Seven Apps For Pet Lovers

Are you an animal lover? Are you looking for a better way to connect with your pet? We have put together a list of apps for your smartphone where you can gather lots of information to help you be a better and more informed pet owner! 

Off Leash: Enter your zip code and this app will indicate area dog parks where your pet is allowed off-leash. It can also utilize you GPS to find the closest parks near you! It’s perfect for traveling with to a new city with your pup! This app is free (yay!).

Pet First Aid: Does your cat have a cough or did your dog get into something less than appetizing in the trash? Use this app as a reference guide to help you diagnose symptoms and provide instructions in emergency situations. It includes videos and step-by-step illustrations to guide you along the way. This app costs $3.99.

Fido Factor: If you’re thinking of taking your dogs along on vacation, this app will help you locate restaurants, shops and public places that allow dogs. It’s great for vacationing with your furry friend! This app is free and available for iPhone, iPod and iPad.

Pet Finder: Are you looking to adopt a new furry friend? This app allows you to search for your ideal companion, which brings up adoptable pet listings in your area, based on breed, age, gender, or size. This app is free!

Dog Tricks: Best of 101 Dog Tricks: Impress the guests at your next gathering with your pup by teaching him tricks with Dog Tricks. This app will give you step-by-step directions! There are so many to choose from that you won’t know whether to roll over, or sit up and beg. This app costs 99 cents.

PetSnap: If your pet doesn’t play to the camera when you’re trying to take a photo, this app can play more than 30 different sounds to attract your pet’s attention. It also takes several photos in sequence and allows you to add frames and share the photos on Facebook or Twitter. This app costs $1.99.

Petometer: This app lets you add up to six different dogs to your profile and track your walks by time, distance, pace, and route. It also gives you a list of recommended exercises for your furry friends and a history of your past routes. This app is free.

Pet owners, do you have any apps that you find particularly helpful in caring for your pet? SHARE them with us below?

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SHOP.COM Has a Fresh New Design!

We have some exciting news to share with you! One of the highlights of MAIC 2013 was the debut of a brand new home page redesign for SHOP.COM! We put a lot of hard work into making the new design (across the entire site) easier to improve the customer experience, with a new Trends page layout, Home Advisorsection, updated MyLists and more! 

Home Page Redesign 

The new home page of SHOP.COM looks completely different, doesn’t it? Banners are larger and more prominent and you can now click on multiple products within a banner! It’s now easy to sign up for email deals straight from the home page and click off to our latest campaigns (Home Advisor, BMV by SHOP.COM Marketplace, etc.). Not only are there scroll bars for our biggest brands, but you can also scroll through our newest products.

Trends

We recently published a blog post with all of the new Trends details! Now that Trends is more social and user-friendly, how will you use it to build your business? Field leaders Tony and Michele Molinaro constantly use Trends to grow their business. How do they do it? Here’s what Michele had to say:

“Trends allows us to place products on SHOP.COM into one location and email it or post it on social media. This makes it easy for the customer to locate the products we mentioned to them. Here’s an example: a girlfriend messaged me requesting information about products that could help her lose weight and increase her energy. Rather than reply back with a few links, I created a Trend for her. I added the Isotonix® Energy Booster Kit and an Isotonix® Detox Kit to the page. I replied to her, letting her know I set up her customer profile along with a personalized page with the products she was asking about. She clicked the link, and in minutes I had a $199.00 sale with a $62.90 retail profit and 85 BV.

It really is that simple! All you have to do is make it easy for people to find what they are looking for. We repeat this process not only for customers but also for prospects looking into the business. A lot of times they want to research particular products further, and this is a great way to make it simple for them while at the same time showing them the different features available on the site.”

Upcoming

Marc Ashley announced at MAIC several new enhancements to come along with the new design we’ve implemented across the site. You’ll soon be able to customize your home page with ads that relate to your audience and your own featured trends. We’ll let you know as soon as this feature is available to you!

Marc also gave the audience a glimpse at the new layout of the store index for SHOP.COM. Partner Stores and OneCart Partners will be much easier to search when this new feature goes in to effect.

What do YOU think of the new updates on SHOP.COM? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below! 

More Great Health & Nutrition Products Launched at MAIC 2013

We’re back live from Market America 2013 International Convention! The Market America product team has been busy over the last few months formulating new products to bring to everyone. Earlier today, Director of U.S. Product Management Elizabeth Benton told us about some of the newest health & nutrition products from Market America.

Just a little while ago on stage at Market America 2013 International Convention, Benton and Dr. Deedra Mason, Director of Clinical Research & Education, introduced everyone to Frusanté, a new functional superfruit drink, and gave everyone great news on some of your favorite existing product lines – as well as a sneak peek at a special new Isotonix product coming soon.

“The superfruit industry is expected to outperform coffee and soft drinks by 2016. So what we set to do with this new product was to put together a powerful formulation that will outperform the other products out there.” – Elizabeth Benton

FrusantéFunctional drinks have long been popular alternatives in the health & nutrition market. One of the growing trends in health drinks is tea-based beverages, a category that brought in more than $502 million over the last year, achieving 15.1% growth over that time.

Tea has long been used for its cardiovascular benefits; Black, green and white teas all have unique properties for heart health, from cholesterol support to promotion of normal blood pressure. Combined with the superfruits in functional drinks, these ingredients create not only a healthy blend, but a delicious one, too.

“This is a much more comprehensive product because of the way we have blended these unique ingredients together. We were looking for a combination that will give you a mental energy, not just a physical energy.” – Dr. Deedra Mason

Frusanté – the new health & wellness beverage supplement from Market America – supports your cardiovascular and overall health while keeping you refreshed and hydrated. Its three-tea blend (black, green and white teas) and three-fruit blend (Sea buckthorn, moringa and chokeberry) combine to nourish your heart and power your body. Add in coconut water to keep you hydrated, and Frusanté proves that good health can taste great.

Existing Product UpdatesAfter receiving resounding feedback from our customers, we’ve reintroduced a product that is sure to bring desire, arousal and satisfaction to women everywhere.

Prime Time Female Libido Formula contains two amazing ingredients – Damiana and L-Histidine – to help support a healthy female libido (sexual interest & desire) and promote normal sexual arousal, intensity, pleasure and performance.

“You want to know that the product is going to produce results and delivered as promised, right? Well that is what [Prime Time Female Libido] does.” – Dr. Deedra Mason

In addition, we’ve given a fresh look to our NutriClean® brand, and are adding new flavors to Torch™ and Ultimate Aloe™.

Sneak Peek: A New Isotonix Product Coming SoonFinally, Elizabeth Benton gave everyone at the event a glimpse into the future: A super sneak peek of a product that is coming soon and will be one of the company’s most innovative formulas to date.

In recent months, one of the most talked-about ingredients in the health & nutrition industry has been bromelain, an extract derived from the stems of pineapples that has been used by Europeans for many years for its health benefits. Studies have shown that bromelain – a protease enzyme – has the ability to help your immune system detect and break down unhealthy cells, and that this ingredient is effective for treating inflammation related to tendinitis, sprains and strains; muscle injuries; and surgeries.

The Market America team has been working on a new product that combines bromelain and white willow bark – another amazing ingredient used throughout history for inflammation and pain and fever reduction – utilizing the revolutionary Isotonix delivery system. Stay tuned for more information about when we will be releasing this revolutionary product this fall!

“Bromelain has a really unique way it impacts cell health. What bromelain can do is help our immune system repair abnormal cells, which is essential if we want to be and stay healthy!” – Dr. Deedra Mason

For those of you here in Greensboro for Market America 2013 International Convention, join Elizabeth and the Market America product team for a combined Health & Nutrition-TLS Weight Loss Solution super breakout tonight at 8 p.m. at the Koury Convention Center!

For more information about the ingredients that make up the newest health & nutrition products from Market America, check out ExploreSupplements.com and read all about them. And to get weekly news and articles from the Market America product team, sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Nutraceutical Science Review. Click here and subscribe today.

New Isotonix, Health & Nutrition Products Announced at MAIC 2013

Market America 2013 International Convention kicked off this morning, and our flagship brand – Isotonix – played a big part of the festivities.

Director of U.S. Product Management Elizabeth Benton, along with nutraMetrix Senior Medical Advisor Dr. Perry Krichmar, announced the launch of four great new health & nutrition products this morning: Isotonix Immune, Choice Energy Bars, Choice Protein Bars and TLS Whey Protein Shakes.

“People who take Wellmune feel better physically, have fewer symptoms, and improve their overall health.”

Isotonix ImmuneKeeping your body healthy can be considered a full-time job. Often, despite your best efforts, the daily demands, commitments and ongoing stresses of a busy lifestyle creates a situation in which the body’s immune system may not be functioning at its peak.

That’s a big reason the sale of immune-helping products have become one of the fastest-growing segments in the health & nutrition industry, with worldwide sales exceeding $3 billion last year alone.

Market America has long provided some of the best nutritional supplements to support the immune system, and continues that tradition with the launch of Isotonix Immune, which includes the clinically-proven ingredient Wellmune.

Wellmune has been included in nine human clinical studies and peer-reviewed in dozens of leading medical journals, showing improvements in immune function, including a reduction in upper respiratory tract symptoms and seasonal allergy symptoms.

With the power of the Isotonix delivery system, Isotonix Immune is sure to boosts your body’s natural immune response, support key immune cells without over-stimulating the immune system, and promote healthy energy levels & vitality.

“It was important to us that if we were going to deliver a bar, it was going to taste good, be junk free, and be affordable.”

Choice Energy Bars and Choice Protein BarsWe all know that health & wellness is a full-time job. And like any full-time job, demands must be met whenever, wherever you are. Market America understands this, and to meet the growing demand in the marketplace, has created a new brand – Choice – that launches with two great new options to give you the protein you need: Choice Energy and Choice Protein bars.

Choice Bars offer quality nutrition in a convenient way to help you power through your everyday, active lifestyle – anytime, anywhere.

Choice Energy Bars are perfect when you need energy for your on-the-go life or to power through your favorite activity. With 23 vitamins and minerals, 13 grams of protein and only 150 calories per bar, they’re a guilt-free alternative to heavily-processed or sugary snack foods.

Choice Protein Bars give your body what it needs to power through the day. With 15 grams of protein and 12 grams of fiber, this delicious peanut butter bar – both all-natural and gluten-free – is the perfect combination of flavor and fitness.

“Studies show that those who get one-third of their daily calories from protein lose more weight than those who don’t.”

TLS Whey Protein ShakesWhether you’re a regular gym-goer or not, the reality is this: Protein is a necessary nutrient for health, fitness and weight loss. Recent studies have linked increased protein consumption with greater satiety, thermogenesis, and lean mass maintenance.

Non-athletes, casual athletes and wellness-minded consumers have made protein one of the world’s most in-demand functional ingredients. One of the most in-demand products when it comes to protein is a convenient, approachable way to get it. To meet that need, TLS Weight Loss Solution is pleased to bring you TLS Whey Protein Shakes.

With 21 grams of rBGH-free protein per serving, TLS Whey Protein Shakes promote healthy muscle growth and muscle retention and optimal body composition. Plus, they come in convenient single-serving packets, perfect to toss in your bag whether you’re headed to the gym or work.

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And guess what? We’re not done yet! Elizabeth Benton will be back on stage later in the day to talk about even more great new health & nutrition product offerings.

For those of you here in Greensboro for Market America 2013 International Convention, join Elizabeth and the Market America product team for a combined Health & Nutrition-TLS Weight Loss Solution super breakout tonight at 8 p.m. at the Koury Convention Center!

And if you’re looking for more in-depth information about the ingredients that make up the newest health & nutrition products from Market America, check out ExploreSupplements.com and read all about them. To get weekly news and articles from the Market America product team, sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Nutraceutical Science Review. Click here and subscribe today.