2015-06-15 14:28

 

Special observation: why promises to the Chinese consumers Shaklee?

 

CNDSN June 15 news (observer Yixiu) 2014 Shaklee in China sales of 30 billion yuan, overall performance than 2013 fell 14.2 per cent. As early access to the foreign-funded enterprises of China's direct selling market, Shaklee has received a lot of public opinion pressure, especially in 2014 following after the new involved in MLM, Shaklee followed later in MLM storm, although the second half of the year to stabilize the pace of enterprise development and enhance corporate brand influence, but Shaklee still seems to "vitality" injury. This is mainly because of Shaklee frequently appear in the Chinese market, also Chinese consumers also does not because the Shaklee is to restore the reputation to do charity and will abandon the hatchet. So what causes Shaklee promises to the Chinese consumers?

Products suspected of fraud, Shaklee U.S. manufacturing has lost credibility

2013 Shaklee GC-1 type water purifying device, consumer reports of the water purifier has quality problems, and Shaklee distributor said, the water purifier is imported from the United States, and by the American Association for the healthy water quality water quality certification, and access to the Ministry of health of China Import relates to drinking water hygiene and safety products, licensing, the treated water has reached the standard of drinking water can be directly drinking. After investigation, the reporter found that the water purifier says "made in China", on the official website of Shaklee foreign and did not see the types of export products. And for the trust to consumers hundredyears enterprise is Shaklee to avoid conflict, ignore.

In addition to fraud, Shaklee products is serious suspected of exaggerated propaganda effect of the product, resulting in consumer complaints without the door, which VIVIX made of natural plant extraction liquid and suit. The product said, drinking wine can ease aging, and drink a bottle of VIVIX equivalent to 3000 glass of wine. In addition, VIVIX products can enhance the immune function of "anti-cancer, start; longevity gene, slow cell aging". Effects are so "magic" product prices certainly expensive, VIVIX made of natural plant extraction liquid bottle 1050 yuan, gift box of the VIVIX mounted up to 3800 yuan. To actually buy consumers of the product after use, flustered, shortness of breath, dizziness and other symptoms, and Shaklee "direct" employees expressed, these symptoms appear to be improved the reaction, indicating the potential disease exposed, often repeated after reaction, will let the body is very healthy.

According to China's "health food advertising management Interim Provisions", health food ads may not appear to contain assertions that the product efficacy or guarantee the use of the product can be obtained; containing healthy expression; by rendering, some exaggerated health or disease, or through the description of a disease is easy to cause physical harm, make public health concerns fear, on their own, health food advertising will not use misunderstanding or suffering from a disease leading to the deterioration of physical health; with confused and drug use, directly or indirectly promote therapeutic effects, or by means of some components of the role of propaganda, express or implied, the health food has the effect of disease treatment. So treat consumers, where the integrity of Shaklee Corporation?

The alleged pyramid scheme, Shaklee PV system promises to direct sales personnel

Shaklee products hype has failed, and Shaklee "direct" system also lets a person heart. Shaklee is different according to the number of development, the dealer is divided into 9 levels of middle, high, special layer, down the development of more, higher cumulative rebates and level, get additional rewards more. Its direct sales team assessment implemented sales (referred to as PV) system, the proportion of 100 yuan is equivalent to 80PV. The bonus system includes 20% retail profit, 30% performance bonus, 3% management bonus, 2% bonus, 10% bonus etc.. To become Shaklee "direct" employees, the first step to pay 20000 yuan to buy the product. New 60 yuan card, pay 20000 yuan to buy the company after the product can become a qualified dealer, then dealers need to set up their own team, the development of lower dealers. After becoming a distributor, monthly except that individuals need to buy 600pv (780 yuan of) products, where the team performance to reach more than 15000PV and RE development of a same level dealers, other performance of 6% of the rebate. Have a dealer said that as long as to buy daily necessities, the money brought Shaklee consumption, will be able to enjoy high rebate program: just * * * just two people developed, every month can get 1 million yuan of income, development of 9 special level three monthly performance bonuses can reach more than 20 million yuan, with three to five years in the development of the national 1000 dealers, annual income can be up 10 million yuan.

Also selling Shaklee Corporation personnel said that over 2 million yuan to buy the company's products, can achieve the level of the business director, is a qualified dealers the. Dealers to become Shaklee Corporation, can enjoy the global distribution rights, product sales can get 4% - 20% of the profits from the retail sale. A qualified dealer can also set up their own team, and then develop the lower level dealers, according to the number of development dealers, the company will give different degrees of reward. Shaklee direct bonus distribution system includes retail profit of 20%, 30% performance bonus, 3% management bonus, 2% bonus, 10% achievement bonus and so on. As long as the dealer down the constant development of the product, the rebate is more than 50%. Due to the Shaklee temptation, although large, but in fact these employees did not get a huge propaganda said paid, due to the difficulty of marketing, which was involved in direct sales staff multi-directional side relatives and friends laid hands on him. Shaklee, in addition to providing high amount of reward, but also to brainwash salespeople using a variety of training.

Cross regional sales, Shaklee in breach of regulations

Founded in 1956 Shaklee Corporation claiming to be ranked the nation's first natural nutrition company and a historic American direct selling companies. In 2005, China Shaklee company to enter the direct selling market, investment in Beijing set up a factory. On March 23, 2007, Shaklee obtained "issued by the Ministry of Commerce of the direct selling license", allowed to direct selling in Beijing and Guangzhou 15 kinds of cosmetics and health products. But the survey found that Shaklee Internet sellers all over Shanghai, Dalian, Yantai, Qingdao, Wuhan, Daqing, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Harbin, Changsha, Ma On Shan, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Jiaxing, Wenzhou and other multiple regions. Most sellers are claiming to be Shaklee dealers, individual Shaklee area of direct sellers also claimed that store can guarantee the product with anti-counterfeiting code "authentic, for consumers to express can be door-to-door pickup.

Prohibited cross area is also in direct selling regulations. "Direct management Ordinance," the provisions of Article 16, the direct selling enterprises and their branches recruit direct sellers shall sign sales contract with, and to ensure that salespeople only in the a branch is located in the province, autonomous region, municipality directly under the central government administrative region has set up service outlets in the area to carry out direct sales activities.

In accordance with the provisions in November 2005 the State Council promulgated the "direct management Ordinance" and "the prohibition of marketing regulations, direct selling enterprises sales model for single level, namely the sales personnel to consumers were face to face sales, by direct selling companies recruit salespeople, from salespeople in a fixed business place outside directly to the final consumer to sell the product distribution. While pyramid schemes are multi-level, the behavior of the team's payroll, the development of hierarchical relationships are pyramid schemes behavior.

In fact, the removal of alleged fraud, illegal, there are still involving biography. And Shaklee involving has is a disclosure of the facts, allow foreign personnel in mainland China to do direct sales, cross regional operation, team capitation, disguised joining fees, are a serious violation of the "direct management Ordinance". According to the insiders reveal, Shaklee this operation is not a day for two days, as long as there is no report is safe. This is a the unspoken rules of the industry.

It will ensure you unspoken rule the world peace, is to break the law? Of course, the government will not let this act continue! 3

Editor: Little Shen