{"id":5888,"date":"2012-03-21T16:15:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T22:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/?p=5888"},"modified":"2012-03-21T16:19:28","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T22:19:28","slug":"mtvs-teen-mom-cast-members-selling-scentsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/03\/21\/mtvs-teen-mom-cast-members-selling-scentsy\/","title":{"rendered":"MTV&#8217;s &#8216;Teen Mom&#8217; Cast Members Selling Scentsy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5897\"  class=\"wp-caption module image right\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\"><a class=\"fancybox\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/03\/456x330.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5897\" title=\"456x330\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/03\/456x330-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/03\/456x330-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/03\/456x330.jpg 456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">MTV<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<p>The direct selling industry isn&#8217;t just for Mary Kay or Tupperware consumers anymore.\u00a0 It seems the younger demographic is getting on board.\u00a0 The entertainment blog <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wetpaint.com\/teen-mom\/articles\/what-is-scentsy-and-how-are-the-teen-moms-involved\" target=\"_blank\">WetPaint<\/a> and parenting blog <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.babble.com\/famecrawler\/2012\/03\/13\/teen-mom-cast-sells-scentsy-what-is-it-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\">Babble<\/a> have recently posted that two women from the MTV reality show<em> Teen Mom<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wetpaint.com\/teen-mom\/articles\/what-is-scentsy-and-how-are-the-teen-moms-involved\" target=\"_blank\">are selling Scentsy products<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Meridian Based \u201cScentsy\u201d Among Fastest Growing U.S. Companies\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2011\/09\/13\/meridian-based-scentsy-among-fastest-growing-u-s-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scentsy<\/a> is the Meridian, Idaho-based wickless-candle and personal care products company. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Scentsy North America President Mark Stastny says the company&#8217;s primary demographic is younger females.\u00a0 &#8220;We tend, because of the way we&#8217;ve structured the product and compensation plan, we tend to skew more toward a Gen X, Gen Y, Millennial target rather than the Boomers,&#8221; Stastny says.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, direct sales companies also tend to attract people looking for flexible work, says the <a title=\"Direct Sales Companies Saw Spike In Sellers During Recession\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/03\/20\/direct-sales-companies-saw-spike-in-sellers-during-recession\/\" target=\"_blank\">Direct Selling Association&#8217;s Amy Robinson<\/a>.\u00a0 &#8220;They want to go into business for themselves, they want that flexibility in their schedule,&#8221; Robinson says.\u00a0 &#8220;I think we&#8217;re going to be seeing a lot of people who are just getting into the workforce look to direct selling as an option.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The direct selling industry isn&#8217;t just for Mary Kay or Tupperware consumers anymore.\u00a0 It seems the younger demographic is getting on board.\u00a0 The entertainment blog WetPaint and parenting blog Babble have recently posted that two women from the MTV reality show Teen Mom are selling Scentsy products. 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