Fun Fact Friday: Social Media

Posted on: Friday, March 12, 2010 | Communications | Comment |

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You may already be on the bandwagon of social media, but you may not understand it. So, just what is social media?

Basically, social media is defined as different forms of websites and programs that let people interact together online. It’s creating conversations with each other. How does the popularity of a brand spread? It used to be word of mouth, but now it is spread through social sites. If I love Zrii, I’ll post about Zrii on my Facebook page. One of my friends may also love Zrii and they’ll post something on their blog. The cycle continues, and the brand spreads.

Zrii Corporate participates in several social media opportunities, all of which are linked in one convenient location, Zrii Broadcast Network. We now have a shortcut to ZBN so it’s easier for you to access: www.zrii.com/zbn. And everything in the site is shareable through four of the largest social media sites: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Stumble Upon. Just click the button of the social media site you want to share the content on, and that social site plug-in will take care of the rest!

Isn’t technology amazing?

In future postings I’ll dive deeper into social media because there’s always something to be learned.

And don’t forget, if you’re with Zrii and thinking about setting up your own accounts on social media, please adhere to our social media policies, which are available for PDF download in the Resources Section of Zrii Office.

Have suggestions for training topics on this blog? Email blog @ zrii.com.

Welcome to the Revised Zrii.com!

Posted on: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 | Communications | Comment |

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I don't know about you, but Zrii Corporate is completely estatic with the new changes to Zrii.com. Haven't checked it out yet? You should. Zrii.com. Go there now. It's cleaner, it's more user friendly, and it represents our brand well.

Some of you are probably wondering what happened to a lot of the information that we had before, such as the product information. It's all still here, but our new site works in links to minimize content. We felt that the old site had too many details that you may or may not want to read. Now when you visit Zrii.com, you'll get the info you need, and if you want more details, we'll show you where to get that too. We'll still link you to zriiproduct and zriievents and zriioffice. Take a few minutes to become familiar with the site. We think you'll like it.

Weekend Reminders

Posted on: Friday, February 26, 2010 | Other Zrii Events | Comment |

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Happy Friday everyone! I hope you are having a fantastic day and are gearing up for a more fantastic weekend!

Here are a few quick reminders you will want to keep in mind:

• RSA earlybird registration. Monday March 1 is the last day to sign up for only $75. Save money and sign up now at www.zriievents.com.
• iPod Nano Promotion. As announced earlier this week, if you are an existing Independent Executive and missed the February 20 iPod Nano deadline, you can still qualify, but you have to sign up four new IEs (instead of three) before February 28. Independent Executives who recently joined the Zrii family (in February) have no changes in qualifications—sign up three new IEs by February 28. If you meet the qualifications, we’ll help remind you about retaining your IEs for the next three months so we can ship you a bright red nano! There are only days left so hurry!
• Puerto Rico Incentive. You only have until Sunday, February 28 to qualify for the Puerto Rico trip. We want to see as many of you as possible, so if you’re close to qualifying, make that extra push this week and earn enough volume to join us in April!
• NutriiVeda New Year Packs. It’s not too late to motivate yourself towards a healthy weightloss goal! Sunday, February 28 is the last day to purchase a NutriiVeda New Year Pack for you and your workout buddy. These packs are a great combination of NutriiVeda products, and a great way to introduce someone to NutriiVeda, so purchase yours before this custom pack is gone.
• Monthly Rank Advancement Clarification. Rank advancements are based on your monthly volume, but the reports aren’t generated until the 15th of the next month. Therefore, please remember that before that date, your rank from the previous month cannot be confirmed. Rank advancement notifications will be posted online and in our recognition newsletter a few days after the report is pulled. We hope this helps clarify any confusion.
• Extended Executive Support Hours. To assist with the End of Month Processing we will be extending our hours on Friday 2/26 until 9:00 PM and we will be open on Saturday 2/27 from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM.

Don’t forget to join us on March 1 for our monthly Momentum Call. The time has changed to 10 am Mountain Time (9 am PT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET) as to not conflict with your evening conference calls. If you can’t join us in real time, visit Zrii Broadcast Network a few hours later and listen/download the recording at your convenience.

Monday is going to be fantastic for Zrii! Be a part of it--we'll see you on the call!

Extensions and Updates at Zrii Corporate

Posted on: Monday, February 22, 2010 | Other Zrii Events | Comment |

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If you didn't hear the news on Saturday, the iPod Nano promotion has been extended for those who missed the February 20th deadline.

So if you joined Zrii prior to January 31, 2010, you have until February 28 to sign up four new Independent Executives (formerly three). Some of you are so close, so now you just need one more person to qualify, as long as you keep those four people on a minimum of $120 Autoship for three months. Can you do it? We think you can! Many of you have qualified already, so keep it up!

If you joined Zrii in February, the qualifications haven't changed; you only need three new IEs by Sunday.

Also remember that the NutriiVeda New Year buddy pack promotion also ends on Sunday, February 28, and the last day to get the earlybird price of $75 to Rising Star Academy is Monday, March 1. Sign up today!

In other news, this is a very busy week for Corporate, as we are preparing some exciting things to happen on March 1. Keep watching the web for more news!

Zrii is on Google Buzz

Posted on: Thursday, February 11, 2010 | Other Zrii Events | Comment |

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I figured it would be better late than never (two days after its release?) to start a Zrii Buzz page. I've been playing with Buzz and learned that it can either be something you love or something you hate. It's still not perfect since it doesn't pull any Facebook information, but it does pull ZriiCorp Twitter messages and delivers them straight to your email inbox!

If you have a Google address, visit the Zrii Buzz Page and become a follower. We have the ZriiCorp Twitter account and YouTube site synced with the page so far.

Announcing Zrii's Social Media Policy

Posted on: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 | Other Zrii Events | Comment |

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Most of you who read this blog probably already have some sort of affiliation with social media. Well, in tomorrow's newsletter, we're making an announcement that might startle some of you--the announcement of a social media policy.

And maybe you're wondering why we need a social media policy.

The biggest reason is protection of trademarks. In our current Policies & Procedures, the document explains that Independent Executives are not allowed to create any sort of email address, web site domain, etc. that include Zrii trademarks, including NutriiVeda, Zrii, Zrii the Original Amalaki, etc., as well as Chopra Center trademarks or the name of Bill Farley.

With the launch of this policy also comes a luanch of social media training. Every week I'll write a blog entry or two with a social media emphasis and teach you how to apply social media in your business!

If you have a suggestion for a topic you'd like to learn about, send me an email at zbn @ zrii.com.

In the next few weeks we'll also be changing up our blog to allow for more contributors; we'll also be shutting down our Zrii Sales blog (which has somewhat been neglected as of late) so that this site will be the only blog Zrii officially operates, as well as making a blog visit easier for you!

Have a great Wednesday!

Erin

NutriiVeda New Year: Day 19

Posted on: Friday, January 29, 2010 | NutriiVeda | Comment |

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Today was the last day of our NutriiVeda New Year Success Calls! The month has flown by quickly, and we're happy to find out that many of you are having success with the product! But just because our calls are officially over, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't keep striving towards your own motivation--your own "because". Email us your own because at mybecause @ zrii.com; we still want to hear from you! If these calls have done anything, we hope that they will show you that you should never lose sight of your goals because you can accomplish them! You can do anything that you set your mind to.

As always, we've posted this call on ZBN so you can listen to the complete stories of everyone who called in today. Thanks to everyone who joined us on these calls and we hope that they were beneficial to you. Listen to the call on Zrii Radio in ZBN.

We're still going strong on our NutriiVeda New Year. Into February we're still offering our NutriiVeda Buddy Packs, so if you're an Independent Executive, call executive support at 866-349-9911 and order yours today. Do you have a NutriiVeda Buddy? Don't forget that Monday, February 1 is also the last day to sign up for the NutriiVeda Challenge, the competition of which will be unveiled at May's RSA. You could be our next $5,000 winner!

NutriiVeda New Year: Day 18

Posted on: Thursday, January 28, 2010 | NutriiVeda | Comment |

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January has just flown by and we only have one call left! Today's call featured Mike Fick from New York State. His weightloss story is fantastic--people thought he was sick because he was losing weight so well! Let him tell you about his experience...

"When the product came out, I wanted to make sure the product did what it said it would do. As I got older it was getting difficult [for me to be active] with the extra weight I was taking on. I tried to lose weight the normal way, but nothing really worked. I did two shakes a day--rice milk, bananas, and strawberries--and I started losing the weight. I started at 233 in August and by December I had lost 38 pounds. To date I'm down to 182. People aren't able to recognize me and they ask me what I have changed. People would come up and say, 'Is that Mike?' It made me feel so good! I can't say enough about this product; it can help you become healthier and younger at any age!"

Mike plans to go full time with NutriiVeda, and he's giving presentations with his partner who is an author and chiropractor. They're excited to show people about what NutriiVeda can do wherever they are.

The transformation about how people feel is what NutriiVeda is all about. Of course, Zrii is a part of the transformation, but NutriiVeda is changing lives. Listen to Mike's complete story on ZBN!

We love to hear your stories! Tomorrow is an open line call where anyone can call in and share their testimonial! Please join us on our last day of our NutriiVeda Success calls, 10 am MT, 712-338-8196, 234577#.

NutriiVeda New Year: Day 17

Posted on: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | NutriiVeda | Comment |

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We only have a few NutriiVeda Success Calls left! Today’s call featured Debbie Whitney. Her “because” is to have good health. When she feels good, it reflects every area of her life.

“A lot of people look at me right now—I’m fairly slender—and they wonder why I’m taking NutriiVeda. Well I have been on every diet that is out there; I’ve lost the weight but then I’ve gained the weight back. I started on NutriiVeda and it is one of the easiest diets I have ever done. It saved me tons of money on my food bill. It took off the weight I put back on and it helped me maintain my weightloss. This is something I can do the rest of my life. I love it; I feel so much better when I’m on it.”

One of Debbie’s recipes? “One of my favorite is pina colada. 5 oz water, 5 oz skim milk, rum flavoring, coconut flavoring, pineapple, banana, and vanilla NutriiVeda. But sometimes I use apple and sweet potato and a little cinnamon and nutmeg with sweetener. It is fun to be creative!"

Listen to Debbie’s complete story on ZBN! And remember there are only two calls left—tomorrow and Friday! Friday is an “open line” call where anyone can come on the line and share their testimonials! So please join us, 10 am MT, 712-338-8196.

NutriiVeda New Year: Day 16

Posted on: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 | NutriiVeda | Comment |

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Day 15 had a scheduling problem with our call guest, so we'll move right into Day 16 with Brack Jaskey, one of our Zrii Independent Executives from Arizona!

Brack wasn't so interested in the Challenge at first. “I told Eric Johnson, if you lose 100 pounds, I’ll get up and do it. Not three minutes after he accepted his award on stage, he called me and said, “Well brother, it’s on.” I officially started on January 4. I was 278 pounds; I’m happy to report that I am now 246 pounds after about 3 weeks.”

“Once you get going, it becomes easier, but like anything else in life, it’s the fear of taking the first step. We take that fear in our mind and making it bigger by saying all the things our body wants to hear: let’s start later, there’s a function coming up, etc. The hardest thing was committing to myself and just staring. Once you start losing the weight, your support system kicks in and you just start feeling better and better!”

Brack says that the energy is the most rewarding thing about being in the NutriiVeda Program. Stepping on the scale every Monday morning and seeing that I’m making progress. Brack’s favorite shake? “Diversity. I do both vanilla and chocolate; I put ice and a banana in my shake, as well as some sort of fruit. Later in the day I just shake it up and go.”

Listen to Brack's complete story on ZBN, and join us again tomorrow in our last week of NutriiVeda Success calls! 10 am MT, 712-338-8196, 234577#.