Herbalife Thailand Aims For Top 5 In Direct Sales

[george]

Herbalife aims for top 5 in direct sales

BANGKOK: -- Tim Sanson, the new general manager of Herbalife International (Thailand), is making it a priority to build a solid foundation for the business and support growth in local distributors. His goal is to make Herbalife one of the top five direct-sales companies in the Kingdom in terms of sales.

Sanson, who is also vice president for Southeast Asia of parent company Herbalife, said he would also work for a regional strategy and provide

new country support for Thailand.

"We [the local unit] are in the top 10 of direct-sales firms in Thailand, but we want to improve our ranking here to the top 5 under my term," said Sanson, who took over the Thai operation this year.

He said he wanted to improve Herbalife (Thailand) in terms of both business volume and its ranking in the parent's global network.

"We want to make sure we can offer the right infrastructure to support our distributors and that our products are being sold through the right distribution channel," said Sanson.

As vice president for Southeast Asia, Sanson oversees Herbalife's business in Australia and New Zealand, as well as in Thailand. Sanson joined Herbalife in April 2002 as general manager of the Australian distribution centre. Since then, his responsibilities have grown to include several key markets in the Asia-Pacific.

Prior to joining Herbalife, Sanson spent time with the Dairy Farmers Group, a major firm in Australia, in sales, marketing, operations and general management. While there, he participated in the development and implementation of a franchise-distribution system for dairy farmers and several technology projects.

Sanson yesterday revealed the company's business strategy for the Kingdom, focusing on expansion of its Nutrition Clubs - centres for individual healthcare in both urban and rural areas. It will allow distributors and customers to share knowledge and experiences about good nutrition together.

Herbalife has 24,000 local distributors in Thailand.

"Launched in Thailand midyear, the number of Nutrition Clubs will increase dramatically to 300 by year-end and 800 by the end of 2010," said Sanson.

He said the first Nutrition Clubs were launched in Mexico in 2004-05. They enjoyed triple-digit growth in that country, which became Herbalife's No-1 market. Thousands of clubs now operate there today.

Sanson said local distributors in Taiwan adapted the Nutrition Club concept from Mexico to their local culture and market environment. Taiwan then become Herbalife's third-largest market.

"For Thailand, we're ahead of our goal set for 2009. We expect to enjoy double-digit growth here despite the tough economic year," he said.

Sanson said the company had also enjoyed growth in the number of distributors in the second half of the year.

Thailand is Herbalife's sixth-largest market in the Asia-Pacific in terms of growth and market size, after Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, India and Japan.

-- The Nation 2009-12-09

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[nakachalet]

and what are we supposed to do with this wonderful news..... george?

[george]

and what are we supposed to do with this wonderful news..... george?

Don't know, but a lot of foreigners and Thais do Herbalife and similar programs for living...

[tutsiwarrior]

I had a project manager in VN that was a Herbalife fanatic an' he looked pretty good fer his age an' had lotsa energy. He gave me some Herbalife pills to take as I usually fall asleep during the day an' the VN client wuz gettin' pissed off...the pills worked OK. However you got to combine a Herbalife regime with exercise and proper diet to have it work long term...it don't work on it's own...

[LindsayBKK]

Herbalife is Pyramid Selling.

Herbalife, as do many other companies, sells products that are not under FDA regulatory protection

The FDA, under the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for the regulation of foods, drugs, dietary supplements, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics. With respect to dietary supplements, the FDA, under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, can only take action against manufacturers if their dietary supplements are proven unsafe. Manufacturers can legally claim their products have health benefits, however, they cannot claim these products diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.

Edited December 9, 2009 by LindsayBKK

[nakachalet]

Herbalife is Pyramid Selling and should be banned.

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lindsaybkk

not so fast....lol

herbalife uses pyramid selling methodology--true, but....

it also gives something of value back to buyers, not just empty promises like most pyramid schemers....

that distinguishes herbalife from other pyramid scheme selling....

herbalife is similar to avon.... selling methodologies....

lindsaybkk.... pls do not ban herbalife, nor avon and not even starbuck.... alright? LOL

[raro]

However you got to combine a Herbalife regime with exercise and proper diet to have it work long term...it don't work on it's own...

Did you try diet and exercise regime without Herbalife? I've been told it works wonders as well...

[tutsiwarrior]

However you got to combine a Herbalife regime with exercise and proper diet to have it work long term...it don't work on it's own...

Did you try diet and exercise regime without Herbalife? I've been told it works wonders as well...

yeah...I always diet an' exercise to stay in shape for the working environment...but not at home as decrepitude is a welcome estate when not under salaried conditions...

the Herbalife business is supposed to work well on aged tissues and animation upon which a regular, healthy regime alone has no effect...or so I've observed...

Edited December 10, 2009 by tutsiwarrior

[Trickcyclist]

Join up!

and what are we supposed to do with this wonderful news..... george?

[thai3]

Herbalife is Pyramid Selling and should be banned.

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lindsaybkk

not so fast....lol

herbalife uses pyramid selling methodology--true, but....

it also gives something of value back to buyers, not just empty promises like most pyramid schemers....

that distinguishes herbalife from other pyramid scheme selling....

herbalife is similar to avon.... selling methodologies....

lindsaybkk.... pls do not ban herbalife, nor avon and not even starbuck.... alright? LOL

Not so fast no they do not give back something of value-they grossly overcharge for these, in some cases, unregulated products. Same things can be had for cheaper, it's a nasty exploitative multi level marketing, pyramid, call it what you will SCAM

[keestha]

Herbalife is a multi level marketing scheme. For those willing to give it a try making money with this, it might be interesting to note that Herbalife products can be purchased through Ebay at a lower price than you would have to pay to the person who has recruited you, your "sponsor". Obviously quite a few "distributors" get stuck with their stock.

[mahtin]

Hope they don't come knocking.

Yakult girls are welcome, however

[A_Traveller]

and what are we supposed to do with this wonderful news..... george?

Don't know, but a lot of foreigners and Thais do Herbalife and similar programs for living...

Pardon? I'm fascinated to know how they ['foreigners' convince the Ministry of Labour that this qualifies for a Work permit [Distributorship that is not central management]

Regards

Edited December 10, 2009 by A_Traveller

[Stumbo]

HerbaLife products are OK, but they, as all MLM products are vastly overpriced. They need to be priced like that as there are many mouths to feed before the product reaches you.

From memory about 5% of these network people make money, the other 95% do not. However if you are part of that 5% it is a great business. And at the end of the day business is business.

[Stumbo]

Herbalife is a multi level marketing scheme. For those willing to give it a try making money with this, it might be interesting to note that Herbalife products can be purchased through Ebay at a lower price than you would have to pay to the person who has recruited you, your "sponsor". Obviously quite a few "distributors" get stuck with their stock.

Sorry final note, Herbalife is a type of MLM that does try to sucker people into buying rooms full of stock at a "discount" rate to get a higher position that in reality means nothing. Yeah been there done that with Thai herbalife, made nothing but did OK in other MLMs. I think Herbalife is too expensive for Thailand.