Did The FTC Just Shape The Future Of Multi-Level Marketing?
By: Seeking Alpha On November 12 the FTC approved Vemma’s New Compensation Plan. The plan states participants may not “qualify” with their own purchases therefore […]
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Herbalife: Has The DSA And Multilevel Marketing Given Up On Retailing?
Herbalife: Has The DSA And Multilevel Marketing Given Up On Retailing? by William Keep,Seeking Alpha Summary DSA 2013 reports the number of “Direct Sales Representatives”; […]
Criminal Tax Appeal Loss by Member Of Market America Millionaire Club
Florida, multi-level marketing and an appeal of a criminal tax case. Seems like I’m back with Ernie Land and Kent Hovind, but no. I declared […]
The Direct Selling Association on Pyramid Schemes: Truth and Truthiness
Dr Vander Nat and Dr Keep set the record straight & discuss how recent DSA report mainly appeals to truthiness, takes novel stand on key […]
More confusion on direct selling harms consumers
At an event on Capitol Hill celebrating the contributions of direct selling consultants, a single mother of two, who got divorced and went bankrupt eight […]
Judge Rejects Vemma’s Proposed Compensation Plan over Inventory-Loading Concerns
A federal judge has denied Vemma Nutrition Co.’s motion to approve its revised compensation plan, under the terms of a preliminary injunction issued against the […]
Direct Selling Defense Fund Created
The Direct Selling Defense Fund is trust account by Coppersmith Brockelman and will be used for the legal defense of Vemma vs the FTC. Cost […]
Top 9 Direct Selling Companies That Appeal To Women 2015
Direct sales companies — companies that sell their goods person to person through an independent consultant and not retail stores — are an especially popular […]
13 Countries Children Now Being Fed by 4Life Fortify
With the recent addition of El Salvador, 4Life Research is now providing meals to malnourished children in 13 countries worldwide. The nutrition company has donated […]
European DSA (Seldia) Appoints New Exec Director
The European Direct Selling Association (Seldia) has announced the appointment of Katarina Molin as its new Executive Director. Katarina Molin is of Swedish nationality and […]
2015 SupplySide CPG Editor’s Choice Award Goes to Jusuru
Jusuru International’s signature joint health supplement, Liquid BioCell Life, beat out stiff competition to claim a SupplySide CPG Editor’s Choice Award, presented Wednesday at the […]
Cryptocurrency startup Gemcoin busted for alleged $32m Ponzi scheme
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Thursday that it’s broken up an alleged $32 million Ponzi scheme that promised to mine amber […]
30 Million Donated to Domestic Violence Shelters from Mary Kay Foundation
To mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, The Mary Kay Foundation is awarding grants to 150 domestic violence shelters across the country. This year, […]
Former CEO Tami Longaberger sues former company
By Tim Feran The Columbus Dispatch Tami Longaberger is suing the basket-making company her father founded and its parent company over $1 million she loaned […]
Update: Congressional Caucus For Direct Selling
At a Direct Selling Association (DSA) event on Capitol Hill, U.S. Representatives Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Marc Veasey (D-TX) today announced the creation of a […]