The Affiliate Appeal: A New Way to Share USANA

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All USANA lovers want to inspire others by hyping their favourite products. It’s human nature to share what moves you closer to your goals.

The Affiliate experience brings a new opportunity to create from the every day and earn at just the right pace. Think social selling without building a business or managing a team—it’s all about creating, and earning, your way.

Something Everyone Can Share

Business savvy Associates and innovative Affiliate social connections are both a great fit for USANA. And the perks of the Affiliate experience are perfect for Associates to reengage cancelled and inactive team members, invigorate lifelong customers, or give those new to USANA a fresh, fun, straightforward way to share a link and earn a little something, too.

Preferred Customers and long-time USANA fans may already have a strong social presence—so hyping USANA products as an Affiliate is a no brainer. It’s a great time to start a conversation with connections who have explored the Associate path and decided it wasn’t for them. Now, there’s something for everyone.

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Creating Real Connections

Social Media connects us with others through engaging content. For many Affiliates, this is where they shine!

Here are a few ideas to reach out to this new customer type:

  • Inspired by real life—talk about creating authentic, thoughtful content for their followers.
  • Already engaged on social media—brainstorm creating a social brand.
  • Crave simplicity—tout how easy it is to share and earn.
  • Don’t have a lot of time—show how they can customise it to fit a busy schedule.
  • No interest building a team—bring up the benefits of growing a community.
  • Uncomfortable with the direct selling model—send a link to let them shop your favourite products on their time.

How Will They Share USANA?

Check out the “How to Identify Affiliates” social tool to help your connections find the right USANA experience for them. Don’t forget to add your personal enrolment link on the results page to make sure your connections can easily sign up.

Learn more about the Affiliate experience. And welcome this new, exciting USANA opportunity to expand your business and share even more of what you love about USANA.

Denis Waitley Leadership Award for Business Excellence

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The Denis Waitley Leadership Award for Business Excellence will be presented to an Associate of any level. This award recognises one leader per market who best exhibits Denis Waitley’s vision of leadership and success.

Every year, each market will select one individual to win the Denis Waitley Leadership Award. For example, Associates in Canada can qualify and win the Canada Leadership Award. Each market will have one winner who will be recognised during their own market celebration.

How to Win the Denis Waitley Leadership Award
Winners will exemplify consistency in these areas:

  • Build a strong USANA sales organisation
  • Motivate others to create sales momentum through coaching and mentoring
  • Qualify for USANA incentive trips
  • Demonstrate consistent business growth
  • Develop other USANA leaders outside of their own organisation

Honourees will be selected from Associates of any rank who have been with USANA for a minimum of five years.

Watch for announcements from your respective markets, as nomination periods will be established by individual markets.

The Voice of Success
Denis Waitley has inspired, informed, challenged, and entertained audiences from the boardroom to the locker room for over 25 years. He is an American motivational speaker, writer, and business consultant. He has been recognised as the best-selling author of the audio series, The Psychology of Winning, and books such as Seeds of Greatness and The Winner’s Edge. With over 10 million audio programmes sold in 14 languages, Denis is one of the most listened-to voices on personal and career success.

His leadership, guidance, and wisdom at USANA has shaped the lives of thousands. Denis is a trusted friend who inspires with his gusto, passion, and sense of humour. Because of his contributions and commitment to USANA, we’re proud to announce the Denis Waitley Award for Business Excellence in his name.

Nomination Form
Please email completed forms to your market’s sales team.
EN / SP / CAFR / EUFR / CHT / CHS / ID / JP / KR / TH / RO / IT / DE / EUSP / MXSP

Elite Bonus

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The word “elite” is probably overused.

But there are some situations that demand such a lofty term—where words like good, great, super, incredible, exceptional, and other thesaurus entries just don’t cut it.

USANA’s Elite Bonus is one of those, a totally appropriate use of the word.

What makes it so fitting? USANA India’s top 20 income earners get a piece of the huge pie. And don’t forget we’re talking about a big chunk of change added to all the regular commission cheques and other bonuses.

“Amazing” doesn’t even go far enough. “Elite” has to be the word.

And the good thing is that the USANA opportunity gives everyone the chance to be part of the elite. With hard work, dedication, and vision, anyone can find himself or herself among the list of Elite Bonus recipients. Need proof? Just look at the list every quarter. Sure, some names keep coming up, but those spots frequently host different Associates who have earned their way into the bonus pool.

Global Elite Growth 25

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Success Looks Good on You
Growing year after year is key to embracing your entrepreneurial potential. The Global Elite Growth incentive motivates you to strengthen your business while striving for a luxury reward. It’s a two-year commitment to your success through year-over-year growth.

Earn Luxury
The next luxurious location will be revealed soon!

Qualifications

Set your goal now! Qualify for this incentive when you:

  • Option 1: Achieve 30,000 CVP growth within two consecutive years of your regional qualification periods.
  • Option 2: Achieve all previous Executive Diamond Summit qualifications with the addition of positive CVP growth during the incentive qualification dates (21 October 2023–18 October 2024).

Qualification Period (Option 1)
2 July 2022–30 June 2023
As compared to 3 July  2021–1 July 2022
Year 2
1 July 2023–28 June 2024
As compared to 2 July 2022–30 June 2023

Qualification Period (Option 2)

Qualify during 21 October 2023–18 October 2024 by achieving all previous Executive Diamond Summit qualifications with the addition of positive CVP growth.

Requirements

  • Associate must have advanced at least one rank after 1 July 2014 to that of a Diamond or a Star Diamond Director.
  • Associate must not have attended an Executive Diamond Summit at the same rank before.
  • Associate must have positive CVP growth during the qualification period.
  • Associate must earn rank-level CVP requirement for a period of any consecutive 13 weeks, after rank advancement, and within the 52-week annual qualification period:
Executive Diamond Director:     52,000 total CVP
Executive 1-Star Diamond Director: 65,000 total CVP
Executive 2-Star Diamond Director: 78,000 total CVP
Executive 3-Star Diamond Director: 91,000 total CVP
Executive 4-Star Diamond Director: 104,000 total CVP
Executive 5-Star Diamond Director: 117,000 total CVP
Executive 6-Star Diamond Director: 130,000 total CVP
Executive 7-Star Diamond Director: 143,000 total CVP
Executive 8-Star Diamond Director: 156,000 total CVP
Executive 9-Star Diamond Director: 169,000 total CVP
Executive 10-Star Diamond Director: 182,000 total CVP
Executive 11-Star Diamond Director: 195,000 total CVP
Executive 12-Star Diamond Director: 208,000 total CVP
Executive 13-Star Diamond Director: 221,000 total CVP
Executive 14-Star Diamond Director: 234,000 total CVP
Executive 15-Star Diamond Director: 247,000 total CVP
Executive 16-Star Diamond Director: 260,000 total CVP
Executive 17-Star Diamond Director: 273,000 total CVP
Executive 18-Star Diamond Director: 286,000 total CVP
Executive 19-Star Diamond Director: 299,000 total CVP
Executive 20-Star Diamond Director: 312,000 total CVP

The 13 consecutive weeks start after a new rank is achieved. Therefore, if an Associate advances to a new Diamond rank and proceeds to qualify for the Summit without a break, the CVP from the four weeks that qualify him or her for the rank advancement does not count towards the 13-week requirement.

There is no time limit for the achievement of the 13-week rank-level CVP. An Associate can qualify for the Summit several years after the actual rank advancement, as long as the rank remains at the start of a qualification period.

The 13 consecutive weeks must fall entirely within a qualification period. Therefore, if an Associate achieves rank-level CVP for nine weeks immediately before a cut-off and follows that with another four weeks after the cut-off day, he or she will not qualify for the Summit even though the entire 13-week CVP met rank-level requirement.

Get Ready to Grow in India

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Market expansion lets you grow your network and boost your business. India’s unique compensation plan has some interesting differences to keep in mind. Here are the top reasons to expand in India, plus a few tips to get started:

1. Attainable business building. India’s compensation plan has been modified to be more suitable to the business environment in India. Centers can be activated without an SVP requirement and need less SVP to max out.

2. Simple referral payout structure. When sponsoring an Associate in India, the payout structure differs from other markets. These referrals are not included in your downline but are instead part of the India Associate tree. You’ll earn a percentage on your personally referred

  • Associate’s base commission
  • Affiliate’s compensation
  • Preferred Customer’s (PC) orders based on sales price

3. Share essential products you know and love. For the India launch, a great lineup of our best-in-class products will be available. As these products are announced, be sure to learn all about them to confidently share with potential referrals and customers. Additional products will be added as the market grows and needs are evaluated.

4. New, exciting potential. USANA’s products and benefits are completely new to India. And with its future economy positioned to grow and develop, we believe you’ll discover exciting, untapped business potential. Expansion into India also creates a great way to connect with Indian communities in other USANA markets.

5. Start sharing today. If you have friends, family, or contacts in India, now’s the perfect time to share what you love about USANA with them. Start conversations about business-building opportunities and the benefits of supplementation.

Visit The Hub > Training to brush up on valuable business topics like onboarding, the Affiliate Program, social selling, online tools, and more.

Facts About India
As you consider building your business in India, it’s a good idea to learn more about this wonderful, vibrant country and its people, culture, and society. By knowing more, you’ll be prepared to adapt to their unique mindset and make deeper connections with potential customers and team members.

1. India is founded on a class-driven society. It’s growing quickly, but some traditional views about class and status are still in place. A previous class system has been legally outlawed but still sways the country’s modern society. For example, marrying or acting outside of one’s caste is often viewed as taboo.

2. Many Indians possess a competitive and ambitious spirit. An attitude of winning, fighting, and not giving up is very common in India. Indians love to negotiate and bargain—and recognition is very important to many of them.

3. Communities are very family oriented. In many ways, Indian society revolves around the ideals of tight-knit families. Family members support each other late into their lives and there is a significant emphasis placed on children’s education.

4. India is one of the largest, most populous countries in the world. It’s the seventh largest country in the world, larger than Argentina, but smaller than Australia. As home to roughly 1.4 billion people, India is second-most populated nation in the world.

5. India has 22 documented languages. English and Hindi are their official languages. Most Hindi is written in Sanskrit, considered to be the oldest language in the world. India has the second-largest population of English speakers globally.

6. Hinduism is India’s primary religion. Most of the world’s Hindu population lives in India. And 15% of the country’s population are Muslim. Over 300,000 mosques and two million Hindu temples are found in communities. Cows are viewed as sacred by Hindu belief and are protected from being slaughtered or harassed by law.

7. India has the highest population of vegetarians in the world. Estimates show that between 15%–30% of the country’s population observes a strict vegetarian diet.

8. India has a great need for nutrition, service, and charity work. According to UNO-India, nearly 195 million undernourished people live in the country, comprising 25% of the world’s hunger problem. Also, roughly 43% of children in India are chronically undernourished. Many local and international non-profit groups work tirelessly in Indian communities to help improve nutrition and food security.

How You Can Earn – International Referral

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Although the USANA India tree is independent of other markets, you can still benefit by building in India. Associates in USANA markets (excluding China) can benefit from selling to and referring Associates, Preferred Customers (PC), and Affiliates in India in the following ways:

Associates
Earn a 20% match of your personally referred USANA India Associate’s base commissions. Commission earnings are based on the following schedule and begin on the referred Associate’s enrollment date.

Years as Associate % Earned
1–5 20%
6–10 10%
11–15 5%
16+ 2.5%

†Payment scale subject to adjustment as communicated by USANA.

Preferred Customers and Affiliates

  • Earn a matching 20% of your personally referred Affiliate’s compensation (in participating markets).
  • Earn a matching 20% of your personally referred PC’s orders (sales price).

Individuals within India have the same opportunities and receive the same benefits when referring Associates and customers in any other USANA markets. 

Exciting News! India is Joining the USANA Family

We’re excited to announce the next step in USANA’s history—India will open as our newest market later this year. Our goal is to share the business and health benefits of USANA with one million families, and India is a welcome addition to this ambitious effort.

This incredible market expansion creates opportunities to grow your network and build your business. It’s also a great way to connect with your local Indian communities. We’ll bring you updates to let you know when India will officially open near the end of 2023. Until then, start planning how you’ll share USANA with any contacts you may have in India when the market opens.

Meet Our USANA India Team

Puneet Madan, Regional VP & Managing Director of India

A seasoned leader with more than 25 years of experience in effectively launching and expanding businesses through the direct-to-consumer channel. Puneet has worked in both operational and strategic capacities, in large teams and in many different countries.


Gunjan Sai, Director of Sales & Marketing

Mahadevudu Vellala Traka, Manager of Operations

Nirupma Verma, Manager of Finance

Amit Sharma, Manager of Customer Care

Expand Your Reach with Refer a Friend

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Expand Your Reach with the Refer a Friend Programme

Expanding your network and growing your business is now a win-win for everyone! With our Refer a Friend programme, Preferred Customers (PCs) will earn USANA product credit as they introduce USANA to their family and friends.

The Refer a Friend programme rewards PCs for simply sharing what they love. Each time a new customer shops USANA using a personal share link, your PC earns 10% of the total order price in USANA product credits to use on future purchases. It’s really that easy. And a great way to inspire your network to share and shop their favourite USANA products.

As your circle of customers expands, your business grows, too.

Make Friends and Earn More

Sharing products you use and love with friends gives you the chance to talk about your healthy lifestyle. Encourage your PCs to start a conversation about the products they can’t live without. As new customers shop USANA products through a unique PC share link, your PC will earn product credits to use immediately. It’s a simple, easy, and fun way to connect.

The Refer a Friend programme is a boost to your business:

•    Receive 70% of SVP from new customers generated by PCs—you’re automatically linked to every order, so simply sit back and enjoy the benefits.*
•    Expand your network. This incentive rewards each new connection—you earn more when they share USANA.
•    Retain your USANA community. PCs are motivated to be involved, share their favourite USANA products, earn rewards, and place additional orders themselves—it’s a win-win.
•    Build relationships beyond your immediate circle of influence—more connections mean more opportunities to grow your business.

Example

Jaya, your Preferred Customer, copies a product link from the referral management page and sends it to her cousin Parvati. Using the link, Parvati places a product order for INR 10,313. Jaya will receive INR 1,031 in product credits in her account to use on a future USANA order. And 63 SVP will roll up to you. And now, every time Parvati places another order, both you and Jaya win.

Rules

Earning Credits

  • Credits are earned based on the total price of the order placed using a PC personal share link, excluding shipping and taxes.
  • Credits can be earned on both PC and Retail orders through a PC’s personal share link.
  • If a referred customer decides to become a PC, they will be tied to the sponsoring PC and the sponsoring PC will earn 10% of every order they place.
  • Retail purchases will only be tied to the sponsoring PC if purchases are made through the link (or if the retail customer hasn’t cleared their cookies or opened a link from another PC or Associate).
  • 1 credit = US $1, or the equivalent of market currency based on the standard commission exchange rate at time of order.
  • Credits are converted to local currency at the time of generation and will stay at this rate until used.
  • Credits will be issued to the sponsoring PC’s account when the order is completed (this happens every Friday).
  • Credits can be earned across borders in participating markets (excluding Europe).
  • Credits will expire after one year. All credits will be grouped by the month they are earned and will expire at the end of the same month the following year.
  • Customers can review their available credits and their referral history on their referral management page on shop.

Using credits

  • Product credits can be used to purchase any USANA products, including logo items and product promotions, and specials.
  • Credits cannot be used for taxes or shipping.
  • PCs can apply their credits to one-time orders at checkout or over the phone with customer service.
  • Credits are non-transferable.
  • Product credits are refundable. Products can be returned under our standard return policy. In the case of a return, credits will be reissued to the customer’s account and the initial expiration date will still apply.
  • If an order that qualified a PC to receive credits is returned, the product credits will be removed/deducted from the sponsoring PC’s account.
  • USANA, at its sole discretion, may disqualify any customer from participating in the programme, refuse to award credits, and require the return of any credits if customer engages in any conduct USANA deems to be improper, unfair, or otherwise adverse to the operation of the programme.
  • USANA reserves the right to modify these rules for clarification purposes at any time.
  • USANA reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the programme at any time.
  • By participating, each customer accepts and agrees to be bound by these rules and by the decisions of USANA, which shall be final and binding in all respects.

Refer a Friend Tax Restrictions

  • India law requires that Associates must provide a Goods and Service Tax upon earning INR 20,00,000.

Impacts for Associates

  • Orders placed through a referral link and any PCs who enrol through that link will then be tied to the sponsoring PC and their Associate sponsor.
  • Referred PCs will be placed on the same side as the sponsoring PC, unless that sponsoring PC is placed in 001-Personal, then they will be placed in the Associate’s default placement.
  • Referred PCs cannot be moved to 001-Personal.
  • No PC Order Bonus will be paid to the Associate on these orders.
  • 70% of the volume from any referred retail or PC order will roll up to the Associate.*
  • No retail bonus will be paid on referred orders.
  • When a sponsoring PC uses their product credits to place an order, SVP will not be discounted, and they will receive 100% of the SVP.
  • Associates will receive notifications whenever there is a new PC or retail purchase.

*This only applies to sales in India.

FAQs

How do PCs earn product credits?
PCs will earn 10% back in USANA product credits for every purchase made from their personal link. Each time a USANA order is placed through this share link, we’ll notify the PC they have successfully referred a friend. They will also receive confirmation when these credits are available to use.

How will PCs know if they have available credits?
We will notify PCs via email when they have available credits. Referral status and credits can also be checked by visiting the Refer a Friend management page and clicking on the arrow by their name. A reminder will also be displayed as they visit USANA shop.

How will PCs know if someone used their link to make a purchase?
PCs will be notified of all purchases made through their link. They can also visit their Refer a Friend management page at any time to see if they have credits from orders made through their link.

How are credits applied to a purchase?
Credits can be applied at checkout. PCs will select which credits they would like to use at the time of payment. Any credits used will be automatically withdrawn from their account.

If the credit amount is higher than the order amount, do they lose unused credits?
No. Unused credits will remain available for future purchases. Credits can be used for up to one year from the time they are earned.

Are all products available for purchase using USANA product credits?
Yes. USANA product credits can be used to purchase any USANA products.

Can product credits be applied toward tax or shipping?
No. Product credits cover the cost of products only. They cannot be applied to taxes or shipping.

Do credits expire?
Yes. Credits will expire after one year. All credits will be grouped by the month they are earned and will expire at the end of the same month the following year. You will be reminded of any credits about to expire to give you every opportunity to use them.

Do PCs lose credits if they return products?
No. Product credits are refundable. You can return products under our standard return policy. In the case of a return, credits will be reissued to your account and the initial expiration date will still apply.

If a referred customer signs up as a PC, where is their placement position?
A new referred PC will be placed on the same side as the sponsoring PC, unless they are placed in 001-Personal, in which case they will be placed in your default placement. Referred PCs cannot be placed in 001-Personal.

Why is the volume I receive discounted?
We want to reward our PCs for introducing new customers to USANA. Since they’re the ones bringing those customers in, they’ll receive the initial 10% bonus, and you will receive 70% of the volume—it’s a win-win!

How will I know when one of my PCs has referred a new customer?
You will receive a notification letting you know you have a new customer. This will include information about that customer and how you can contact them.

Minimum Commission Payout

Retail profit will accumulate from retail orders in the Brand Partner’s home market until they reach 20 Commission Points (CP). Once the minimum threshold is met, USANA will pay out the earnings.

United States & Canada will payout at 5 CP.

Malaysia will issue a check at 5 CP and direct deposit at 40 CP.

India will payout at 35 CP.

There is no minimum limit for Thailand and Taiwan.

Finding Information on Contests

Information regarding USANA contests can be found by logging on to The Hub, clicking on “Contests & Events” and choosing the appropriate contest located under “Contests & Incentives.”