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Avon Relaunches Marketing Plan And Focuses On U.S.

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In an exclusive interview with Fortune magazine, CEO of Avon talks about a marketing plan they hope will revive their sales. 
Avon Products is betting heavily on an e-commerce and social-selling relaunch to get Avon back to profitability next year. The world’s largest direct seller of beauty products urgently needs to stanch an exodus of its famous Avon Ladies that has led both the size of salesforce and revenue in North America to fall by half in only a few years, and lose nearly $150 million.
Avon CEO Sheri McCoy (No. 27 on our Most Powerful Women list) sat down with Fortune for an exclusive interview, explaining why she thinks this initiative is so important and why she remains committed to the U.S. market.
Why the U.S. remains a priority even as some industry and Wall Street analysts say Avon should pack it in in its home market:

“To not compete in one of the largest markets in the world doesn’t make sense.”
“It’s the founding country of the brand- there are a lot of roots to the brand.”
“It’s easy to say, let’s walk away from it—I don’t think it’s the right thing to do.”

“Beauty and direct-selling in the U.S. are both growing: so it’s attractive from that standpoint.”

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Carl and Dot Stanitzky – Nerium Hit $400,000 In Career Earnings

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Carl and Dot Stanitzky, from West Monroe, Louisiana, USA are married 31 years and Carl is one of the “Die Hards” in the Direct selling industry.
In 2011 Carl joined Nerium International when the company was about 3 months old.  He earned over $100,000 his first year, over $200,000 his second year, and this year has gone over the $400,000 lifetime earnings with Nerium. His team is all over the USA, Canada, and launching Mexico in October.
Carl will celebrate his 70th birthday, and says that he loves this industry because of the friends he has made and the fact that he can continue to help others learn that THEY TOO can become DEBT FREE, and live the life they deserve.
Carl graduated from Texas A&M University with a BS Degree in Math in 1967 and an MBA in Management in 1969.  Carl worked his way through college selling Bible Reference Books with the Southwestern Company from 1967 thru 1969 where he distinguished himself as both a top salesman and a top recruiter, and became known in that industry as THE RECRUITING MACHINE.
Upon graduation from Texas A&M Carl took his first job as Sales Manager for the Tom James Custom Apparel for Men’s

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