The assistant attorney general in charge of protecting the Utah Division of Consumer Protection from overly curious consumers says he believes in the principle of “innocent until proven guilty.” Which, of course, he should.
But it might come as a surprise to the many other state and local prosecutors across Utah that Assistant A.G. Chè Arguello defines that principle as justifying a state law that keeps confidential all the consumer complaints the division receives, until and unless that agency actually takes some enforcement action against a company.
Were that the usual standard, there would be no public reporting of the names of, or evidence against, anyone accused of murder or theft until after they had been found guilty in court. Wouldn’t want to unfairly besmirch the name of anyone who hadn’t actually been convicted, now would we?
The State Records Committee last week upheld Arguello’s argument and allowed the Consumer Protection Division to continue to sit on any and all complaints lodged against a Provo-based multi-level marketing outfit called Wake Up Now. Because, apparently, state law on the matter is clear.
Which is why the Utah Legislature should change that law, and make such Consumer Protection Division records open to the public.
The matter was raised by a national nonprofit consumer watchdog called Truth in
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Topmodel Tyra Banks Launches Her Own Direct Selling Cosmetics Company
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Tyra Banks, is an American television personality, producer, author, actress, and former top model. She graduated from Harvard Business School’s three-year Owner/President Management Program.
Tyra first became famous as a model, appearing twice on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and working for Victoria’s Secret as one of their original Angels.
Banks is the creator and host of the UPN/The CW reality television show America’s Next Top Model, co-creator of True Beauty, and was the host of her own talk show, The Tyra Banks Show.
Banks is one of four African Americans and seven women to have repeatedly ranked among the world’s most influential people by Time magazine.
Introducing her latest with a flashy video, rife with a jumble of made-up words and humblebrag hyperboles, Tyra heralds her new line as the future of beauty.
Part of Tyra’s cosmetics company is based on a model of direct selling. Representatives, which the model calls “beautytainers,” throw parties or set up online shops where they can sell Tyra-branded products to other people.
Tyra Banks according to her website:
“You can be one of the first Beautytainers by completing 7 easy questions. After that, be on the lookout for emails from me that keep you
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Hall Of Fame MLM Celebrities – How To Handle The Pyramid Myth Objection
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These are the celebrities, spokesmen and women, famous supporters and endorsers of the Direct Selling – Network Marketing – MLM Industry.
These are the individuals who believe in the products and the Business Model – celebrities who approve and encourage the MLM, Network Marketing and Direct Selling industry. They speak at events and conventions. They are associated with pride.
They are very successful individuals who do not understand why some people have ‘pyramid objections’. Investors such as; Warren Buffett (Pampered Chef), billionaires like Carl Icahn, George Soros and William Stiritz who invested hundreds of millions (Herbalife), and Vincent Tan (Epic, Ecosway).
Former President of the United States Bill Clinton who has thanked the Direct Selling industry in a speech, Dr. Memhet Oz (USANA, Vemma), Donald Trump (ACN) and Madeleine Albright (Amway), who have been keynote speakers at conventions and many more.
Just about any product or service can be purchased through direct selling somewhere in the world.
Many people think of cosmetics, wellness products and home décor as products that are often sold through direct sales, but add to that countless other product categories including kitchen products, jewelry, clothing, organic gardening supplies, spa products, scrapbooking supplies, rubber stamps and much, much more.
President Clinton making remarks for
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Forbes Believes MLM Is One Of The Most Significant Solutions For Retirement
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Robert Laura, a contributor for Forbes.com, has recently written an article for the publication, stating that he believes MLM is one of the most significan solutions for retirement and shares why:
At some point in your life you’ve been pitched a multi-level marketing (MLM), direct selling, or network marketing business opportunity. While the pitch varies from company to company, it basically promises a chance to ditch your 9-5 work schedule, be your own boss, and make lots of money while making new friends in the process.
It all sounds good on paper, yet there is a seemingly endless debate over whether these companies and programs are legitimate business opportunities or not, so I dug in and got the real scoop. As a result, I believe that the entire industry is poised for explosive growth and can be one of the most significant solutions to America’s currentretirement savings crisis.
Initially, that may sound like a bold statement, but it’s not if you understand retirement the way I do. The reality is, making a successful transition into retirement has more to do with psychology than with money… and the same may hold true for multi-level and network marketing.
Don’t get me wrong, money has a role in
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Hedi Khezrzadeh – Lessons From ALS Ice Bucket Challenge For Network Marketers
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Hedi Khezrzadeh from the Middle east is Medical Doctor, Top Earner and Trainer in Network Marketing, is followed by 8,000+ Facebook fans, and shares the lessons that can be learned from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge for Network Marketers.
Hedi:
It worked because it’s “Referral” marketing, because you ask people who you have influenced to donate or to dump a bucket of ice water on their head.
Seth Godin says, “The ideas that spread, win”. ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) is not the leading cause of death in the world, it’s responsible for 2 out of 100,000 deaths every year and as many as 30,000 Americans have the disease at any given time. Malaria has been responsible for an estimated 627,000 deaths in 2012 and 207 million affected cases. Bill Gates has been advocating the awareness for Malaria for many years and has many videos, but the #ICEBUCKETCHALLENGE has been more effective because the way the information is being spread has been remarkable. Now people deal with an average priority illness as urgent because the way we have been spreading the idea has been nothing short of remarkable.
People want to be seen, they want to LEAD, they want to take part in a movement, they want to be different, that is why a lot of people try to
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Javita National Convention Attracts 1,200 Attendees
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John Haremza, Master Distributor for Javita returned from Javita’s first National Convention this past weekend at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas.
This was a historic event with over 1,200 enthusiastic members. Javita continues to have success and is on a trajectory to be one of the big players in the industry.
John is a network marketing veteran with 25 years in this industry and earnings of $14 million so he knows a winner when he sees one.
As John says, “All 5 critical elements for success have come together. This is where the magic happens and fortunes are made”.
The theme of the convention was “WHY Javita,” and “understanding your WHY.”
Stan Cherelstein, President and CEO announced that Javita is on track to hit $40 million this year, triple growth over last year. During the event, Javita announced — Million Dollar Madness — a year long promotion whereby a million dollars in extra bonuses, prizes and trips will be given away.
Stan says,
“This is a way to give back to our North American Members for helping us have a successful past year”.
Recognition was very prominent during the event. Supervisors, Managers, Directors and Diamonds were each recognized on stage and congratulated by
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Enes Olgun – Mega Holdings Receives The Business For Home Award 2014
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With 1,355 votes Enes Olgun from Turkey has won the Top MLM Networker 2014 Poll.
Enes is an independent distributor for Mega Holdings with more than 25,000 members in his team spread over many countries in Europe and he has more than 157,000 followers on facebook.
Mega Holdings is an international Direct Selling company providing online web hosting services.
He was born in Turkey and studied at the University of Warsaw (Poland) and Istanbul. He lives in Istanbul where he works full time on his international network marketing business.
He began in 2008 as an independent distributor for Mega Holdings and his earnings reached $42,000 per month in 2013. As of February 2014 his earnings are topping $100,000 per month.
Mega Holdings (www.megaholdings.org) is incorporated in Hong Kong and its Management team is headed by Chairman/Founder Michael Cheng, a successful business entrepreneur with rich experience in network marketing and other business investments in several parts of the world.
Enes Olgun and Ted Nuyten in Istanbul – Turkey
When asked how Enes got involved into the MLM business he stated:
“Well, like most people, I had pre-conceived ideas about network marketing. I had heard of Amway before because my family was involved in it. So I
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Anna Woodward Shifts Focus from Music To MLM And Empowers Women To Succeed
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Anna Woodward’s life once centered around music—more precisely, classical flute—leading a private music studio and teaching as an adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University in the U.S. But professional careers in the arts seldom add up to executive level incomes, so this classical flautist stepped into the world of direct selling eight years ago to earn her financial success. But Woodward found far more.
“I was attracted to the idea of working with others and empowering women with a solid business opportunity that they could use to succeed by giving a consistent part-time effort and by following a simple, duplicatible system for success,” Woodward says.
The way Woodward looks at it, she gives people real choices and long-term opportunities just like the many female direct selling leaders did before her. They too were mothers and wives.
“They led the way for others like myself to build a lifestyle and a career where women can truly have it all! I am grateful for the privilege of mentoring others, changing lives and building relationships with an amazing company like Nerium International,” she says.
As a 5 Star National Marketing Director, Woodward remains impressed with the unprecedented value Nerium offers Brand Partners with the free, Nerium
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Willagirls, Network Marketing for Teens and Tweens
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Known as “Willagirls,” the teens and tweens host Tupperware like get-togethers at home, school or just about anywhere eight- to 13-year-olds hang out. Invites typically are extended via text message, since “nobody uses email anymore,” Ms. Messner says. So far Willagirl, which doesn’t disclose annual sales, has recruited 42 sellers in New York, Miami, New Jersey, California, Colorado and Maryland, among other states.
For Willagirl’s young sales reps, the company offers 25% of total sales, for a potential monthly income of $320 to $3,500, according to a pamphlet sellers distribute at their parties. Party hosts also receive 15% of retail sales from the party in free products, plus one half-price item if party sales exceed $400.
“There are all these hidden costs that are tied to brick-and-mortar retailing,” says Willagirl founder and chief executive Christy Prunier, “and besides, tween girls aren’t going to malls anymore.” The company, based in Riverside, is currently building out software, which by September will allow the girls to host “virtual” parties online, she adds.
Willagirl is one of a handful of startups that in the past few years have turned to business models combining e-commerce and social media with the traditional direct-sales tactics pioneered by Tupperware, Mary Kay and
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Experts Calls on SEC To Crack Down On MLM’s
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The Securities and Exchange Commission should ratchet up its scrutiny of Herbalife and other multilevel marketing companies to ensure that their distributors aren’t violating anti-pyramid scheme laws, according to one top industry expert.
Bill Keep, the business dean of the College of New Jersey and a trial expert on pyramid schemes, urged SEC chief Mary Jo White to conduct ongoing reviews of the growing MLM industry and recommended that companies submit their enforcement policies to regulators every five years.
“I urge you to take serious the ongoing threat of unregulated behaviors by hundreds of thousands of MLM distributors affecting the lives of millions of Americans annually,” he wrote in the June 16 letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Post.
Keep fired off the letter in the wake of the recent appellate court decision upholding the Federal Trade Commission’s closure of pyramid scheme BurnLounge, saying it “reinforced the key issues of rewards primarily reliance on recruitment and the need for effective, enforced company policies.”
In his letter to White, Keep called out Herbalife, which is being probed by the SEC and other regulators over pyramid scheme allegations, for its “attempts to distance the company from distributor behaviors.”
The maker of protein shakes and other nutrition supplements