTrend, a new program that identifies an up-and-coming fragrance note or trend for 2012. The ScenTrend fragrance note of 2012 is pink pepper, a complex, comforting and contemporary scent that is fruity, floral and a little spicy, too. Pink pepper is a berry from the Peruvian pepper tree, and is not related to traditional black peppercorns--but it does have a peppery or spicy quality.

Beginning February 1, you will be able to purchase a Pink Pepper Scentsy Bar that can be mixed with other Scentsy Bars to enhance the scents you already know and love. The pink pepper notes will be recognizable, creating a unique twist to the primary fragrance by adding a fresh and feisty burst of fragrance. February's Scent of the Month, Pixie, contains pink pepper and mixes beautifully with the Pink Pepper Scentsy Bar.

A web page devoted to ScenTrend and pink pepper has launched on Scentsy.com. Please visit it to learn more about ScenTrend, pink pepper, and existing Scentsy fragrances that mix beautifully with the Pink Pepper Scentsy Bar. The Pink Pepper Scentsy Bar will be available in North American markets only through December 31, 2012, for $5 (USD) / $6 (CAD).


Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Scentsy in Forbes

Forbes Magazine named Scentsy number 66 on its 2011 list of America’s 100 Most Promising Companies. The list features “100 privately held up-and-comers with compelling business models, strong management teams, notable customers, strategic partners and precious investment capital.”

Scentsy was the largest company on the list based on revenue and employees, with 2010 revenues of $381 million and an employee base of 750. To see the Forbes’ feature on Scentsy visit: http://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/28/most-promising-companies-11_Scentsy_JCVZ.html

Monday, November 7, 2011

Spring Sprint Registration Now Open

Ready? Set? Go!

Registration for Spring Sprint 2012 opened today at 9:48 a.m., and it appears that Consultants have been waiting to register! By 11:30 a.m., a total of 2,150 registrations had already been completed through the Workstation. This could be a Scentsy record!

Register today to attend Spring Sprint, coming to a city near you starting January 2012. Just go to the Events tab on your Workstation: https://workstation.scentsy.us/Events/Landing

While you're there, read all about the exciting training and leadership opportunities available at each Spring Sprint location. You'll find agendas posted by city, including the event location, directions, and parking information to help you start planning.

We can't wait to hit the road!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Last Week for Bring Back My Bar Voting

Remember, there are only FOUR days left (including today) to vote for your favorite fragrances in the Bring Back My Bar promotion.

To vote for your favorite scents from a list of over 250 discontinued fragrances, go to http://scentsy.net/bring-back-my-bar.aspx.

Voting will wrap up this Friday, October 28. Between now and then you may vote as many times as you like and make your scent preferences known to the Scentsy fragrance experts! Once the votes are in, we'll bring back 20 outstanding scents that will delight your customers.

The 20 Bring Back My Bar fragrances will be announced on December 1 and will be available to purchase as special-edition Scentsy Bars for the month of January 2012 only.

Scentsy’s Response Renews Hope

Scentsy, another direct selling company, also focuses fundraising efforts in support of victims of breast cancer. Owners Orville and Heidi Thompson started the Scentsy Family Foundation in 2009 as a vehicle to promote the company’s core value of generosity. “We define that value as ‘contribute more than you take,’ ” says CEO Orville Thompson.


Scentsy consultants show their support for raising funds to cure breast cancer.
The decision to support the cause of breast cancer awareness was chosen by the foundation, but influenced by the consultants in the field, explains Susan Rowe, Public Relations Manager at Scentsy. The company has supported the cause by giving donations to the National Breast Cancer Foundation in the United States, Rethink Breast Cancer in Canada and Susan G Komen Race for the Cure. To raise the funds donated for the first two organizations, Scentsy created a pink warmer with black accents and lettering that said Love.Life.Hope., and of course, the ribbon. It was offered in the fall 2010 catalog, making it available for six months. “Scentsy made a donation from the sale of each Love.Life.Hope. warmer in the U.S. and Canada,” Rowe says. In the spring of 2011, Scentsy presented the National Breast Cancer Foundation a check for $613,177 and $16,785 (CAD) to Rethink Breast Cancer, surpassing their half-million-dollar goal. “We were touched by the overwhelming response from our consultants and their customers who passionately expressed their desire to support breast cancer education and early detection efforts,” says President Heidi Thompson.

In addition to the warmers, the Thompsons offered to pay the spring 2010 entrance fee for any Scentsy employee and any family member or friend of that employee to participate in the Komen Race for the Cure in Boise, Idaho. “Support for the race was great and the next year, Spring 2011, the Thompsons paid for the entrance fee of employees and matched any funds employees donated as well as the entrance fee of non-Scentsy employees who joined the Scentsy team,” Rowe says. In total, the Scentsy team was able to raise $195,633 for the Komen organization. “Our goal is to raise $1 million for the cause of breast cancer awareness by 2013, and we are almost there,” Rowe adds.

Scentsy consultant Kim Turner tells a story of how easy the warmers were to sell, due to the passion for the cause. One of her customers, Lisa, fell in love with the Love.Life.Hope. warmer for a very personal reason. Just two years earlier, on Christmas Eve, her mother lost her battle with breast cancer. Her mother loved candles and any “smell-good” product. In addition, her favorite saying was Live-Laugh-Love. She says the Scentsy warmer was such a beautiful reminder of her mother. Lisa wished she could purchase a warmer for each of her daughters and nieces as a special Christmas gift, since they regularly participate in awareness walks in memory of her mother. Although she could not afford that many warmers, Turner was determined to help Lisa get those special gifts.

Lisa held a party and both women worked hard to generate sales, so hard that Lisa was able to use her hostess credits to get a warmer for each daughter and niece—and herself. Lisa was extremely appreciative. She says she considers it a special tribute to her mother, and she and her family will be filled with warm memories every time they enjoy the scents from their warmers.

Many families are impacted by breast cancer, and the Thompson family is not exempt. Two months after participating in their first Komen Race for the Cure, Heidi Thompson’s mother, Alice Kalilimoku, was diagnosed with breast cancer. As an active Scentsy consultant, she had raised money for others and was now staring into the face of the very disease she thought only others could get.

Kalilimoku was prompted to get a mammogram after celebrating her 70th birthday in February 2010. “It was just something I felt I should do because it was such a major birthday,” she says. “A few days after the mammogram, the doctor called and said I needed a follow-up visit. After that, I got the call that I had cancer. I found it hard to believe that this was happening to me, but I immediately called family members and urged them to get mammograms as well. Imagine our shock when both a sister and an aunt were diagnosed with cancer within 30 days of me!

“Breast cancer has a high survival rate if caught early, as mine was,” Kalilimoku continues. “After my radiation treatments were over, I told my doctor that I really didn’t think about cancer often because I was so busy with my Scentsy business. He replied, ‘My dear, you don’t have cancer anymore.’ ” She now supports breast cancer awareness so that others with a breast cancer diagnosis can hear those priceless words.


Read the article in full at http://www.directsellingnews.com/index.php/site/entries_archive_display/the_power_of_pink

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Have Your Car Work for you...

So we have our wonderful window vinyl's and even our magnent on the side of our car. Great for zipping around town and promoting our buisness. Yet we can take it one more step...

A few weeks ago the hubby and I were eating out for lunch. I of course insisted we drive my car so I could advertise. I wore my catalogues on board tshirt and even left a catalogue, sample and buisness card for our waitress.

As we were leaving I noticed a woman looking at my shirt who was getting into a car parked next to ours. So I whipped out a sample/catalogue/buisness card and asked her if she wanted one. She was very excited then mentioned how she saw my car on her way in... LIGHT BULB. If I had a way to leave my catalogues and buisness cards on my advertising machine would I reach the people who just walked by when I was either in eating or when I am out shopping.

So off to Amazon & google shopping searches I go and behold... my find.
I love how I can just leave this in the car and hook it on my window as I'm popping in and out running errands. I bought the smaller brouchure one and it will hold 5 catalogues. Just got it today and decided to try it out when we ran out for about an hour to Wal-mart. Came back and two catalogues had been taken!!!

Fingers crossed for new customers.  Find it HERE

Friday, October 14, 2011

Getting Referrals

Your customer's and hostesses already know the product and they love it. Now let's utilize the word of mouth and reward them with an incentive to do so. I make up a little holiday/season themed flyer that I insert in all my cutomer's orders. I let them know I want their family and friends as my customers and even on my team.

Spoil your customer's and provide EXCELLENT customer service and they will do the hard work for you.

Check out my Fall flyer.