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Jeunesse is honored to announce the addition of Bo Short to its global field leadership. As the company experiences continued exponential growth, Bo will use his decades of expertise in MLM to continue to stimulate significant growth around the world, while also designing a groundbreaking personal development initiative aimed at strengthening field leadership in the United States, while working closely with leading directors to further enhance Jeunesse culture.

“Very seldom in the network marketing industry does a company come along with this type of sustained growth, backed by category-creating products and a world-class compensation plan,” explains Bo. “ Jeunesse is such a company. It is a builder’s dream to mentor a team in that (type of) environment. I know the success that awaits distributors that come here and I am honored to be a part of that process.”

As a legendary figure in the network marketing industry, Bo has spent the past 25 years building successful MLM teams in 25 different countries. He most recently served as the President of Global Sales & Field Development for a large, publicly traded network-marketing company.
Ranked #31 in Business for Home’s “Top 250 Lifetime Earners,” Bo was later singled out as “1 of 52 of the Brightest Minds in

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Avon China Probe Concludes with $135 Million Settlement

by mbeeman@directsellingnews.com • December 19, 2014 • 0 Comments

The Department of Justice will defer criminal prosecution of Avon Products Inc. for three years, according to a bribery probe settlement disclosed Wednesday. A six-year federal investigation of the company has ended with Avon’s Chinese subsidiary pleading guilty and accruing $135 million in fines

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FGXpress Accelerates Business In Japan

by Nicole Dunkley • December 19, 2014 • 0 Comments

ForeverGreen Worldwide Corporation, a leading direct marketing company and provider of health-centered products, announced Ron Williams, CEO and founder of ForeverGreen, as well as several other senior executives traveled to Japan to meet with top leaders and prepare for the expansion of business in the region.
PowerStrips, an FGXpress product listed with the FDA as a Class 1 Medical Device for the temporary relief of minor pain, has greatly increased in popularity in Japan, prompting the company to accelerate business in the county. Using all natural ingredients, PowerStrips can be mailed anywhere in the world and are marketed in 174 countries by a growing network of ForeverGreen members, making the product attractive to business owners, entrepreneurs and consumers across Japan.
Japan captures approximately one ninth of worldwide direct selling sales. ForeverGreen expects Japan to be a top producing country in 2015. “Japan is considered one of the big three markets in our industry,” Mr. Williams said. “It takes more time and resources, but the upside potential is worth the investment.”
Mr. Williams as well as Jeff Graham, President of North America, and other management met with top leaders to discuss how to improve logistics and advance ForeverGreen’s presence in Japan. According to Tomoko

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The Freedom Fighters Network Closed Down

by Ted Nuyten • December 19, 2014 • 0 Comments

From a beach in Bali, Angela Moore and Jordan Schultz, founders of The Freedom Fighter Network, told the world about their revolutionary system that was “guaranteed” to make you money.
The opportunity was launced in July 2014, Their Freedom Fighters Facebook group had 11,000+ members and an estimated 25,000+ marketers invested in the system.
Schultz and Moore closed down their operations in an unexpected move, leaving numerous affiliates in the dust. The reason seems to be a possible bankruptcy, so the owners decided not to pay out affiliates anymore, take the money and “jump ship”.
According to their website:
“The Freedom Fighters Network is a product that has all the marketing system with all of the pieces (capture page, sales page, one time offers and followup) already put together for you including a traffic source. The marketing system funnels people thru and converts them to sales for you.
In addition to the marketing system and traffic provided for you there will also be training on how to find your own traffic sources”.

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4Life Names Peru General Manager

by Nicole Dunkley • December 19, 2014 • 0 Comments

Recently, Senior Vice President, International Jeff Kalinin named Manny Castillo as General Manager of Peru, which opened as 4Life’s 16th international office in 2009.
Castillo joined the marketing department of 4Life Research® in 2009 as an International Marketing Manager. In 2011, he took a role in the International department as a Market Coordinator for the countries of Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, and Peru.
Jeff Kalinin: “Manny has excellent marketing experience, as well operational experience with new, emerging, and established markets. He’ll make a great corporate leader for this growing marketplace.”
Castillo is originally from Trujillo, Peru. He moved to the United States to pursue a college degree in business and graduated from Utah Valley University. Today, he and his wife Betty have two children. He will move his family to Lima, Peru, from Provo, Utah, in January 2015 to assume his new responsibilities.
October was 4Life’s best sales month in company history. Additionally, 2014 produced a record-breaking 17 new Gold International Diamonds around the world with Dr. Jase and Dr. Jinsun Khyeam of South Korea and Sheri Din of Singapore advancing to the company’s highest rank, Platinum International Diamond.
Manny Castillo: “I am honored and excited to accept the great responsibility of General Manager of Peru,”

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Avon $135 Million Fine For Bribing Chinese Officials

by Tina Williams • December 18, 2014 • 0 Comments

Avon Products Inc. (AVP)’s Chinese subsidiary bribed local officials with Gucci bags and foreign travel in order to sell products directly to the nation’s consumers, the U.S.A. said as the company ended a six-year federal investigation with a guilty plea and $135 million in fines.
Avon is also subject to a deferred prosecution agreement requiring it to adopt “rigorous” internal controls and avoid further violations for three years before the case will be dropped. The plea, which includes an outside monitor, was announced at a hearing today in Manhattan federal court.
The world’s largest door-to-door seller of cosmetics had said in May it would settle the probe. Its Chinese unit pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate U.S. anti-bribery law by falsifying records of a four-year scheme to pay off Chinese authorities, who ended a direct sales ban in 2006.

“For years in China it was ‘Avon calling,’ as Avon bestowed millions of dollars in gifts and other things on Chinese government officials,” said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Bharara today. “Avon China was in the door-to-door influence-peddling business and for years its corporate parent, rather than putting an end to the practice, conspired to cover it up.”

Avon China provided gifts and entertainment to Chinese officials, “and falsified these

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Dutch Justice Closes Down Pyramid Game PlanB4You

by Ted Nuyten • December 18, 2014 • 0 Comments

Justitie legt voor miljoenen beslag op rekeningen PlanB4you uit Den Bosch om piramidespel

DEN BOSCH – Justitie heeft beslag gelegd op de bankrekeningen van PlanB4you en van de directeur. Dat bedrijf, dat voor kort een kantoor in Den Bosch had, zou zich voor 2,5 miljoen euro schuldig hebben gemaakt aan oplichting en witwassen.
De FIOD, de opsporingsdienst van de Belastingdienst, doet strafrechtelijk onderzoek naar het bedrijf. Het vermoeden bestaat dat PlanB4you zich schuldig maakt aan een piramidespel, dat ook wel ponzifraude heet. Hierbij betaalt het bedrijf deelnemers met de belegging van de inleg van nieuwe klanten. De oprichter eigent zich dan meestal een bijzonder hoog rendement toe.
‘Makkelijk geld verdienen’
Via YouTube en bijeenkomsten probeert PlanB4you nieuwe klanten te strikken. Het bedrijf houdt ze daarbij voor dat ze makkelijk geld kunnen verdienen door dagelijks tien keer op advertenties te klikken. Daarnaast zouden potentiële klanten makkelijk geld kunnen verdienen door anderen over te halen deel te nemen aan het project.
“Deze deelnemers komen dan als het ware onder de aanbrenger te hangen wat weer extra inkomen oplevert voor de aanbrenger. Naast het klikken op de banners heeft PlanB4you ook nog een webshop waar goederen tegen ‘hoge’ kortingen kunnen worden aangeschaft”, aldus justitie.
Invallen in Nederland en andere

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ViSalus Honored With Highly-Acclaimed W3 Award For Creative Excellence In Web Content

by Tina Williams • December 18, 2014 • 0 Comments

ViSalus’ Content Marketing department received an esteemed 2014 W3 Silver Award in Copywriting for its Vi Blog and its blog extension program, the Vi Today’s Share.
The W3 Awards honor creative excellence on the web, and recognize the professionals behind the creative and marketing teams of the award-winning sites, marketing programs, social content and mobile sites. In its ninth year, W3 is the major web competition where companies submit content to be sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Artists (AIVA), an invitation-only, membership-based organization of leading web professionals.
More than 4,000 entries worldwide were submitted — many from Fortune 500 companies and international agencies and firms. Entries were judged by the AIVA in four categories with criteria upholding a high standard of excellence.

“We are so proud of our outstanding, hard-working and innovative team of marketing professionals,” said Blake Mallen, ViSalus Co-Founder and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer. “From sharing exclusive interviews and company news, to industry tips and inspirational stories from within the Vi Community, our marketing team uses storytelling to show how we are transforming lives across the globe.”

Vi’s Content Marketing team is responsible for the Vi Blog, which has generated more than 1 million impressions this year.

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Avon Unit Gave Gucci Bags, N.Y. Trips As China Bribes, U.S. Says

by Tina Williams • December 18, 2014 • 0 Comments

Avon Products Inc. (AVP)’s Chinese subsidiary bribed local officials with Gucci bags and foreign travel in order to sell products directly to the nation’s consumers, the U.S. said as the company ended a six-year federal investigation with a guilty plea and $135 million in fines.
Avon is also subject to a deferred prosecution agreement requiring it to adopt “rigorous” internal controls and avoid further violations for three years before the case will be dropped. The plea, which includes an outside monitor, was announced at a hearing today in Manhattan federal court.
The world’s largest door-to-door seller of cosmetics had said in May it would settle the probe. Its Chinese unit pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate U.S. anti-bribery law by falsifying records of a four-year scheme to pay off Chinese authorities, who ended a direct sales ban in 2006.

Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Avon China provided gifts and entertainment to Chinese officials, “and