The internet is abuzz over a deleted Instagram post by Braxton Miller that appeared to advocate for a supplement company. Here is what we know.
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If you've checked social media or a message board this morning, you've probably heard about Braxton Miller's now deleted Instagram post that appears to be endorsing AdvoCare. In the picture, Braxton appeared with a trainer at Authentik Fitness named Brandon Oshodin, whom Miller has worked with. Oshodin is a distributor for AdvoCare products. But what's AdvoCare, and why should anybody care that Miller appears to be endorsing their products?
AdvoCare is a multi-level marketing company that specializes in selling nutrition, weight loss and sports performance products. You might recognize them as the sponsor of the AdvoCare Texas Bowl. MLM firms employ huge swaths of independent contractors who earn money not just from commissions on their sales, but also on the sales of "downline" distributors, or other contractors who had been trained. So, hypothetically, if a trainer who sells AdvoCare stuff trains and brings on an athlete to also sell AdvoCare products, the trainer would get paid not just from what he sells, but also from what the athlete sells. This is a similar model to corporations like Amway, Cydcor, or Avon. They are often criticized as being pyramid schemes.
http://www.landgrantholyland.com/2015/3/25/8288447/ohio-state-braxton-miller-advocare-potential-ncaa-violation
This post was edited on 3/25 9:05 PM by terrcare
This post was edited on 3/25 9:08 PM by terrcare
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If you've checked social media or a message board this morning, you've probably heard about Braxton Miller's now deleted Instagram post that appears to be endorsing AdvoCare. In the picture, Braxton appeared with a trainer at Authentik Fitness named Brandon Oshodin, whom Miller has worked with. Oshodin is a distributor for AdvoCare products. But what's AdvoCare, and why should anybody care that Miller appears to be endorsing their products?
AdvoCare is a multi-level marketing company that specializes in selling nutrition, weight loss and sports performance products. You might recognize them as the sponsor of the AdvoCare Texas Bowl. MLM firms employ huge swaths of independent contractors who earn money not just from commissions on their sales, but also on the sales of "downline" distributors, or other contractors who had been trained. So, hypothetically, if a trainer who sells AdvoCare stuff trains and brings on an athlete to also sell AdvoCare products, the trainer would get paid not just from what he sells, but also from what the athlete sells. This is a similar model to corporations like Amway, Cydcor, or Avon. They are often criticized as being pyramid schemes.
http://www.landgrantholyland.com/2015/3/25/8288447/ohio-state-braxton-miller-advocare-potential-ncaa-violation
This post was edited on 3/25 9:05 PM by terrcare
This post was edited on 3/25 9:08 PM by terrcare
