Bamboo Pink Review
Bamboo Pink Review
Bamboo Pink Review
A few weeks ago I was asked by one of my readers if I would take a look at Bamboo Pink, a new company that she was considering joining. The company is a new venture from JudeFrances founders Jude Steele, Frances Gadbois and partner Debbie Millar. JudeFrances is a boutique jewelry line featured by Nieman Marcus. The line has gained attention in recent years because of notable clients such as Oprah Winfrey, Kristin Chenoweth and Paris Hilton.
Bamboo Pink Comes To A Home Party Near You
Bamboo Pink will feature unique pieces designed by co-founder Frances Gadbois. These jewelry pieces will be sold at prices starting at $19, with most of the line selling for less than $100. The company will utilize a direct selling model to bring their product line to market. It is in the hope of empowering individuals to take control of their futures that the founders have developed this business line. The business building focus of the company is on the promotion of the product line and business opportunity through group meetings. The company website promotes the use of”opportunity, achievement and recognition as catalysts for success. In addition to the mentoring and coaching in how to put together successful group meetings, the company also promises to offer a simple, yet powerful back office system to manage the business building efforts of their consultants.
The Bamboo Pink Compensation Plan
The official company website talks of 10 potential revenue streams that are available to their consultants; however, the company does not have any documentation of the MLM compensation plan. In doing some further research, I was able to find a compensation plan outlined on a distributor’s personal site. The company uses a unilevel compensation plan that pays 7 levels deep. Consultants can earn up to 30% retail commission, plus 20% fast start bonuses, team bonuses, global bonuses, bonus pools and car bonuses. The highest rates of payout are on the 1st, 2nd and 7th level of the compensation plan.
In looking at the company and their pre-launch marketing, I found myself coming away with some serious concerns. For starters, the company website provided very little information. The link that offered to give background information on the founders was a dead link. Although the compensation plan was referred to, there was no information provided on the website about compensation or even the start up cost for a prospective Bamboo Pink consultant. The initial website I was given was a replicated consultant’s website, which offered even less information and required a separate Google search to find the main company website.
In the end, there are many other established direct sales jewelry companies available to a prospective consultant. Although JudeFrances is known as a boutique jeweler, I would be concerned whether or not that reputation will translate into any level of substantial home party sales. Once the company moves closer to going live (anticipated April 2011), some of these issues may be addressed more clearly.
Home party businesses have been a staple of the network marketing industry for many years, but they can be one of the most difficult business to build to a large scale. It will be critical for anyone considering a Bamboo Pink business to learn the fundamentals of attraction marketing and how to leverage technology to expand the reach of their business building activities.
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I was spammed like crazy. Even my up line told me to BCC 10 people every day. What are they thinking! I am a professional marketer and have been for 15 years plus. They are simply not educated in the spam laws. Even after I left, what do I get today, BAMN a spam email telling me to email everyone. Oh BTW you need to read their Section 14 which prohibits using socials, their name, Trademarks, Logos, etc. There are so many in violations of their so called TOS I could spit blood. You are not suppose to use a blog or separate domain to promote either. I was doing it correctly with an optin form and verification link sent on my site. My gosh they don’t get it! How can you call it a virtual online business with all the restrictions but yet not educate these new consultants about the proper way to email market. LOL
That’s a dangerous place to be operating. Knowing your craft is so critical.
I agree with out of hand. Although I am newer to the direct marketing industry I can’t believe their so contract. It is a matter of time before they are shut down. Not only are there issues with the comp plan, bamboopink jewelry is horrible! People are returning it left and right! How can 2 ladies who have obviously produced some beautiful high end jewelry have such junk? The conversions start on April 1st and I am OUT! Thank Gog I didn’t sign up anyone. I was just watching and waiting. One mistake after another. You must do an article on the quality of the jewelry, cause it is a joke. Thanks for letting me vent.
I opted out of bamboopink, I was in for two months, and the company completely wasted my time. So much misinformation on calls, that was my reason for leaving. So I didn’t spend the money on the jewelry but for those that did, they got tarnished and broken pieces in their kit that they did in fact had to send back. Horrendous. They don’t even compare to the other jewelry companies out there right now. Whatsoever.
I got compressed out along with a zillion others so now they have my cc and social #. They sent the last chance email out on May 2nd. They compressed the last day of April. Consultants are having o return broken/damaged jewelry and wait for missing pieces to come. Many are waiting on their checks too. Bamboo STINK keeps changing their rules as they go along. Good riddance.
Yeah, I did EVERYTHING they said. I sent in my w2, sold product, had a downline of 33 people and still without notice they dropped me. I did not get my commission either. I guess WE had to buy their $1,000 KIT. I have emailed three times and no one has gotten back to me. I put in A LOT of work with this ground breaking company and they just dropped me with no warning and have not paid me
there is a say no to Bamboo Pink group on FB now. If you got burned spread the word any way you can.
NeveR sent me for paid goods. Need I see more?